Reporting on the major serious storms, especially snow storms, often includes items about people camping out at the airport. I chose to fly from Lubbock to Providence on May 16, 2012, as it was scheduled to get into Providence at 7 PM compared to 11 or so in Manchester. Well, the delays we are experiencing will get me into Providence about 10:40 PM. I changed my rental car reservation so hopefully, there will be a car available for me when I get there.
Meanwhile, there is a small group of people who have hunkered down and are camping out at the gate, waiting for the plan to arrive, deplane, restock and reload and depart. We have heard lots of heavy rain, there has been thunder and lightning, it has been gray. But although people are discouraged, there has been little really ill temper. There is nothing to be done but wait.
I checked on the later flight to Providence that is leaving before we are: they were overbooked. This is Southwest airlines, though, and they are giving the passengers $100 voucher for the delay.
Last year, when I flew back from Seattle, we were diverted to El Paso due to smoke, and we received $100 vouchers for that, in the mail. I also received a night's accommodation at a VERY nice hotel. That will not happen this time. I hope to get up to Maine tonight. It is another two hours, but I think I can do it. I do not want to camp out at the Providence airport.
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