Nightmare flight from Miami. We were held up because a checked passenger decided not to fly after all and they had to find the bag among the 180 checked for the plane. Then we took off, 2 hours late (almost all of this time we were seated on the plane), and 20 minutes out not one, but both pressure control systems for the air inside the plane failed and the pilot had to turn around. We got another plane (and they got it ready in an hour) but failed to remember originally (I guess) that
> the crew for the plane had too many hours logged yesterday, so we had to wait an additional hour (seated on the plane) for a new crew. At 4 in the morning, there was fog in Quito and the pilot did not have clear vision to land.
After 2 failed attempts, we were diverted to Guayaquil because the plane was running low on gas.
*sigh* But, we ARE in Ecuador! Horray! The girls are absolute troopers - and have weathered most of this without much of a peep.
Perhaps we'll get to Quito before nightfall tonight!
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