Just before we left Fiji we received an email informing us of the cancellation of our flight from Chicago to Hartford…given our location in Fiji, there wasn’t much we could do until we arrived at LAX. About 12 hours later, after landing at LAX, we joined the end of a long line with an estimated 4-5 hour wait until we could speak to a United Airlines representative and make alternative plans. Yikes!!…things in Chicago were really bad with -45 degree wind chill temps and hundreds of flight cancellations!
While assessing the slow progress of the line, I met up with a TV news reporter working on a story of flight cancellations…we had a fairly long discussion, and a few seconds of my interview ended up on the 4pm news…in the last few seconds of the video, you can see David in his dark green t-shirt standing next to me!
Our flight that evening to Chicago was still available, but given the mess in Chicago with few flights departing, hotels booked, and people sleeping on the floor, we opted to rebook a flight 2 days later from LAX to JFK…with temps in the 70s in LA and readily available …