Last November 7, I was set to go back to Manila after a week-long vacation in Singapore. I was already seated comfortably in the plane when suddenly, an announcement was made regarding some technical problems. We waited for half an hour in the runway until the pilot announced that we needed to get off the plane because it might take them longer to fix the problem. As we were getting off the plane, I spotted Lance Gokongwei seated in the front row.
For more than an hour, we waited in the pre-departure area like refugees. Many passengers were already pissed especially the OFWs who only got several days to spend with their families in the Philippines. But many were still hopeful that the flight would push through.
After the long wait, an announcement was made that we have to retrieve our check-in luggage because the flight has been cancelled. You can just imagine the rage of the other passengers as we were getting our luggage from the conveyor belt.
We were ushered back to the departure area and were given food stubs for lunch. While eating, we got another surprise announcement: the flight is back on! I was already a bit pissed myself because it is such a hassle to line up and check-in our luggage once again.
Mid-afternoon, we were back at the boarding gate again. Just when we thought the flight was finally pushing through, Cebu Pacific dropped another bomb! The flight was cancelled again!
Some passengers decided to take a different flight with another airline, but I accepted the free overnight stay at the M Hotel SIngapore offered by Cebu Pacific. After my day-long stay in the airport, I eventually became friends with some of the passengers who suffered the same fate as me. Cebu Pacific rescheduled our flight the following day.
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