Now 7:07... (nearly a half hour after the plane arrived at
the gate) We have a plane... we have a crew... we are on board (again)...they
are waiting for the bags to be loaded (again) and for catering so we can drink
(probably only water)... And for fuel... And for?... Meanwhile we sit...
7:17... The cabin door is closed...
(Finally?)...7:20...safety demonstration (again) no one is paying
attention... We are still sitting at the gate... It feels like ground hog
day... Finally, at 7:23, 45 minutes after the "new" plane arrived, the safety stuff done, we push back from the gate. By comparison Southwest Airlines takes 35 minutes to "turn" a plane...
They tell us the flight will be 54 minutes...wheels up to
wheels down, so not including taxing or misc. stuff like taking off, turning
back, landing where we started from... Etc.
7:32... takeoff roll...7:33 wheels up... For a predicted
landing (aka wheels down) in Jackson at 8:27....
7:42... It is just water! But they did upgrade the snack
from pretzel sticks to a "stroopwafel"... A Dutch "soft toasted waffle
filled with Carmel, cinnamon and real bourbon vanilla" and as Gael notes,
no chocolate... (note to self, the spell
check hates the word "stroopwafel"...)
7:58... We appear to have stated or descent... Hopefully
into Jackson... But with our luck who knows (now I am just being snarky).
At 8:05 the engines, cut way back... Food service is over...the seat belt
sign on..
We finally are wheels down at 8:34 (not 5:11 as
scheduled... ) We unload down a portable ramp on to the tarmac....
Baggage at 8:46... (Quick but not at carousel announced or expected) ...
Ian on the way to pick us up… (rushing... He is hungry)
Note... though all of this the Airline staff were polite...
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