Too much time in the airport

After a rapid petit dejeuner we headed back to the airport terminal we had left some 9 hours earlier. A queue has gathered at the Royal Jordanian counter and although the opening time for check-in has passed the few staff do not seem keen to start processing passengers. Then we see flight delayed appear on the screens. Merde ... the flight is delayed by 2 hours. Double merde .... we will miss our connecting flight from Amman to Colombo. Next one is 24 hours later.

Alison is stressed at the thought of missing a day of holiday but Paul sees this as a challenge to be solved. He skypes the Royal Jordanian customer service team in Amman ... we'll investigate and call you back shortly. Batting aside some scepticism that a call will come, sure enough 15 minutes or so later we get the call. We can reroute you via Delhi ...... hmmmmm, any other options. We agree on RJ to Dubai and then Emirates which will get us into Colombo only 8 hours later than planned; a much better result than 24 hours. Fair play to Royal Jordanian for sorting this out (although I'll be happier when we have got to where we're going).

The big downside of this delay is not the late arrival but the opportunity for the girls to go shopping ..... my wallet takes another hit with a bag (do you really need more bags) and some maccaroons (what are they anyway).

Hopefully, we'll be on a plane shortly.Read more