The Trials and Tribulations of life as a Heather

I love to travel so airtravel is unavoidable.  Last Thursday I left Tokyo’s Narita airport bound for Syracuse, NY via Chicago.  Unfortunately American Airlines didn’t see it that way.  I got from Tokyo to Chicago in one piece, no problem.  Getting back to Ithaca, my final destination, proved to be a bit too much for any airline to handle.  While my luggage went through customs, bound for Syracuse, I, was unfortunatley not that lucky. 

My flight got cancelled in Chicago and I was given a discounted rate to the Doubletree in Arlington, Illinois (about an hour away from Chicago).  My flight was changed from destination Syracuse to destination Ithaca via La Guardia airport in NYC, this time, via US Airways. 

I arrived in Chicago the next day, jet lagged but ready to get on with my voyage home.  I waited around Chicago while my flight was delayed.  It finally took off, bound for LGA.  Upon my arrival in LGA on Friday afternoon, an hour late and passed the time my connecting flight was to take off for Ithaca, I learn that my Ithaca flight had been cancelled, at 9:30 pm.  Feeling tired and frustrated, I hailed a cab, still luggage-less and wearing the same polo shirt and jeans for two days. to my friend Brett’s place in LES Manhattan.  I had planned to take the greyhound back the next day, Saturday, fearing another delay in air travel.  I spent the day running around Manhattan shopping for new clothes, getting my hair cut, and making plans with friends to see a movie and grab dinner. 

4:00 pm rolled around and I called the airport to see what the status was- if I could fly out the next day back to Ithaca instead of enduring 5.5 hour bus ride back to Ithaca.  US Airways got me on a flight at 6:20 bound for Ithaca from LGA.  I had to mss dinner and a movie with my friends but I finally got back to Ithaca at 8:00 pm- still without my luggage and all my souvenirs from Japan.  Hopefully the stuff will be delivered by van later today….