We were supposed to travel from Lima to Miami on Sunday night but, after a 2-hour delay, our flight was cancelled due to mechanical problems. OK, that's understandable. It happens. Better to cancel the flight than to get on board an airplane that could do a quick nosedive into the Pacific Ocean.
But then all chaos broke out at the Lima airport. 300 rabid passengers, all upset at having their flight cancelled, and also all bleary-eyed and cranky since it was now after midnight, converged on the American Airlines counters at the airport, screaming for new connections, seat upgrades, hotel and meal vouchers, and various other forms of pounds of flesh. AA had a grand total of 3 people trying to help out an angry throng of 300. That didn't cut the mustard at all. The line snaked its way through the airport, and it took all night to take care of everyone. I'm sure some people saw the sun rise as they waited to re-route. We wound up having to postpone our trip to Miami for two weeks, given upcoming full flights from Lima to Miami.
We wound up hanging out with mission groups from Canada and Germany at the airport, trading tales of woe in English, Spanish, French, and German. They missed connecting flights to Canada and Germany because of the Lima flight cancellation. At least everyone - among the Canadians, Germans, and us - kept their cool during the AA debacle.
Lesson learned: If you're going to be public about your Christianity at the airport, then you better learn to keep cool when they cancel your flight.
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