94-Year-old Grandmother Stranded at Sydney Airport

Left the plane by a fully seated aircraft due to airline replacement

Check-in Counter, Sydney Airport - Image Credit J Tobing

Abandoned by plane or left by the plane is certainly an unpleasant experience. Beryl Percival's grandmother, 94, cried because she left the plane at Sydney Airport, did not know what to do when she had planned to meet with her 99-year-old sister-in-law at the Parents' Home in Port Macquarie, Australia.

True, she desperately wanted to meet her sister-in-law, even in the shadow of her mind, this might be the last trip to an airplane.

You know, as quoted from detikTravel, Monday, September 18th, this event immediately invited the attention of netizens, especially this news gets a large share in the mainstream media in Australia, even the travelers feel sad with the situation in front of her.

What can she do? Her wish came to an end, Beryl only had one night to visit her sister who lived in Port Macquarie area 1 hour flight from Sydney, NSW, Australia.

She had been preparing for the trip and departed on her own, the plane was scheduled with Qantas airline at 11:50 am from Sydney Airport to Port Macquarie. But unexpectedly, Beryl found her plane fully loaded and no seats left due to a schedule change.

Confused what to do, but in her sadness, crying then she calls her niece, Megan Walsh.

"Megan, please, the plane has left me! Pick me up and you can take me to a nursing home in Port Macquarie."

Megan seems to understand the confusion of Beryl Percival is facing, though it feels heavy, as written in News Australia, but she drove for 4 hours to pick up Beryl at the airport, and then drive another 4 hours to Port Macquaire.

"I was called Beryl while crying, she says she can not get on the next flight, she's really disappointed."

The airline immediately responded, as delivered by a Qantas airline spokesman.

"The Beryl airplane had to be replaced by a smaller one, due to the bad weather that hit Sydney at that time."

Although Beryl then moved to the next flight, but Beryl prefer to be picked up by her nephew.

Qantas is trying to change the schedule for Beryl's plane tickets, and hope it all gets better, so she spends more time with her sister in Port Macquaire. But. Many people do not realize, long-haul flights to Port Macquaire is probably for the last time for her.

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Source: W Setyo Widodo - detikTravel, News Australia
Image: J Tobing