“Punctuality is Our Aim”
22 Dec – 24 Dec, 2005
“Punctuality is Our Aim”. So, the signage says every way you turn when near Iberia check in counters. They’re missing, big time! We were late by over an hour, from Amsterdam to Madrid. We were late from Madrid to Fuerteventura. On this return leg, the plane was an hour late from Teneriffe to Madrid, meaning we missed our connection to Frankfurt (one of their flights left on time!!!, or maybe not too late, in any case). We missed that one by minutes. And even more annoying, was the strike at Madrid airport meant that after landing we had to sit for 15 minutes on the plane before being allowed to disembark.
So, Iberia managed to get us on another flight. We should make the connection in Frankfurt. Iberia plane arrives at Madrid and at the gate on time! Looking good! Iberia plane leaves Madrid 20 minutes late. Should still have time. We land30 minutes late. Should still be fine. Qantas plane is only parked two or three jetways down. We’ll make it. Qantas flight to Singapore closes 10 minutes before departure time. We miss it by a minute or so. We shout expletives at imaginary Iberia people who are not there to hear us…
24 hours in Frankfurt, at a cushy hotel, courtesy of the airline. Worst part is, though, we will not reach Perth until Christmas morning, now.
Tags: Bulgaria, Switzerland, Travel
Richard and Jo