Flying the unfriendly skies.
Unless you’ve never been on an airplane, you have a story about a nightmare flight. Last month I was on a flight home. We landed on time, but the plane slowed and stopped within 200 feet of the terminal. There was no gate open so we waited. And waited. And waited. The pilot kept telling us “15 minutes,” but it ended up being an hour until a gate opened and we deboarded.
I’ve had flights canceled and relayed for hours. Most of my flights have been uneventful. I’ve met and talked with a lot of nice people. Most people are nice. Some people are… not so nice. Almost two years ago, I wrote about a woman who got stuck in the middle seat, sandwiched between two very large people. She wanted to change seats, but the attendants wouldn’t let her. I was on a flight a few months ago. The plane was half full. My seat was in the last row. The row…
