flyBMI's online booking system needs one or two tweaks, as I discovered earlier this afternoon as I boarded my flight to Brussels. I was allocated 3A, yet found someone else sitting there (he'd also been allocated the same seat number). To be fair, I had thought it odd when I checked-in online yesterday, as I knew that the seat number was in business class, and I'd only forked out for economy. The stewardess confirmed that this problem often occurred for those passengers using the online system. So why don't BMI fix the fault? That is the question... Anyhow, that turned out to be the least of my worries. Having ended up in 8A, I then had to endure one of the bumpiest descents I've ever encountered. Glad I had the G&T to settle my nerves and the iPod in my ears as a distraction! I was expecting a bit of turbulence, as I'd found out at Edinburgh that many flights had been delayed or cancelled today at Heathrow due to some freak winds. But this was way in excess of what I expected and way in excess of what I'd previously experienced. Clearly, the weather conditions had moved across the English Channel, and we flew right through the worst of it. Zut alors! Anyhow, I've lived to tell the tale - and just hope that the flight back on Sunday will be a more pleasurable experience. A bientôt.
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
3A or not 3A, that is the question
flyBMI's online booking system needs one or two tweaks, as I discovered earlier this afternoon as I boarded my flight to Brussels. I was allocated 3A, yet found someone else sitting there (he'd also been allocated the same seat number). To be fair, I had thought it odd when I checked-in online yesterday, as I knew that the seat number was in business class, and I'd only forked out for economy. The stewardess confirmed that this problem often occurred for those passengers using the online system. So why don't BMI fix the fault? That is the question... Anyhow, that turned out to be the least of my worries. Having ended up in 8A, I then had to endure one of the bumpiest descents I've ever encountered. Glad I had the G&T to settle my nerves and the iPod in my ears as a distraction! I was expecting a bit of turbulence, as I'd found out at Edinburgh that many flights had been delayed or cancelled today at Heathrow due to some freak winds. But this was way in excess of what I expected and way in excess of what I'd previously experienced. Clearly, the weather conditions had moved across the English Channel, and we flew right through the worst of it. Zut alors! Anyhow, I've lived to tell the tale - and just hope that the flight back on Sunday will be a more pleasurable experience. A bientôt.
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