Air Travel Delays – Real Time on Twitter
As I said in yesterday’s blog one of the worst things that can happen during a holiday is to be stuck at an airport. And besides a death in the family or being severrly injured th thrid worst thing is having to stay fo almost a week. That is what travelers stuck at the Vancouver International Airport are going through right now. One of them is a singing group from a country in Asia.
A great thing about Twitter is that the posts are in real time. You can read about what people are actually thinking as it happens. In this blog I have included some of these posts – without the names of course.
“We felt like hostages’: Passengers on delayed Vancouver-Toronto flight : Passengers on Air Canada Flight 156.”
“You’ll be amazed to find that like Santa, your mail actually travels by air. Yes, (Name), I may get it sooner than April. Yay!
“I’m in a really narky mood. It would help if the guy next door STOPPED SHOUTING for five **** seconds. Seriously? He doesn’t stop for air.”
“12 hour delay sitting on Air Canada plane = $500 voucher’
“. . . .is heading out to pick up sis Sarah who got stuck in STL last night. Poor girl needs some good travel luck! Woot Xmas!”
“. . . .arrived safe and sound in western minnesota. no travel problems or delays. crh was up at 6 am to play in the snow, about 60 cm on the ground”
“The travel gods have smiled. Aisle seat in an exit row.”
“O the joys of air travel.”
“Enjoying my dad’s curiously strong coffee while devouring a travel blog that’s new to me. Not a bad way to start the day!”
“Wow, feeling sorry for people trying to travel today. The entire airline system is wedged, sounds like. But the storm was days ago.”
“Someone needs to build a travel site with ratings for airlines built in. Unfortunately air travel is not quite commoditized.”
So, there you have an up-to-date Twitter report from those who are still stranded and those who are finding out other things about Christmas travel.
Cheers and Merry Christmas,
Kim
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