Had a 3 hour connection in Narita. Inbound flight was 2 hours and change delayed. We barely had 45 minutes to get to the next gate. Boarding had already started. Got out of the aircraft and looked around to see if anyone was there to assist. And sure enough, there is a lady holding up a HOUSTON sign.
Walked up to her, showed her my boarding pass. She told me what I knew already 'your flight is in 45 minutes. You have about 30 minutes to get there before they close the gate'. The something encouraging 'wait here, let's get all the Houston passengers and I will take you there'.
Another 5 minutes, and 4 of us are following our guide through the airport. We get to the security check. There is a long line. She goes 'We cannot let you cut the line. But you are free to do what you want. This is where I leave you. Best of luck!'
HUH?!!
Figured later it was a cultural thing. Anyway, we were let in by other passengers closer to the x-ray machine and made the flight!
You could have just let us go on our own though! :)
Walked up to her, showed her my boarding pass. She told me what I knew already 'your flight is in 45 minutes. You have about 30 minutes to get there before they close the gate'. The something encouraging 'wait here, let's get all the Houston passengers and I will take you there'.
Another 5 minutes, and 4 of us are following our guide through the airport. We get to the security check. There is a long line. She goes 'We cannot let you cut the line. But you are free to do what you want. This is where I leave you. Best of luck!'
HUH?!!
Figured later it was a cultural thing. Anyway, we were let in by other passengers closer to the x-ray machine and made the flight!
You could have just let us go on our own though! :)
