Six Planes Later and I'm Still Here?!
Dear Minneapolis Airport,
I was more than happy to visit your city for a day trip. Even though it's 60 in Chicago for opening day for the Cubs. Sure, Minneapolis, you got a shitload of snow and it hasn't stopped falling since I got here at 8am. I was more than happy to bid you farewell for my scheduled 5pm departure.
I did not anticipate you would not only cancel my scheduled 5pm flight but take the liberty of rescheduling me on a flight that would leave tomorrow at 2:17PM. Did you not notice I had no luggage and had no intention of staying the night?
I was thrilled when the customer service person offered to confirm a seat on the 6:40pm back to Midway. Despite the fact that my car is at O'Hare I was more than happy to cab it across town to get my car.
You were kind enough to put me on stand by for the 4pm. A pipe dream- really.
I took a chance and asked the gate agent for the 6:40pm that was delayed till 7:50 if you had any seats on the 7pm O'Hare flight. You did! You took mercy on me and upgraded me to 1st class.
Bless you gate agent.
And though 7pm came and went I felt confident I would get home tonight. You kept me updated. My 7pm flight got delayed to 7:20, 7:40, 8:25, 9pm, 9:05...then you made the happy announcement that my inbound aircraft had landed. WOO HOO!!! Only a few more minutes.
Then nothing. No plane. The poor gate agent whom I had been so kind made the announcement that our flight had been cancelled! You directed me back to ticketing.
Ticketing is the kiss of death! That is almost a certain overnight stay.
But I had the golden ticket-- I had a first class ticket that I didn't pay for nor earn. I breezed past the group to the first class checkin...hey I did have a ticket. I wasn't line jumping!
One seat left on the 10:16pm to O'Hare. You were just as surprised as I was but you gave it to me. So here I sit with my 2nd first class ticket on my 6th potential outbound flight.
Please Minneapolis Airport. Please don't make me wear the same underwear two days in a row.
Signed,
Seat 3D
