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San Francisco International Airport<\/p><\/div>\n

September, 1997: <\/strong>I was booked to speak at a radio programming seminar in Atlanta. I had the brilliant idea of flying there via San Francisco. This trip offered just one of several examples of why San Francisco is not a great airport to connect through.<\/p>\n

The plane boarded on time…and then we sat on the ground…for 30 minutes…one hour…two hours.<\/p>\n

Finally a United Airlines service representative announced to the tired, frustrated passengers, “We’ll definitely be leaving within 10 minutes.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Ten minutes later this same service rep said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to have to use a different aircraft. Please gather all your belongings and proceed immediately to Gate 89, where another plane already is waiting for you.”<\/em><\/p>\n

So we rushed to Gate 89…where no aircraft was docked and no United employees could be found. Finally it was announced that the replacement aircraft would depart in another hour.<\/p>\n

No matter how conservatively I would try to plan my trips days in order to arrive at my destination with plenty of time to unwind and sleep, it never seemed to be enough.<\/p>\n

This time I reached Atlanta at 12:15 the following morning, got to bed at 1:00, was up at 8:00, spoke from 10:00 until 11:30, and then rushed back to the airport.<\/p>\n

(Longtime readers know that I am not one of those people who can manage on less than a full night’s sleep.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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