{"id":25871,"date":"2017-01-18T22:20:46","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=25871"},"modified":"2017-01-18T22:18:01","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:18:01","slug":"longue-layovers-delayed-flights-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/longue-layovers-delayed-flights-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Longues Layovers – Delayed Flights In French"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had un long vol <\/strong><\/a>(a long flight) back to les \u00c9tats-Unis<\/strong> a month ago to make it home for the holidays. Le vol<\/strong> was unfortunately delayed which led to many conversations with the staff in l\u2019a\u00e9roport<\/strong> (the airport) trying to figure out how I was going to get home.<\/p>\n

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“where to?<\/a>” by Pawel Loj<\/a> on Flickr. Licnesed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Je me suis r\u00e9veille \u00e0 4 heurs du matin<\/strong> (I woke up at 4 in the morning) the morning of le vol<\/strong>. I originally wanted to take les transports en commun<\/strong><\/a> (public transportation), but les roues de ma valise<\/strong> (my suitcase\u2019s wheels) had broken the day before and I didn\u2019t want to have to lug ma valise<\/strong> all around Paris.<\/p>\n

I ended up taking an Uber, but there was an unusual amount of traffic. It turned out that there was une gr\u00e8ve<\/strong> (a strike) taking place slowing down traffic everywhere. Over an hour later than I expected, I arrived at l\u2019a\u00e9roport<\/strong> worried I had missed le vol<\/strong>. I quickly walked up to le comptoir<\/strong> (the counter) and started asking about le vol<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A: Excusez-moi, Monsieur, est que je peux toujours enregistrer mes bagages ?<\/strong>
\nB: Donnez-moi votre billet, s\u2019il vous pla\u00eet\u2026 Ah, en fait votre vol est retard\u00e9.<\/strong>
\nA: Ah\u2026 d\u2019accord\u2026 alors quand est-ce qu\u2019il va partir\u00a0?<\/strong>
\nB: <\/strong>Nous ne savons pas encore.<\/strong>
\nA: <\/strong>Et j\u2019ai une correspondance \u00e0 Lisbonne…<\/strong>
\nB: <\/strong>Attendez un moment, s\u2019il vous pla\u00eet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: Excuse me, sir, can I still check in\u00a0?
\nB: Give me your ticket please\u2026 Ah, actually your flight is delayed.
\nA: Ah\u2026 alright\u2026 then when is it going to leave?
\nB: We don\u2019t know yet.
\nA: And I have a connection in Lisbon…
\nB: Please wait a moment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The employee left to ask someone else about la correspondence<\/strong>, but I could tell I was looking at une longue escale<\/strong> (a long layover). While waiting I started feeling nerveux<\/strong> (nervous). I couldn’t help but think to myself:<\/p>\n

Mais ma famille m\u2019attende !<\/strong>
\nBut my family is waiting for me!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The employee came back with la mauvaise nouvelle<\/strong> (the bad news):<\/p>\n

B: Malheureusement vous allez manqu\u00e9 votre vol \u00e0 Lisbonne, mais vous aurez une chambre dans un h\u00f4tel avec des repas.<\/strong>
\nA: <\/strong>D\u2019accord\u2026<\/strong>
\nB: <\/strong>Nous sommes d\u00e9sol\u00e9s de tout d\u00e9rangement.<\/strong>
\nA: <\/strong>Donc il y a des navettes au h\u00f4tel ?<\/strong>
\nB: <\/strong>Il y aura soit des navettes soit la compagnie a\u00e9rienne vous payera un taxi. En tout cas la compagnie a\u00e9rienne s’occupera du transport entre l’a\u00e9roport et l’h\u00f4tel.<\/strong>
\nA: <\/strong>D\u2019accord, merci pour votre aide.<\/strong>
\nB: <\/strong>De rien. Encore une fois nous somme d\u00e9sole de la g\u00eane que ceci vous a caus\u00e9.<\/strong><\/p>\n

B: Unfortunately you are going to miss your flight in Lisbon, but you will have a room in a hotel with meals and transportation to and from the airport.
\nA: Alright\u2026
\nB: We are sorry for any inconvenience.
\nA: So there are shuttles to the hotel?
\nB: There will either be shuttles or the airline will pay for a taxi. In any case the airline will take care of the transportation to and from the airport.
\nA: Alright, thank you for your help.
\nB: You\u2019re welcome. Once more we are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several hours later and l\u2019avion a d\u00e9coll\u00e9<\/strong> (the plane took off). Once in Lisbonne<\/strong>, an employee gave me and all the other stranded passagers<\/strong> (passengers) waivers for the hotel, meals, and taxi. I had a nice night of sleep<\/a> after all that stress and, heureusement<\/strong> (luckily), was not haunted by trois esprits<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

A day later than expected, feeling very tired from la fatigue \u00e0 cause du d\u00e9calage horaire<\/strong><\/a> (the jetlag) after le vol long-courrier<\/strong> (the long-haul flight), I was finally home to celebrate No\u00ebl et la Saint-Sylvestre<\/a><\/strong> (Christmas and New Year’s) with my family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

I had un long vol (a long flight) back to les \u00c9tats-Unis a month ago to make it home for the holidays. Le vol was unfortunately delayed which led to many conversations with the staff in l\u2019a\u00e9roport (the airport) trying to figure out how I was going to get home. Je me suis r\u00e9veille \u00e0…<\/p>\n

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