2022年3月16日 飛行機が既に行っちゃった、唯一の乗り損ね
遅刻常習犯であるが、乗り遅れたことがないことが自慢だったが、実は1度だけフライトに乗り損ねたことがある。
出張前日に徹夜で仕事を片付け、朝5時にタクシーを飛ばして自宅前で待たせておいてスーツケースに荷物を詰め、そのまま新宿駅まで行ったのだ。
リムジンバスに乗って安心した途端、徹夜ゆえの眠気に襲われてそのまま熟睡。
成田空港到着の車内放送に目を覚ましたが、時計を見て目を疑った。出発時刻5分前なのだ。
熟睡して気付かなかったが、途中で首都高の渋滞に巻き込まれたのであろう。
虫の報せか、その時はオープンチケットにしてあったため特に追加料金はなく、30分違いの別エアラインに搭乗できたが、唯一の乗り損ねだった。
The only missed flight that the plane has already gone, March 16thd, 2022
Although I am a habitual latecomer, I am proud that I had never missed a flight, but in fact,
I missed the flight only once. I got my work done all night the day before my business trip,
took a taxi at 5am, had the taxi driver wait in front of my house, packed my suitcase, and went straight to Shinjuku station.
As soon as I got on the limousine bus and was relieved, I was drowsy and fell asleep because I worked all night.
I woke up to the in-car broadcast arriving at Narita Airport, but I doubted my eyes when I saw the clock.
It's 5 minutes before the departure time. I slept soundly and didn't notice,
but the bus probably got caught up in the traffic jam on the Metropolitan Expressway on the way.
There was no additional charge because it was an open ticket at that time, probably because of the premonition,
and I was able to board another airline that departed 30 minutes later without any additional charge,
but it was the only missed flight.