March 9, 2019 – Saturday
Air Travel to Jacksonville, Illinois
Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix, Arizona
Sharon is returning to Illinois to stay with her older sister who is recovering
from an injury to her right leg. She will spend three weeks there caring for her
sister.
We spent Friday night at a hotel in Elroy, AZ, (60 miles south of the Sky Harbor
International Airport in Phoenix). This was a convenient location for a short
drive to the airport on Saturday to catch an 8:25 am flight on Southwest
Airlines. Had we not spent the night at the hotel, we would have had a 200 mile
trip to the airport from our campsite at the Imperial Dam LTVA near Yuma, AZ.
Around 9:00 am I received a text from Sharon that she had missed her flight.
Southwest had changed departure gates on short notice, a considerable distance
from the original departure gate. Sharon along with several other aggravated
passengers were not able to get to the new gate in time. Southwest rebooked
Sharon on a later flight that departed at 2:25 pm.
Sharon finally arrived at her destination about six hours late from her
originally scheduled arrival. Thankfully, her brother and nephew were so very
kind to remain at the airport until Sharon arrived.
We took the southern route to the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport; I-8 to I-10
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