Back to Urbana despite Continental Airlines
Yes, I am back. Almost 28 hours later than expected, but I am back to Urbana. The trip started with a very tiny little delay of 8 hours in Barcelona. Yes, COA121 was the flight to Newark. Yes, COA121 was the first leg toward Urbana. Yes, the plane had technical problems on the way to Barcelona and had to land at the Azores islands to get it “fixed”. Yes, we did not dare to ask. Yes, we were tired of waiting for a plane that seemed never to come; but you should have seen the faces of the passengers deplaning at Barcelona, exhausted is not a word descriptive enough. Yes, we all filled a complaint form asking for money back according to the European Union bill of right for air passengers. Yes, we know that it was a bit of wishful thinking and the lack of anything better to do while waiting. ...