Oh Fudge! I'm Locked in

33F! I won’t be forgetting that seat number very soon, in fact if I can avoid it all together I think it would be a brilliant idea. I always prefer the window seat over the isle or the middle because let’s face it, it’s better than being sandwiched between two people, trying to muscle my way onto the arm rest. My idea of tickling my funny bone does not involve being elbowed by the food trolley as it chugs past the isle seat. So when I requested a window seat I had no idea it would be at the tail end of the plane. Firstly I think this seat should come with a disclaimer for slow coaches. That should you get out at a relaxed pace, you might find yourself locked within the terminal.

When I discovered that the door to the arrivals section was locked, I ran back to the aircraft in search of help. Luckily I was just in time, I caught the crew just as they were about to Disembark.

Shouting “guys don’t leave I’ve been locked in I think we should fly to Mauritius” Nothing like a bit of humour to turn a situation around and the best part was the crew played along as they contacted the authorities to open the door for me.

From the Captain to the Flight Attendant, all of them were brilliant at making sure I was taken care of.

I was really impressed with the whole team, not only did they entertain my jokes they also happily took selfies with me as we passed time waiting for the door to be opened. In the age of selfie’s (Yes it’s the age of selfies when you have people dying in the name of selfies, it qualifies) getting some rocking pictures of the lady from seat 33F was certainly in order.

It's these random moments that make travelling an adventure, and having people to turn what could have been a very frustrating moment into a memory is priceless. A huge Thank you to Captain Geyser and his team for excellent service and going the extra mile.