Well, I am home safe now, but the end of my trip to New York this week ended, um, adventurously.
I had never been stuck on a tarmac during a tropical storm, concerned that the winds might tip our jet over, before.
I had never been stuck on a tarmac during a tropical storm, concerned that the winds might tip our jet over, before.
We were scheduled to fly out of JFK to Seattle at about 6 pm, but a crew member reported sick, so we had to wait two hours for her replacement to arrive. By the time we boarded it was 8 pm and the remnants of Hurricane Ida were hitting the city.
Most of you have seen the results.
https://twitter.com/anonopsse/status/1433303700211175428
The bad timing meant that we were stuck on the tarmac, but unable to take off. For three and a half hours.
By the time we were permitted to return to the gate, there was no one able to tow the jet into place so we could debark. So we sat for another hour as the wind howled.
By the time we were permitted to return to the gate, there was no one able to tow the jet into place so we could debark. So we sat for another hour as the wind howled.
Finally, we got connected to the gate, but the crew was so short-handed it hadn’t been able to anchor the plane. So, out of caution, we began debarking from the rear of the plane first. They needed to keep the weight over the wings, apparently. Eventually it got anchored.
We wound up spending the night at a cheap hotel near Jamaica Station. Roads everywhere were flooded, which made cabs largely unavailable. Our flight was rescheduled to noon Thursday, but we didn’t finally get out till 2 pm, and finally arrived home at about 5:30 pm.
Whew!
Whew!
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