Flight cancelled, trip cancelled

March 2, 2013

I woke up at 4:00 this morning to find that the airplane was

not operational so my flight

out of San Jose International had been cancelled

and they’d rebooked me via Chicago.

That is NEVER a good idea in winter,

especially when they tell you that

it might entail an overnight in Chicago.

Instead, I asked them to put me on a flight out of SFO that

left a few hours later.

We drove to San Francisco.

The fog was thick.

THAT flight was delayed an hour, minimum.

My connection would be long gone.

A new connection might or might not hold.

I might arrive in Tampa close to midnight

or not arrive till the morning.

I pondered my options for this short trip

and decided not to roll the dice.

I am now enjoying a week off at home.

And will try Tampa again, maybe next month.

Disappointment all around,

but that’s the way it works

in winter

when you fly a legacy airline

with an aging fleet.