Sunday, February 28, 2016

At the Airport

February 26, 2016

I am finally sitting at the gate waiting for my departure. It has been a long road to get to this stage. I finally found day tours that cater to people with disabilities in both the Algarve and Lisbon area. I feel confident that it will be fun and relatively stress free. The white hatters were extremely helpful when I arrived at the YYC terminal, as usual, bringing me to the KLM check-in counters as I was at the other end of the terminal.

My first contact with KLM was not the best experience. I think some of their staff could use some sensitivity training. When I told the checking agent I needed help with my bags, she looked at me as though I had two heads. The other gentleman was a little more with it. She started to clue in a little as she brought me to the gate. She insisted that I walk to the security. It was only the lovely ladies in line that told me to go ahead that understood the difficulty. Sometimes fellow travelers save the experience from being a real disaster. So, two positive experiences balancing out the one annoying one. At least the ratio is still to the positive.


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