Because we travel in nothing but style here on the World Race, we are currently on a scavenger hunt throughout the Hong Kong airport in search of our assigned gate.
Top Five signs you are traveling on a ghetto fabulous airline:
1. Said Airline was unaware the Bangkok airport was closed. I attended to all my squad leader duties this morning and promptly called the airline to inquire about the status of our flight. The very nice lady on the phone was not even aware the Bangkok airport had been closed; Seeing as how we are supposed to connect through Bangkok I thought it might be good for her to know.
2. When checking in 50 people for said flight approx 3.5 hours before the flight I am in line behind a very nice gentlemen from the Congo. He was trying to pay his baggage overage fees in counterfeit USD. Needless to say we were in line for a VERY long time.
3. No gate was assigned for our departure. We have since been to three different gates and just smile when each and every gate agent has a different reason for the upheaval. Best so far as been that the plane had not yet left Bangkok. Then suddenly five minutes later it shows up in a different terminal. Very funny.
4. We were given meal vouchers because there is no food on the plane.
5. A gate agent carrying a flimsy piece of paper with some names written in magic marker just came around asking if we were any of the people listed.
The adventure continues…we have a saying in Africa, TIA, meaning “this is Africa”….we are just getting an extra early dose and loving it! Prayers as we travel overnight (hopefully) through Bangkok and on to Nairobi.
