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So last night I arrive well in advance for my 19:00 flight to London via Doha, Qatar. On checkin the lady advises that there are massive delays in the J'burg - Cape Town transfer. So I see the new expected time of arrival is 22:00. Now what would you do to kill 3 hours? Listen to the latest Putumayo albums? I did so too. But while I was being swept away at the mystery expressed in African music, the PA system calls me with great urgency. Only once I layed my earphones down I hear my name being called.

'Will pasanger Walter Fieuw please reported to checkin desk 16'. I immediately knew something was wrong as the QR586 flight is no longer on the notice boards. So in my dazed condition, I run back past the passport control on my way to the front of the airport to get to checkin desk 16. However, I was stopped by an ACSA staff member advising me that I am illegally in the country as I was already checked out. After trying to convince the Police at the Passport control that I have already been checked in, I rush to find a Qatar representative.

'Naomi, what has happenned? Why are you looking for me? Where is the QR586 flight?' I was frantic. She told me that I missed the flight that was re-routed on BA and therefore missed my flight. 'But what does this mean Naomi? Am I stuck here now? I need to get to London Naomi; I really need to get to London!' So she put me on the KLM flight and I reached London via Amsterdam today safely... I hope this is the first and the last that this happens!!

permalink written by  afrikawasbeer on October 6, 2009 from Cape Town, South Africa
from the travel blog: Traveling Africa Overland
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dude,dis net jy wat sukke dom goed kan aanvang bra!! meskien is di trip not meant for u,hahaha!!! anyway,where u now boet,hows upper africa looking??

take care fresh white meat!!

and remember-dont take candy from any strnge ppl walter da wasbeer,u might look good to eat,hahaha!!

dylan

permalink written by  dylan dowell-ellis on October 9, 2009

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