2nd July 2007. Day 1. Monday.
My parents was supposed to arrive at 7pm in Melbourne...HOWEVER...knowing the "efficiency" of the flight industry these days...i suppose it is not a big surprise that it was delayed...
Initially i received an email from my dad when he was waiting in the airport lounge, telling me that the flight is being delayed for an hour...Thus, i remade my plan and left the house an hour later than planned...
To save myself from contributing to the unreasonably expensive fare of the taxis, i decided to take a train to the city (Southern Cross Station), and from there take a Skybus to the airport, which in the end took me approximately a total of an hour plus to reach the airport.
My parents was supposed to arrive at 7pm in Melbourne...HOWEVER...knowing the "efficiency" of the flight industry these days...i suppose it is not a big surprise that it was delayed...
Initially i received an email from my dad when he was waiting in the airport lounge, telling me that the flight is being delayed for an hour...Thus, i remade my plan and left the house an hour later than planned...
To save myself from contributing to the unreasonably expensive fare of the taxis, i decided to take a train to the city (Southern Cross Station), and from there take a Skybus to the airport, which in the end took me approximately a total of an hour plus to reach the airport.
My Skybus ticket...$15
As i reach the airport, only i come to realize that the flight had been delayed for two hours instead of one. The frustration i had made me got a cup a coffee and pace around the airport restlessly. Blardy airlines, cant they be on time anymore?
However, a small drama happened while i was waiting. A luggage was left unattended in the airport, and was being reported to the airport security. Before we knew wat happened. Several police came and set up police lines around the luggage. They came with a portable x-ray device and carefully scanned the luggage.
A police officer placing a portable x-ray device in front of the luggage
The waiting crowd started surrounding the police lines staring at it curiously, which got me thinking, "if thats a real bomb going off, the curiousity of these people would kill them right there and then."
As the big hoo-haa was still in its proccedings, my parents and sister came out, finally. I greeted them, and led them outta the airport.
I did not manage to see the end of the event, yet when we were hopping up the taxi (which cost us 85 dollars to get back to Clayton btw), we saw the police coming out with the bag, so i guess its nothing after all, just another scare that happens quite oftenly around the world's airport, i suppose.
So people, dun leave ur bags laying around the airport unattended eh? =P
newayz, their real visit of melbourne started at day 2....
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