FORWARDED MESSAGE.UNBELIEVABLE BUT PROBABLY TRUE ENJOY!
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Fly Kenya Airways (The Pride of Africa). The West African region is
>covered
> > very well from just about any city. Find details at
> > http://www.kenya-airways.com/defaulthomexp.asp
> > >>Subject: Ghana Airways...
> > >>
> > >>Hi,
> > >>I know you've heard all manner of horror stories re GA, but this one
>is
> > >>just
> > >>too good not to be told.
> > >>
> > >>I was booked on the GH from Accra to Abidjan Saturday evening at 8. I
> > >>called
> > >>the airport at 6 and was told it had been cancelled, and we would be
> > >>leaving
> > >>at 6 am Sunday, and to report at 4. Turned up at the airport at 5 -
>not
> > >>a
> > >>GH uniform in sight. At about 6, we were told that there was no flight
> > >>to
> > >>ABJ, so they would put us on a flight to Banjul, where there would be
> > >>another GH waiting to take us to ABJ. The flight to Banjul could not
> > >>stop
> > >>at
> > >>ABJ first because it "was a DC 10, enroute to Washington, they had no
> > >>landing rights for ABJ, and because it was Sunday morning, didn't know
> > >>who
> > >>to call". The DC 9, which was also leaving Accra for Banjul could not
> > >>stop
> > >>in ABJ either because it had to pick up passengers in Freetown and
> > >>Monrovia
> > >>and drop them in Banjul to catch the flight to Washington...
> > >>
> > >>So I took a leap of faith (Did I really have a choice -given that I
>had
> > >>to
> > >>catch a flight out of ABJ that evening?) and got on the DC-10. Left
> > >>Accra
> > >>at
> > >>10, arrived Banjul @ 12.30, and surprise surprise, the DC 9 was just
> > >>behind
> > >>us!! So we swapped passengers, and that was when the fun began. A 30
> > >>minute
> > >>stop dragged on for 3 hours, first because they had to arrange for
> > >>fuel,
> > >>and
> > >>then we had to wait for catering to deliver (none of this had been
> > >>arranged)...
> > >>So after three hours sitting on the tarmac, (no a/c or anything to
> > >>drink)
> > >>the
> > >>catering was finally on board, doors closed, and we hear an air
>hostess
> > >>say
> > >>"Oh my God, I think I'm going to cry".
> > >>
> > >>Turns out the catering truck had broken down, and because it was
>parked
> > >>in
> > >>front of the wing, we couldn't leave. Banjul Airport has no tow
>trucks,
> > >>and
> > >>off course there was no telling how long it would take to find a
> > >>mechanic to fix the truck. So captain says the only way we can leave
>is
> > >>if
> > >>all
> > >>the men get off and PUSH the plane back, so he can turn. Which is
> > >>exactly
> > >>what we did....
> > >>
> > >>So finally arrived in ABJ at 5.30 pm, 12 hours after leaving home for
>a
> > >>45
> > >>minute journey. As usual, the crew thanked us for flying GH, and hoped
> > >>we
> > >>had a pleasant trip, and looked forward to seeing us again soon on
> > >>GH...
> > >>
> > >>David
> > >>___________________________
> > >
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
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