I awaken at 8am and my mind is immediately drawn to the fact that I should be boarding our next flight from Kota Kinabalu to Brunei, not lazing in bed. My travel arrangements had been drawn up and meticulously planned. The last couple of days has been a procession of cancelled flights and scrambling to readjust. Oh the joys of travel!
Three days ago Malaysian airlines sent an email to say there had been an adjustment to our flight into Kota Kinabalu. Normally these adjustments are a few minutes each way. I was gobsmacked to see that this was a 24 hour delay throwing accommodation and onward flights into disarray. A flurry of online activity secures us an alternative flight with a different airline on the correct day. A small compensation is we are rewarded with window seats and great views of Mt Kinabalu.
Seemingly cursed we now get another email rebooking us from the flight to Brunei supposedly the next day. This little effort is insanely not just for the corresponding flight the next morning but it is the next night at 9pm!!! A flurry of international calls gets us on the morning flights and rearranges the accommodation accordingly.
Never one to miss an opportunity I turn my attention to making use of the extra time in KK. A leisurely boat ride to Manukan Island, part of the Tunku Abdul Raman National park fits the bill. A paddle and a snorkel in the warm clear sea and leisurely alfresco lunch with a few beers ends our time in Malaysia.
One reply on “Cancellation woes!”
Now you have seen the mountain we climbed in 1988! Would love to climb it with you one day!