I need to back up a few days for this story. I realize I Twittered about this. I Facebooked it. But I didn't Blog it. Can't you people keep up?
I flew back from Dallas on Wednesday morning, scheduled to arrive at Reagan National Airport (DCA) at 1:15 p.m. Only about an hour into the flight, the pilot came on the intercom to inform us that the plane was being rerouted to Dulles airport, about 45 minutes from Reagan.
He even explained why we needed to be rerouted. It seems an indicator light on the plane's braking system showed that the brakes weren't working at full capacity. And anyone who's flown into Reagan before knows that the runway is only about a mile long, and that the pilot must slam on the brakes as soon as he hits the ground in order to keep from rolling into the Potomac River.
So when the pilot tells you the brakes don't work properly, and there's a chance we'd all be swimming if we continued on to Reagan, you don't really argue with the man.
We landed at Dulles, I took a cab to Reagan, where my car was parked, and got home at just about 3 p.m.!
4 comments:
I am still a little fuzzy on this whole "Good/Bad" thing! So just for clarification, plane indicator lights, no brakes (not even air brakes), plane sliding into the Potomac . . . these are all "BAD" right?
Yikes! Did the airline pay for transportation from Dulles to DCA? Glad you're home safe, at least!
GAH! I am so glad you are safe! I don't know too much about airplanes, but I am pretty sure brakes are considered essential equipment.
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