"FIRST FLIGHT OUT TOMORROW PLEASE"

It was the worst roller-coaster ride of my life. The afternoon flight for my first sector of the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Jakarta route was all but a smooth one. No in-flight service was provided due to the adverse weather conditions.

The A310 circled Changi Airport in Singapore for a good 15-20 minutes and decided to return to Kuala Lumpur. ( By the way, it was still Subang and not Sepang). My knees trembled,

and as soon as it's on the tarmac, I raised my hand and let go my manly macho act,

" Excuse me miss, could you just book me on tomorrow's first flight out?"

All attempts were made to ensure that I'll arrive in Jakarta that very evening, so as I can be in the office first thing Monday morning but

" No, thank you" was my persistent answer to the poor stewardesses.

And guess what? I was not alone. I was leader to a pack of about 12 men and women who decided to stay just another evening in Kuala Lumpur.

That was sometime in the early 90s.

SQ used to fly these A310s for shuttle between KUL-SIN as well as SIN - JKT.

Of course the new bigger birds have now taken over these routes.

Karena cuaca buruk, pesawat A310 milik Singapore Airlines ini terpaksa kembali ke Kuala Lumpur. Sepanjang perjalanan pesawat ini bergetar dan turun naik melawan angin dan awan. Akhirnya sang pilot memutuskan untuk kembali ke KL. Sirna sudah kejantananku. Aku minta agar dibooking ke penerbangan pagi besoknya. Ternyata ada sekitar 12 penumpang lain yang juga minta diturunkan.
Ternyata akulah biang keroknya!
( Credit: Herpa)