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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
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
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
Today, I checked in for my flight, made it through TSA, bought food, and sat at the gate for an hour. I only realized I was sitting at the wrong gate when boarding for another flight finished and everyone had left. I ran to the correct gate, but it was too late. Despite me pleading, the plane was already taxiing to the runway. FML
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
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
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
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
Today, I woke up at 3am to catch my flight back home, only to realize that my flight was pushed back 14 hours. FML
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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geekpower_fml 28
How did you miss that? Did they not call your name (after noticing you hadn't boarded the flight)?
Feklfekl2222 32
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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Comments (31)
evanmurphy 14
Haha you deserved it you **** nut.
vikky538 29
They should have called your name?
PhoenixChick 26
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
They usually don't look for you if they're already overbooked. Sorry :(
mrBearBear 11
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??
CoupeDeAce 6
Take the earbuds out and pay attention. The world keeps spinning without you.
awildwhisper 30
I would sit down and cry
militarybrat 21
I put both because situational awareness. Unless you took an hour long poop you should have been at the gate where you could hear the announcements.
FemskyD 26
How xD?! Missed out on the screen updates, announcements, and fellow passengers leaving ro Buy souvenirs? :o
CogadhTallon 16
You waited 5 hours before checking in again? SMH