Musical Gates
From the time I arrived at the airport to the time I lined up at my final gate they had changed my departure gate 4 times 51. 57. 59. 56. I am still not actually boarding a plane. I am standing in line with 200 other people to get on a bus ( god I hope there is more than 1) that presumably will take me to a plane.
The fact I am not boarding the plane at an actual gate leaves me feeling a little suspicious. I will be annoyed but not surprised if we have a long wait on the Tarmac.
This seems to be the norm this morning at the Barcelona airport. Today is the last day of the conference so everyone is getting out early.
My flight was significantly overbooked but I got here in enough time such that they were still taking volunteers to wait a day as opposed to not having a choice but to wait. First come, first serve even if you did spend $1500 on a ticket. Don't ya love that.
What's more, I have to clear customs in Newark so if this flight doesn't leave on time me chances of getting my connecting flight to Seattle diminish and I do not relish spending another day away from home.
But one thing at a time I guess. First I just need for this line to start moving. We're already 15 minutes behind our scheduled boarding time.
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