Phillip Kizun found himself on Friday that he had to improvise while trying to come from London to Dublin, usually a routine trip.
After learning that his flight from Heathrow Airport was canceled, Mr. Kizun, 58, was driving by train to Wales and then a ferry from the Coastal City of Holyhead to the Irish capital. He met several European and American passengers who did the same.
“It was absolutely real” planes, trains and cars, “Mr. Kizun said, a few minutes after coming to Dublin on a work trip, inviting Comedy Comedy Steve Martin-John from 1987.
Mr. Kizun, 58, from Chester County, Pope, was among the thousands of anxious passengers who found themselves stranded on Friday A fire in energy substation near Heathrow It caused the interruption of the electricity that closed the airport most of the day. Some flights related to Heathrow turned to middle, while many others did not take off, leaving confused and worried passengers Wondering when They could finally get where they go.
The New York Times asked readers to share their stories. Some, like Mr. Kizun, found alternative routes. Others remained in the limb state. Several of them simply gave up.
The aircraft turned to medium flights.
Some aircraft that were already in the air turned. This was the case for the one who wore Jeannie Lachance, who traveled to London from Los Angeles with her sister and two -year -old niece. About four hours in the flight, the pilot made it known to the passengers that a fire was possible in Heathrow and that he would have to return.
“Everyone was pretty calm, which I think was nice because we were all trapped on the plane,” said Mrs. Lachance (31).
Henry Kofman, 20, a second -year student at the University of South California, chose London as a spring vacation because of his theater scene. He had such a good time that he decided to extend his trip for the day.
Hard happiness. He watched the finals of the “Shipping” season late when he got a warning on his phone that Heathrow was closed. It looked unreal.
“I just don’t think it’s the most prominent airport in Europe just last day,” he said.
Mr. Kofman hopes that operations will return to normal on Saturday, as promised by the airport officials, so he can return to Los Angeles on time to continue teaching on Monday.
Some passengers changed their itinerators.
Cyndi Darlington, Marketing Executive Director, was supposed to take her best friend at her first abroad, in London and Rome. The couple sat on a plane at San Diego Airport for three hours. When they were told that the flight was canceled, Mrs. Darlington and her friend moved quickly to reorganize their journey. He will now head straight to Rome, cutting down two days of rest.
“We heard people on the plane talking about going to a wedding and making relationships,” Mrs. Darlington said. “And so we feel we are lucky. And we only lost two days.”
The disadvantage forced some passengers to completely cancel their trips. Iris Planamento was on a plane at the Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday night, waiting to retreat on a package of a package that will take her to London, Normandy and Paris. After her flight was canceled, she visited the internet forum for a tour chat, where people distributed stories that they had turned to MID or otherwise diverted or delayed. Not wanting to deal with stress, Mrs. Planmento, 72, canceled her journey.
“I have to tell you that I’m not a person who has anxiety problems, “she said.” For the last few weeks I have felt a lot of anxiety. I never felt before, and yesterday it was especially bad until I arrived at the airport and drank some drinks. I’m fine today. I feel I’m disappointed. But there is no more anxiety. “
Camille Dee, 74, of Roslyn, NY and her husband were supposed to take off on Friday night from the Kennedy International Airport for London because of what she described as their first vacation in six years. Their flight was canceled and the earliest delayed flight that the Aarpopia offers is on Monday. Concerned that a new plan could cost hundreds of dollars in irreversible hotel fees and other related costs, considering the cancellation of a trip, although she allowed her traces to represent the “problem of the first world.”
“After that, it will pass for a while before I decide to return to London, because the whole thing left my taste so bad in my mouth,” Mrs. Dee said.
‘A little nervous’: Closing encouraged anxiety.
Alyse Franklin, 22 years old at Indiana University, was stressed, not knowing when she would be able to return home from a spring interruption trip with 19 classmates from her international marketing and communication class.
“Flying generally I feel a little bad for me,” Mrs. Franklin said. “So it’s not fun to fly already, but the fact that we don’t know when it will happen and it seems that I can’t mentally prepare for it, it’s a little nervous.”
