Arty missed (cannot be in time for) the flight, not by his fault

Friday May the 11th is the day that we suppose to stay in Minnes-so-ta for the last day.  Nok makes her way to New York, even there are some delay, but things go well.  I and Khun Mam' meet with Fulada and Goong at the airport.

My flight time is 3.05 p.m.  We suppose to be on board at 2.55 p.m.

May 11th, 2007

3.00 p.m. -----> There is an anouncement, from the counter at the Gate that "We still have no report from the airplane when will it be ready for boarding".

From the Gate to the airplane !! C'm on. 30 feet away and you are waithing for thr report?

3.15 p.m. -----> NWA announcement "The plane will ready for boading at about 3.30 p.m."

3.50 p.m. -----> NW 0019 departed from the Gate and taxi to runway

3.55 p.m. -----> NW 0019 parked not far away from the Terminal

4.15 p.m. -----> Pilot announcement "We have...um...some electical problem that cannot be fixed.  To the safty of the flight we have to go back to the gate and let the technicians fix the problem."

5.15 p.m. -----> NW 0019 leave MSP airport

May 12th, 2007 (next 12 hours)

7.35 p.m. -----> Arrive at Narita airport for flight transit which HAD LEFT last hour.

8.30 p.m. -----> Transferred to Radison Narita Hotel to check-in and wait for tomorrow flight

10.00 p.m. -----> After 1 and a half hour in the lengthy (long) que, we have been told to move again to other hotel because there is no room left at Radisoon

We are moved back to the same way to Narota airport.  We have seen Holiday Inns Hotel on the right hand side. Then the bus turned left to Narita Nikko instead

10.45 p.m. -----> Finally, register a room.

That's all for my first time of compulsorily missing flight.

Artit Pinpak