coffee_cup
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Budapest - Chennai - Singapore - Seoul
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Budapest - Chennai - Singapore - Seoul
My last day in Munich was very hectic, i am a car nut so the only thing i wanted to do was to go to BMW Welt and take the factory tour, after that and strolling around the Olympic park i was taken to the airport by one of our trainers, the flight landed in DXB at 7am where my friend picked me, we spend the whole day roaming here and there (first time DXB visit too) shop till i drop for my son and awaited daughter, at around 9pm i was totally drained out and was heading to friends place to crash for the night, we had plans of leaving for Ferrari World early in the morning, another of my friend calls up and said "Bhabi is trying to get in touch with you, your phone is off, call her" i did and found out that a hour ago she gave birth to our daughter.
So here I was stuck in Dubai with flight out the next day at 8pm, we immediately went to airport got the flight changed to the next available flight at 7am, stayed up all night at friends place with me both pissed at myself and friend and his wife at the moment comforting me, the name they suggested for my daughter was the name we eventually kept i.e. Enaayah, ended in plane which got delayed for an hour because 2 guys decided at the last moment (after taking boarding passes) that they don't want to go which triggered some sort of security protocol along with taking out their luggage.
Actually the pilot tried to land at Lahore Airport for almost 1 hour but got struck by lightning twice in the process. The several compononents of the plane had malfunctioned and the nearby airports within Pakistan were equally unsuitable after rain and thunderstorm so the pilot decided to land in Delhi.I dont understand why a flight from Bahrain to Lahore had to travel over the Indian Airspace? that is not the direct route. however due to winds it took a longer route and had to land at the nearest airport - Delhi
Understanding the security situation between our 2 countries it was an understandable precaution. you know very well that Pakistani visitors are screened extra carefully. Even their regular visa processing is a 2 step verification process - Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home. So giving emergency transit visa to a plane full of Pakistanis without any background checks and verification will be extremely difficult.
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From Torp
To Reagan National
8 hours. That's the longest flight I've ever had to endure.
Note; this wasn't a commercial flight.
Ah...an extraordinary rendition flight...sorry about that.
Are you writing about Reagan National Airport, right? Not Richmond or Dulles. International traffic is allowed, but only non-commercial flights for smaller aircraft. I flew into Reagan direct from Torp with my dad 11 years ago, when at the time he was a full colonel in the Norwegian Army and was sent to the US.
Reagan does service international traffic, but not commercial airlines, and is relegated to military or law enforcement receiving only.