|
I’ve spent too long in the air today and longer than I’d have liked in airport lounges. But I am now safely arrived in KL.
Cathy drove me to the airport yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) and dropped me off at Birmingham International. The flight was delayed but we took off for the six hour flight to Dubai at 9.00pm and duly touched down at 7.15am local time (3.15am UK time). The journey took us over eastern Europe, Turkey and the Black Sea, and it dawned just as we were descending to land. Lovely.
Dubai airport is a huge building site. I’m sure it will be a super place one day. But at present, because the terminal is being expanded, touch down happens miles from the transit lounges— fully a 15 minute bus ride away. So what with the late departure from Brum and the extra disembarking time, what was scheduled to be a two hour stopover in Dubai ended up as an hour – so no shopping time, sadly.
Our onward flight was then delayed on the tarmac for an hour, which is the most frustating scenario of all really: you’re in you seat, with no access to the airport facilities, and just sitting there with no access to inflight entertainment either. Some problem with baggage, the captain explained. We eventually took off again, for Singapore this time, at 10.15am local time for an exceedingly short day: six hours later we were landing at 8.20pm, in the dark. That leg took us over India, which was fabulous to see, even from 40,000’ up.
We were on the ground in Singapore an hour and then off again for the last hour’s flight to KL, where we arrived at 11.00pm local time. I was met there by the Bishop’s Secretary for Visitors, Mr James Chee, and his wife May, with whom I am staying overnight.
It looks like being a short night though: we’re up at 7.00am in the morning, for an hour’s drive to the Genting Highlands, where the clergy of the Diocese are gathered on retreat. It will be good to meet them.
So: safe and sound in West Malaysia, Deo gratia.
Pete
|
Life & Work 
