The airline phoned the B&B already in the morning explaining that the bike would be on the first inbound plane from Hong Kong. The plane was supposed to arrive at 11.00 local time. And my bike would be delivered between 12.00 and 12.30.
So after doing some shopping i returned to the B&B at 11.30 anxious to receive the bike. However after waiting for the most part of the afternoon i was getting quite hungry. Luckily Kelly the owner of the B&B arrived at 14.30 and would stay at the frontdesk for most of the afternoon.
According to the airline the bike would be delivered before 15.00. So i enjoyed a very nice lunch at one of Auckland's finest Indian restaurants (Oh Calcutta).
However when i returned from lunch still no bike. So i contacted the airline a 3rd time and they confirmed that the bike arrived in Auckland, already passed through the bio inspection at the airport and was due for pickup by a minivan.
Even after spending another hour of waiting still no bike. By that time i also started to become rather tired so i went for a small nap. And guess what after only 10 minutes of resting the phone rang with the best news of the day.
The cardboard box with the bike finally arrived at 17.00 local time and when unpacking it it is still in prime condition!!!
In short I can recommend carrying a bike on a plane (especially KLM which costs 80 euro's end-to-end).
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment