In all my almost-30 years of air travel, I have been extremely lucky to have most of my flights either taking off or landing on time. A trip to Jakarta on a budget airliner last year started my history of delayed flights...
When Eyjafjallajökull decided to erupt mid-April 2010, I was worried of having to cancel my Europe trip! At best, I was told, to expect a considerable amount of delays... And when departure day came, I was overjoyed as Eyjafjallajökull had decided to let me fly! So there I was, in Europe.
Then trouble struck. We were all already seated in the plane heading for Mykonos when the captain announced that we had to defer take off... some oil-drip situation on the wing, he said...
But the one hour delay (trapped in the plane!) was soon forgiven, when they started carting out refreshments...
There's nothing like having a freshly-brewed Starbucks to calm those nerves...
Several airlines have started serving Starbucks on board for a while now... Had always wanted to try them. Finally did!
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