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There will be a post about my wonderful time in San Francisco soon. But for now I need to vent.
The good news is that apparently my flights from SFO to Vancouver and Calgary were both business class. I don't know how that happened, and I don't recall paying for it, but I got into the lounge and sat at the front of the plane.
I was the first one off the plane in Vancouver and the first through Canadian immigration. Then I waited. Along with everyone else on the flight I waited about half an hour for our bags to come out. By the time they did and I made it through customs and across to my connection, it was too late. I would have to get a later flight. They put me on standby for the next flight, and I went to the lounge to have a gin and tonic and a snack and wait.
When I got to the gate for boarding, my standby flight was delayed for an hour due to mechanical problems with the prospect of being cancelled entirely. There were a lot of grumpy people, as apparently every flight from Vancouver to Calgary for the rest of the day is full.
I eventually got myself on standby for the next two flights. The fact that I have a business class ticket means that I am at the top of the list when it comes to getting on any available seat so things look good, but it's all up in the air. I should have landed in Calgary ten minutes ago, and I'm not sure when that will actually happen.
Now I am waiting to find out what happens with AC 8230. If it is cancelled, I am at the top of the list for AC 220, but I will have to sprint across the terminal to get from one gate to the other. If I don't get on that, then it's back to the customer service desk to get on another list and wait a while longer.
Overall, Air Canada has handled things well. It was either United Airlines or the baggage handlers who dropped the ball in waiting so long to get my bags out of the plane so I could make my original flight.
I'm trying to remain calm, but if I get stuck in Vancouver and have to keep my family on notice to pick me up, patrons of Vancouver airport may witness an aspie meltdown.
The good news is that apparently my flights from SFO to Vancouver and Calgary were both business class. I don't know how that happened, and I don't recall paying for it, but I got into the lounge and sat at the front of the plane.
I was the first one off the plane in Vancouver and the first through Canadian immigration. Then I waited. Along with everyone else on the flight I waited about half an hour for our bags to come out. By the time they did and I made it through customs and across to my connection, it was too late. I would have to get a later flight. They put me on standby for the next flight, and I went to the lounge to have a gin and tonic and a snack and wait.
When I got to the gate for boarding, my standby flight was delayed for an hour due to mechanical problems with the prospect of being cancelled entirely. There were a lot of grumpy people, as apparently every flight from Vancouver to Calgary for the rest of the day is full.
I eventually got myself on standby for the next two flights. The fact that I have a business class ticket means that I am at the top of the list when it comes to getting on any available seat so things look good, but it's all up in the air. I should have landed in Calgary ten minutes ago, and I'm not sure when that will actually happen.
Now I am waiting to find out what happens with AC 8230. If it is cancelled, I am at the top of the list for AC 220, but I will have to sprint across the terminal to get from one gate to the other. If I don't get on that, then it's back to the customer service desk to get on another list and wait a while longer.
Overall, Air Canada has handled things well. It was either United Airlines or the baggage handlers who dropped the ball in waiting so long to get my bags out of the plane so I could make my original flight.
I'm trying to remain calm, but if I get stuck in Vancouver and have to keep my family on notice to pick me up, patrons of Vancouver airport may witness an aspie meltdown.
