Getting to Salvador...
Lets see how long this little journal keeps up, staying strong at Day 2.. so thats good. Im in the Sao Paulo airport with 12 hours to kill before my plane leaves to Salvador. Lesson for next time: read layover information before clicking on the cheapest price. The Sao Paulo airport is no Denver Airport, let me tell you. Theres nothing really to do besides board a plane. The airport is located kind of outside the city, so its a hassle to get into town- traffic and you either pay a shit ton in cab fare or take an hour bus, so theres no point in leaving really... ahh I just want to bathe! So I talk to a lady from TAM (the airlines) about switching my flight to the next one so I didnt have to wait forever.. She looked at me like ::Yea genius, and youre the first one to have this idea- go to the back of the line:: she says, "The flights to Salvador are soldout for a week.. its Carnaval. Theres no waitlist."
But you know.. those flight attendant ladies, they can be god when they want to be.. they have so much power, in just the little click of a button - its not a matter of IF they can help you, its more of do they WANT to help you. Once I realized I was dealing with god, things went a lot more smooth for the rest of my airline encounters. Anyway, so this girl sucks, moving on to the next one. Girl 2 tells me the same thing, "Aw theyre all booked until February 14th." Okay. I get it, 12 hours. Fine. I just sat by her station, didnt really have anywhere else to go at the moment. Then! 10 minutes later, she yells "BAROS!" and Im like, what.. Baros? "Quick! I got you on the next flight! Your plane started boarding 15 minutes ago! ...RUN!"
YES!! I hugged her and ran. Told you, they are god. I arrived in Salvador at 2:30PM. Awesome.
*TAM has the best in-flight sandwiches AND they give you chocolate! Big fan of TAM.
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