Yesterday, we were stuck in the airport for almost twelve hours. Our flight from Iloilo to Manila was supposed to be at 5:45 in the afternoon so as accustomed; we had to check in two hours before the flight. We were already at the Iloilo airport by 2pm and around 4 in the afternoon, the ground personnel announced that our flight was going to be delayed by two hours. We were pissed but just patiently waited.
When they announced that we were about to board around 7pm, we were so excited because we were already tired we just wanted to get back to Manila. We were already on our assigned seats with our seat belts on just waiting for the take off. Before we took off, meters away from the airport already, there was sort of an engine failure. It was scary knowing there was something wrong going on with the mechanics of the plane, and hearing whatever squeaked whether the flaps or the tires freaked everyone out. Nothing good came out from trying so the captain and the crew decided to deplane everyone out.
And as expected, everyone was mad because of the nuisance. Some were even on connecting flights going to Singapore, Japan, someone was even going to L.A. Just imagine how many plane rides she has to rebook because she’s going to be late for her flights.
We didn’t have any other choice but to wait for the commands of those who were in charge. They sent a mechanic from Cebu but when he arrived, after fifteen minutes, they were asking us to board already. Everyone was so uneasy and most of the passengers were demanding for a new plane to be sent which is close to impossible. Everyone was demanding for food. Meron nagrerequest pa ng KFC at McDo. Some people were even fighting and arguing with the crew as if those people can do something about it. Kagabi, wala akong narinig kung hindi puro reklamo nalang at sigaw ng mga tao. I’m proud being a Filipino but to be honest, not all the time. Yes, what happened was such a nuisance but complaining and ranting will never help.
We were riding with five politicians, with two cameramen, even one from ABS CBN. Ang malas lang nung airline na sinakyan namin, na-media pa yung nangyari.
So to end this, the airline in charged sent a smaller plane that can only fit around 70 people. We were 180 passengers. We rode on the same plane, only 1/4 of the plane occupied, hoping and trusting the word of the airline that it was safe while the others rode on the smaller one. And thank God, we got home safe. My sister was about to kiss the ground when we landed.
