St Bernard
(Isn't that a dog?)
It's late.
Daughter no 3 has just called for the second time tonight from the airport. First time was to say that their flight had been delayed by an hour.
That's reasonably acceptable. Easyjet's last flight of the day is often late taking off.
Second call was to say that : a) they went to go through immigration and were told that there were only 4 boarding passes - baby had been accidentally left off (!) and b) the flight was now delayed by 1 hour 45 mins..
OK. Put yourself in their position. A six year old who is close to perfect but is getting very tired. A two-year-0ld getting over chicken pox who is over tired and hasn't been allowed to take his precious orange juice with him to the departure gate - the last drops will only get them through 5 minutes. And a baby of two months who left here 5 hours ago with lots of milk made up but who has been kept awake by strange movements and noises and now only has 1 small bottle of formula milk left. He is getting VERY HUNGRY and there is no milk left.
I am so ashamed for being grumpy on flights in the past where infants have been miserable and crying, stroppy and uncontrollable.
Now I understand how awful it must be for parents in this position.
Now I think it is time that ALL airports had a supply of FREE baby milk and kiddie drinks for such situations.
AND maybe a valium dispenser for the parents.
PS This house seems awful quiet tonight.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
A happy life in France
3 comments:
Oh I so agree with you Susan re flying with children, I have had far more problems with drunk people on flights than I ever had with children, in fact the police came on a flight to drag a drunk American guy off for trying to chat up a lovely muslim lady wearing the full head cover etc who was sitting next to her husband!! what a liberty.I was on a flight from Ottawa to UK with Pip who had bad earache and the lady near me moaned as we were getting off cos Pip had been crying yet she chainedsmoked for 6 hrs blowing smoke over us!(when you could smoke on flights)cant figure people out some times can you.
Hope they got back safely..
Steve
I do feel really awful because, of course, they were delayed because of the Madrid air crash - and who could complain about being delayed for that reason?
They arrived home safely at 4am, Grandsons 1 and 2 had fallen asleep on the plane and again at baggage reclaim where they had to wait ONE HOUR (!) for their bags to arrive (including baby's buggie).
They have spent the day recouperating and vowing not to come here again for at least another 4 years.
Thanks SO much Easyjet (NOT)
Post a Comment