Transportation: Today, I waited patiently in the airport as my flight was repeatedly...

By whenlifeisalemon - 09/01/2016 23:19 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I waited patiently in the airport as my flight was repeatedly delayed. After 5 long hours I approached one of the attendees to discover that the plane had left 5 minutes ago. FML

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By Phantommajik - 10/05/2011 16:08 - United States

Today, I was stuck at the airport overnight waiting for my flight for about 5 hours. I then went and looked at the departures board. It said that my flight had already departed. FML

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Girls just wanna go home

By budadepressed - 18/07/2016 21:22 - United States - Burnsville

Today, due to a scheduling error, I spent an entire day and night in an airport, over 30 hours in total. Just as I arrived at the gate, I was informed that my flight had been delayed for another 2 hours. FML

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By Aric - 08/10/2020 05:01

Today, I arrived at the airport two and a half hours early because I was expecting it to be busy. The line was long but I had plenty of time, until a woman complained about a fee for checked bags. I was next in line, and still managed to miss my flight because the woman caused such a big scene. FML

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Delayed

By melyeah - 02/03/2013 14:14 - Australia - Sydney

Today, to avoid a massive delay on our scheduled flight at the airport, we were generously moved to an earlier flight home. An hour later, our new flight had been cancelled and they told us we'd be stuck at the airport overnight. Our original flight took off fine. FML

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By dJ21 - 15/12/2009 09:23 - Guam

Today, I was at the airport getting ready to go to Hawaii. The guy at the counter said my flight was delayed. It turns out that the flight that was delayed was a flight going to Miami. My flight left at the regular time, and my luggage was on it, because I checked in the night before. FML

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By me. - 18/06/2011 23:54 - United States

Today, I was on a flight home. I wasn't going to arrive until midnight, so I was offered an earlier flight that got back at ten. I got to baggage claims and it turned out they lost my bag. I sat there for 2 hours. The people on my original flight left for home before I did. FML

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By Jetlagged - 03/06/2017 22:00

Today, I'm stuck at the airport overnight, because my phone didn't update its time zone after flying in, so I watched my train leave, thinking mine wasn't due for another hour. FML

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By stk - 19/12/2016 12:56 - United States - Aurora

Today, I woke up at 3am to catch my flight back home, only to realize that my flight was pushed back 14 hours. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/07/2012 15:45 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I went to the airport to pick up my long distance boyfriend. Having waited six months for this, I was stoked. After waiting for three hours and sending numerous messages, I was eventually informed I was a week early. FML

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Chilled out

By Rar - This FML is from back in 2015 but it's good stuff - United States - Palatine

Today, I went to the airport a full three hours before my flight departure time just to be on the safe side. I ended up having the best nap of my life and missing my flight. FML

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geekpower_fml 28

Sunday 10 January 2016 12:05

How did you miss that? Did they not call your name (after noticing you hadn't boarded the flight)?

Feklfekl2222 32

Sunday 10 January 2016 12:03

Were you looking at the wrong flight information? If not and it was the airports/airlines fault they should reimburse you

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evanmurphy 14

Sunday 10 January 2016 16:35

Haha you deserved it you **** nut.

vikky538 28

Sunday 10 January 2016 16:54

They should have called your name?

PhoenixChick 26

Sunday 10 January 2016 17:53

I can see this happening through no fault of the OP. I had a flight that was delayed into the wee hours of the morning, so that pretty much everyone is just clumped by the gate snoozing. When the plane was finally ready, the screens didn't even update, since the screens with flight info had claimed the flight was "on time" for the past four hours and had never admitted a delay. We just...hadn't been boarding for four hours. The attendants were so sick of angry questions about a flight that was "on-time" but was supposed to leave four hours ago that they just made one verbal announcement. If I'd been in the bathroom, I would have had no idea.

bornpatriot 11

Sunday 10 January 2016 20:27

They usually don't look for you if they're already overbooked. Sorry :(

mrBearBear 11

Sunday 10 January 2016 20:40

That sucks but how did you not notice? They'd make an announcement when the flight was ready to board. Announce when and which groups to board. Then last call. Usually a call for missing passengers as well. Did they just skip all of that or were you just not paying attention??