Friday, July 6, 2007

Blackout in Lagos

I guess the all time worst experience at an airport came in Lagos, Nigeria. Arriving in Lagos is not picnic, but this happened when we were leaving. We had driven through a six hour traffic jam to get to Lagos and to the airport. Then after checking luggage, going through security, and finally settling down at the gate, we settled in for a four hour wait till boarding time. About two hours into that wait, with the gate full of folks waiting to board the plane, all—and I mean ALL the lights in and around the airport went out—BLACKOUT! It stayed that way for about ten minutes and we kept hoping that no planes were trying to land.

by Ken

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