Yesterday the newspapers were full of stories about poor on-time performance of most major airlines. No one mentioned Tulsa, Ok. But my friend Murph has been sitting in the Tulsa, OK airport for about nine hours. Her flight to Phoenix was supposed to take off at five thirty this evening. We had dinner plans and then were getting up early to drive to San Diego where seven other college friends are waiting to celebrate our fortieth anniversary of graduation. Looks like they will have to wait a little longer. She has boarded a plane about two hours ago. Unfortunately, the pilot had become 'illegal' with all the delays. So they 'un-boarded' sat down to wait. Another pilot is on his way form Tuscaloosa. The hope is that she will arrive in the wee hours of tomorrow.
The latest:
Flight Status Information
Departure Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009
Flight Number: 34
City Scheduled
Time Estimated
Time Current
Status Gate
Departure Tulsa (TUL) 05:45 PM 01:15 AM Boarding 57
Arrival Phoenix (PHX) 06:25 PM Delayed C7
Only delayed by eight hours. So far.
