My flight going to Amsterdam was via Dusseldorf using two different airline alliances. It had seemed no big deal until I found that my luggage had not arrived at Amsterdam airport with me. After stearing at the luggage table for an hour wishing it appears all the sudden, I accepted occurrence of an incident and reluctantly went to the airline desk. People at the desk were oddly calm, filing the incident systematically. I guess for them, it was a part of their daily businesses. The counter lady says she had no idea about current location of my luggage but in most of cases, it could be found within 24 hours.
Leaving airport without my stuff was sad and strange, but what terrified me most was that my company PC was inside of the suitecase and if it’s gone, I would be in a horrible trouble… By thinking all the possiblity of consequence, I could not sleep much at that night.
My suitcase flew from Dusseldorf to Amsterdam with a next morning flight. The airline desk offered delivering it to my hotel, however as I wanted to access it as soon as possible, I decided to pick it up at the airport. Through a special entrance, I went back to the luggage turn table in the next day, then found my luggage left on the floor as if it abandoned. It was a quite emotional moment, especially seeing my PC inside without any harm. With an extreme joy, my peaceful stay in Amsterdam was started a half-day later from the expected schedule.
海外出張
ヨーロッパへ出張。聞こえは良いですが、色々なビジネス上のお付き合いで、全く心浮かれる感じではありません。そしてフライトは12時間以上という長丁場です。機内映画に加えて、ノイズキャンセル機能付きのイヤホンとKindleとNetflixで可能な限りの快適を確保。パーソナルモニター未導入当時、全面の大きなスクリーンで映画を観ていた時代を思い出しては、文明の進化に感謝せずにはいられません！