The news was full of the continuing problems associated with the UK airspace issue from yesterday. It seems there was a ‘technical fault’ that may have originated in France. While it was fixed pretty quickly yesterday, the knock on effect was being reported as awful. From the inconvenienced rich couple, suddenly unable to take their eight-year-old in a private jet, to the south of France for her birthday, to the poor celebrities stuck at airports sat on the floor playing games with their children, the news was full of it.
Reading the news reports made us think that Amanda may just be spending a bit more time with us. However, reading the flight information from both the airline company and the airport apps, indications were, that there were no problems whatsoever. Her flight was due to leave and arrive on time. She decided to believe the known facts rather than the hysterical news.
So, all packed and ready to go, we set off for Vagnhärad station under bright sunshine and a beautiful blue sky.
There was some difficulty finding a car space. It seemed like all the commuters were at work today. Mirinda was forced to park in the overflow, gravel section but, eventually, we were standing on the platform with about 15 minutes to spare.
The train, unexpectedly, was four minutes late which, of course, isn’t late in Britain* but is unusual here in Sweden. Amanda climbed aboard and was off, hopefully on her way home to London.
And just to prove how sensationalist and unreliable the news is, Amanda’s flight left on time, and she arrived at Gatwick ten minutes early and was home, as expected, without a single problem.
* For those that do not know, a train in the UK is not considered late unless it arrives more than five minutes beyond its scheduled time. This gives the private train companies the opportunity to report that more of their trains are punctual. It’s a new and interesting interpretation of being on time.
