I'm not a patient woman, but I managed to keep my cool for the total of about 48 hours that I was either waiting for a flight or on one. That being said there were times when I wanted to burst into tears and cry like a little girl. And I only went to France. I can't imagine trying to get to Thailand or anywhere in East Asia.
Air travel has become so unpleasant that I truly wonder why anyone who does not have to fly actually subjects themselves to it. Nevermind the heinous airport security measures of the TSA... I wasn't subjected to those, although on the final leg of my return journey in the domestic Canada flights security line I was "randomly selected" for the full body scan. I was so tired that I didn't care. I opted out of the scary glass cage and they made a reluctant female officer pat me down. She was NOT happy, since I didn't beep, and I'd already gone through that very security booth a half hour earlier (I had gone back out because my flight was delayed and I wanted a smoke.) They were all quite amazed that 'she didn't choose the scanner'
I could list all the problems I personally dealt with but why bother? I'm sure you can guess. Missed conections, staff you can't communicate with, the security hokey-pokey, repeatedly showing your papers, endless line-ups, numb-asses, heat, terrible food, crying babies, last minute changes & delays, lack of smoking areas, heavy luggage, huge prices.. etc
It makes you feel less than human. It wasn't like this in the past, and I find it sad. The one thing I did notice though was how easy it is to bond with other travelers. the nicest people I met on this whole trip were passengers waiting for one flight or another.
/pointless post.
