>Hi folks,
>Got this from a friend. Thought you might take a break from work and.....
>Do I cry or laugh. I ended doing more of the latter. Pick one. Oh, I'm
>past getting angry.
>Has anyone ever pushed a plane?
>
>
>>Subject: Ghana Airways...
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I know you've heard all manner of horror stories re GA, but this one is
>>just
>>too good not to be told.
>>
>>I was booked on the GH from Accra to Abidjan Saturday evening at 8. I
>>called
>>the airport at 6 and was told it had been cancelled, and we would be
>>leaving
>>at 6 am Sunday, and to report at 4. Turned up at the airport at 5 - not
>>a
>>GH uniform in sight. At about 6, we were told that there was no flight
>>to
>>ABJ, so they would put us on a flight to Banjul, where there would be
>>another GH waiting to take us to ABJ. The flight to Banjul could not
>>stop
>>at
>>ABJ first because it "was a DC 10, enroute to Washington, they had no
>>landing rights for ABJ, and because it was Sunday morning, didn't know
>>who
>>to call". The DC 9, which was also leaving Accra for Banjul could not
>>stop
>>in ABJ either because it had to pick up passengers in Freetown and
>>Monrovia
>>and drop them in Banjul to catch the flight to Washington...
>>
>>So I took a leap of faith (Did I really have a choice -given that I had
>>to
>>catch a flight out of ABJ that evening?) and got on the DC-10. Left
>>Accra
>>at
>>10, arrived Banjul @ 12.30, and surprise surprise, the DC 9 was just
>>behind
>>us!! So we swapped passengers, and that was when the fun began. A 30
>>minute
>>stop dragged on for 3 hours, first because they had to arrange for
>>fuel,
>>and
>>then we had to wait for catering to deliver (none of this had been
>>arranged)...
>>So after three hours sitting on the tarmac, (no a/c or anything to
>>drink)
>>the
>>catering was finally on board, doors closed, and we hear an air hostess
>>say
>>"Oh my God, I think I'm going to cry".
>>
>>Turns out the catering truck had broken down, and because it was parked
>>in
>>front of the wing, we couldn't leave. Banjul Airport has no tow trucks,
>>and
>>off course there was no telling how long it would take to find a
>>mechanic to fix the truck. So captain says the only way we can leave is
>>if
>>all
>>the men get off and PUSH the plane back, so he can turn. Which is
>>exactly
>>what we did....
>>
>>So finally arrived in ABJ at 5.30 pm, 12 hours after leaving home for a
>>45
>>minute journey. As usual, the crew thanked us for flying GH, and hoped
>>we
>>had a pleasant trip, and looked forward to seeing us again soon on
>>GH...
>>
>>David
>>___________________________
>
>>
>
>
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