This is my fourth and hopefully my final trip back to Grenada to complete 5th term. After 1 canceled flight, 2 delayed flights, and 3 baggage ticket confirmation tags for 1 checked bag (yes, 3 tags), I am currently sitting in Miami International Airport about to board my flight to Grenada and praying that my checked bag follows my footsteps. The last 15 hours have been somewhat of a whirlwind of events.
Let me just start by saying that I know I have been pretty lucky. This is my fourth trip to Grenada since January 2015 and I have never had any issues with baggage or delayed flights on my way to Grenada until now. This time, the hiccup in my travel experience began when my direct flight to Miami was canceled for unknown reasons. I knew that I had to get myself to Miami to catch the Miami-Grenada flight. Otherwise, the next available seat on a plane to Grenada is 10 days from now. The entire school returns back to the island around the same weekend in January and August. So, it is difficult to find a last minute seat on a flight to Grenada at that time. After much persistence with the airline company, I was finally put on a flight to Miami with 1 stop in Atlanta. I am so thankful that all the flights today have not been delayed by more than an hour. So, I have been able to catch all connecting flights smoothly.
For any future students, majority of the time, students have no problem flying into Grenada. However, if you are stuck with canceled flights/delayed flights, do everything in your power to catch the flight to Grenada to avoid additional chaos. That is typically the trickiest flight to re-book. Also, I would highly recommend packing a few pairs of clothes and basic necessities in carry-on bags in case the checked bag(s) does not make it to Grenada right away.
Update 1: I safely landed in Grenada. However, my checked bag is either taking a mini-vacation at the beach in Miami or was accidentally put on a wrong flight and sent to see the Statue of Liberty in New York. I am just hoping that it arrives in Grenada within the next few days!
Update 2: Day 4: My bag finally found its way to Grenada with 4 tags! I'm just glad that everything is still intact! :)
Now, let's start Term 5! Hope you are having a great week!
~N
