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Due to the large
amount of people who have arrived and left their cases in the line area of
the Copa Airwarys check in area (by removing all the barricades) and then
walked off, they did not stay in the area. In any other airport in the
world security would have removed these bags and destroyed them with the
help of the bomb squad, I mean who leaves their bags unattended in an
airport, that is one of those rules you just don’t break!!!
It took almost an hour to check in so I do not go through security until
about 1am, I get some duty free and then find an area that has a free wifi
signal and surf the net for a bit until I board the plane.
The Copa Airways flight is very uncomfortable and the people next to me
have no concept of personal space, constantly leaning over to me to fart,
very nice!
I can’t sleep on this flight at all and it seems to last for ever.
When I arrive in Panama it is a very quick layover before switching to my
Continental Airlines flight to Newark. I am hungry so decide to get a
hotdog and Gatorade. I then go and join the line for my plane which is
boarding.
After being in the very slow line for about 30 minutes (they are searching
everyone’s bag) I get to the front only to be told I need to get in
another line to get my boarding pass stamped, what a joke. I then wait in
this other line for ages and only get it stamped with about five minutes
to spare, then have to join the original line again to get searched. They
take my Gatorade off me which I don’t understand as it was purchased this
side of security so does not pose any sort of risk, absolutely ridiculous.
The flight is full and cramped and the worse part is if you want to watch
the in flight entertainment you have to swipe your credit card and pay
$6,, has it come to this that airlines have to charge you if you want to
watch the TV?
When I arrive in Newark I go through immigration, collect my bag and then
check it in again. I get something to eat from the food court and then
wait just over three hours to board my final flight back to Manchester. |
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