Greetings from the Charlotte Airport. We are waiting on our flight to Paris, which has been delayed from 4:40 PM to 6:00 PM due to some aircraft maintenance issue, always comforting before beginning an 8 hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean. This maintenance issue came up at about 10:30 this morning, so it is interesting to try and figure out what it is. The official message we received from US Air on our cell phone indicated it was a maintenance issue from an earlier flight, but upon investigation, the originating flight was from Pittsburgh, and it was not delayed, so I doubt the accuracy of the information.
Our flight from Florida to Charlotte was uneventful other than a couple of ground delays taking off and then arriving at the gate after landing.
Beers in Charlotte
We ate a snack at the Tequileria Restaurant in the terminal. We had a couple of Dos Equis Amber beers and split some chicken nachos. Hopefully we won’t regret that choice of food halfway into the flight to Paris. Now we are patiently waiting to board the plane at 5:15 PM.
The good thing about the flight being a little later is that it matches up better to our normal sleep time, so hopefully we will be a little more rested when we arrive in Paris about 8:55 AM tomorrow morning, Paris time. And then there is always the Seagram’s VO sleep aids we have packed in the carry on luggage, complete with fresh key limes (Thanks for the limes Joey).
Well, it is getting close to time to board, so signing off for now. Next stop, Paris, France