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| Relaxing at Johannesburg Airport (before the panic) |
We very nearly didn't make it to Tete last Tuesday. Seconds after I took this photo of Ann relaxing at Johannesburg Airport, Dilly came rushing back from going to buy a pack of cards: "they've closed our flight! We have to get down to the gate now!" Our flight from Johannesburg to Tete had been on the board but was not showing as "Boarding" - and then was suddenly closed. We raced down to the gate, but the staff there were unhelpful: "You'll have to go tomorrow". We explained the flight was never shown as "Boarding". "Oh yes, that sometimes happens". But still we were stuck. We pleaded - Sarah was at the front, tearfully explaining that we had to get to Tete for a church dedication. Eventually they seemed to relent and we were shepherded onto a minibus and driven across the tarmac to the plane. Nether the crew or other passengers seemed perturbed by our late boarding.
After that, our flight was relatively uneventful and we landed in Tete about two hours later.
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| Our plane on the tarmac at Tete |
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| Arrivals at Tete Airport |
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