We may have been delayed, but we got home safely and that's what counts. There were 7 of us who arrived at the airport in Belize City on Saturday in plenty of time for our flights back to the United States. Anne, Catherine, Emily, and Lauren were flying American Airlines and they were departing before Joanie, Erin, and I. The employee came over the intercom to announce it was time for them to board and we gave hugs and they were on their way. We watched their plane take off and everything seemed in order...
Our plane (U.S. Airways) was supposed to board at 11:45 a.m. so that we could depart at 12:15. People started standing up about that time and were crowding around the counter, so we figured it was time to board and followed suit. It wasn't long until we heard the word "delay." Apparently the airport was low on fuel and we would only have enough fuel to fly to Cancun where we would refuel for the rest of the trip. This is not the weekend to fly into Cancun - spring break, anyone? We would not be leaving Belize City until 2:00 and would hopefully get into Charlotte at 7:55. That would work - maybe - our flight to Knoxville was scheduled to leave Charlotte at 8:20 p.m. Could we clear customs in record time? Not to worry... the plane trip to Cancun took a long time because of the lack of fuel (we flew slowly) and it took quite a while to refuel once we got there. The Cancun airport also uses the same runway for arrivals and departures, so taking off took another 45 minutes as we sat on the runway and waited. We landed in Charlotte at approximately 8:45 p.m. The airlines gave us hotel and meal vouchers and told us we would be spending the night in Charlotte. We didn't make it to the Easter worship service as we had planned - our flight the next morning landed at 11:15 a.m. We were glad to be home after a wonderful week - and we were so glad that we made it safely!
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