Made It Home!

inside Charles de Gaulle Airport K gates terminal 2E
I made it home yesterday from my European Winter vacation 2015! But it was not an easy trip To say the least.

I was scheduled to fly on a KLM flight from Rome back to Amsterdam. Then fly Amsterdam back to Toronto. Well that was the plan. But some good plans cannot be executed, as planed! Mother Nature was in a foul mood on the evening of January 29th. With rain and high winds in Rome. These conditions caused delays at Rome's Fiumicino Airport. A 40 minute delay was announced on my KLM flight to Amsterdam. Which meant I had no way of making the connecting flight to Toronto.  

So  then KLM changed my flying itinerary and put me on an Air France Flight to Paris. So I would then be able transfer to a Paris flight bound for Toronto. It was a great idea but it also didn't work. As the Paris flight from Rome was also delayed 1 hour and 15 minutes before it departed for Charles de Gaulle Airport located in Paris.

This now made it very unlikely that I would now be able to make my Air France connection in Paris. To get me home to Toronto. When I arrived Iate at the Paris Airport. I had to hurry to the other side of the airport to try and make the Toronto bound flight. It was not an easy job. The distance to get to the Toronto gate was a long distance from the gate where the Rome flight had culminated.

Sure enough I was too late for the Air France Toronto flight. Things were not going well. Was I going to make it back home? Lucky for me the Air France representative was happy to help. The friendly French lady then booked me on a Air France flight to Boston. Then from Boston's Logan Airport I would then fly on an Air Canada flight to Toronto. The Air France representative also gave me a voucher for 8 Euros. To buy a snack before I left for Boston.

I then had some time to relax, and try and regain my strength and composure. So I could get ready to continue my crusade to try and make it back home.

The Air France flight to Boston was enjoyed! Friendly service and very good food is an Air France trade mark. I arrived at Boston's Logan Airport on time. It was now 6:30 EST. Before I left the Air France flight. I was informed that my checked suitcase was missing and not on the Air France flight. I would have to put a claim in for my missing suitcase on my arrival in Toronto.

Now I had to get to terminal B1 at Logan Airport to make my Toronto bound flight. They use buses at Logan Airport to change terminal buildings. I got to the Toronto flight without anymore problems. When I got to my seat on the Air Canada flight on the Embraer E190. I was seated beside a lovely young woman named Jess. It was a real pleasure to me you Jess! Jess and I enjoyed wonderful conversation all the way back to Toronto. The final flight of the day went quickly and was enjoyed. I make it back to Toronto at 10:30 EST. In good spirits and happy to finally be back home.

Some of the facts!

The flight flight from Rome to Paris was on an Air France Airbus 340. The distance was 687.11 miles or 1105.76 KM. Flying time is 2 hour and 10 minutes.

The flight from Paris to Boston was on a Boeing 777. The distance was 3434.94 miles or 5528 KM. The flying time was 7 hours and 15 minutes. The 777 is a beautiful flying aircraft and is very conformable to fly in on a long flight.

The final flight was with Air Canada on a Embraer E190. The distant from Boston to Toronto is 430.11 miles or 692.2 KM, and the flying time was 1 hour and 40 minutes.

The total trip home was 4552.16 miles or 7325.99 KM. Total flying time was 11 hours and 5 minutes. I was at 4 different airports. Rome Fiumicino, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston Logan, and finally Toronto Pearson.

I did make it home in one Peace. I am the "Travel Wolfe"
photos from Rome's Fiumicino Airport

Happy to report my suitcase also made it back home. It was delivered to my home on Thursday February 5, by Air Canada. All the contents were in tack and undamaged. It looks like the bag made it to Paris. But was not put on the fight to Boston. Happy I got my suitcase and belongings back!