Another demonstration of God’s goodness. I was due to fly home on Tuesday 4th at 12:00 on Zambezi Airlines. I checked in and waited in the departures lounge nice and early. My fellow passengers and I knew something was up because on the flights board we saw no check-in or boarding notices all morning. All the news we got was that our flight was ’experiencing technical problems and was delayed’.
Eventually at 13:45 we were all called to the Zambezi office where we were told the flight was cancelled. By that time It was too late to book us on another flight with a different airline and all they could do was arrange another flight the next morning first thing. Well one lady and her husband were super furious and really put up a fight. I tried to call Grant but couldn’t get through to his cell. I really had no clue what to do or where I was going to sleep that night!!
I turned back to the office to find that the manager had agreed, after some persuasion from the angry lady, to put us all up in a hotel that night and arrange all taxi trips and connecting flight for the next day, free of charge!
The amazing thing was that in the end nobody, not even the lady who’d pushed for it, ended up taking the offer. They all arranged their own accommodation. When the manager asked who’d take the deal I was the only one to raise my hand! I didn’t open my mouth once and ended up being well looked after, better than I could have arranged myself. Now if that wasn’t God’s goodness, I don’t know what is!
I spent Tuesday at Kwethu Lodge where many of the Zambezi pilots and air hostesses are housed. I pretty much got my own mini house with flat screen TV, air-con and all meals paid for. It wasn't perfect (no hot water for a shower) but what a great deal anyway. After the heat in Mbala, the first thing I did after I arrived was put the air-con on to 16 degrees Celsius on full!!
Finally on Wednesday morning I boarded my flight to Joberg and at 13:00 caught the connecting flight on British Airways to CT. I’ve missed family and friends loads. It feels great to be home.
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