Day 24: Alice Springs airport

I left my hostel at 7am for the airport and my flight back to Melbourne with Tiger Airways – virtually the only internal airline I hadn’t tried yet. While I was standing in the queue to check in they announced that the plane was stuck in Melbourne and the flight would be delayed until 10:20 – an hour later than scheduled. Clearly the luck I’d had with all my flights so far had finally run out! This soon became 15:20 and I spent a long day in the departure lounge. Alice Springs is not the best airport to be stuck in – it handles only a handful of flights each day, has two small shops and a cafe, and the only available Internet access costs $2 for 6 minutes.

The reason for the delay wasn’t particularly clear – either a fault with the plane or because the pilot called in sick (maybe because of Australia Day celebrations the night before?). Either way, a large number of passengers missed connections and had to make alternative arrangements. For me, the 6 hour delay just meant I didn’t arrive in Melbourne until late evening. I checked into my hostel, grabbed a sandwich, and went to bed.

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3 thoughts on “Day 24: Alice Springs airport

  1. Mary Vaughan

    Hi Howie, Strange writing this now you are safely back! Interesting though AND annoying. The airport isn’t quite Heathrow is it? I am looking forward to the next installment about Melbourne.
    Love, mum xx