Well the day had a bit of a rocky start. While I finished packing and got to the airport (courtesy of my dad) things were seeming to move smoothly; with the luck of beating out the big storm. Yet, as my dad drove off to return to work I look at the board and behold that my flight has been canceled... a feeling I have been becoming unfortunately familiar with.
As is protocol I proceeded to ask the delta attendant what my options were, and she gave me ... nothing. "There are no flights from anywhere... to anywhere." ...great... I called my dad as a consult and then returned to the delta line to inquire about refunds. As I was explaining my situation to a new woman, she immediately offered to book me for a 7 o'clock out of Kennedy with standby on every earlier flight. Sweet.
Now I thank my dad who drove me through the hideous drive to JFK airport, where I smoothly made it to my gate and was accepted onto my first standby option; a 3 o'clock flight.
Now I have almost a full day to enjoy sunny California before another longer, but hopefully smoother flight to New Zealand!
I did not get a chance to wish you well before you left ~ the "blizzard" here has made everything chaotic ~ but I hope you have a wonderful adventure.
ReplyDeleteHappy (and safe) travels to you!