Eurodisney and Air France
So for the second day in a row, we all got up at 530am and arrived at the airport. It was a foggy day so it didn't bode well. We got the assistance through the security again. The help at the airport is fantastic. The person who took us through told us due to the fog the plane had not taken poff from Paris and it was up to us whether to go through or not but there was slightly more to see and do once through security.
I did find it odd that the security people did not want to see my doctor's letter as I was carrying syringes and needles. I had the potential to take my own blood and threaten people with it after all but they just put it through the machine and gave it all back to me!!
We were told the flight had been delayed and then told it was delayed it to 1045am instead of 915am. One of the passengers was there from yesterday and she was asking the flight organisers what was happening and she was very calm but insistence. One of the airport staff got very angry and was shouting at her and me despite neither of us getting angry with her!! At 1015am we were told the flight was cancelled!!! As we queued to find out what was happening we found out we were off to Heathrow to get the 4pm flight!!!! As I was classed as disabled they provided us with a taxi whilst the others got the coach.
Terminal 2 was lovely and quiet and small so we could get round easily and passanger assistance was good.
On the way up to Heathrow, I looked at our tickets to see that the return ticket was booked for thrusday and not friday so when we arrived I went to see Air France. I found out we were booked on flights for both days!!! She hand altered our tickets to read 30th!!!! I also asked to see if we could book our seats for the flight now as check in was not for another 1hour or more and I wanted us to sit together. She did that for us and so I asked about later flights back on friday. She could not get us on the 915pm flight back to Southampton so we changed from the 345pm flight to Southampton to the 1900 flight back to Heathrow. I demanded they paid for us to get back to Southampton by taxi. She refused saying that their obligation was to fly us back to Southampton and that by refusing the early flight I was responsible for us to get back home. I pointed out due to them we'd already lost our afternoon in Paris and by coming home on the early flight we lost friday as well and we'd paid for 4 days passes. I never agreed with them that I accepted responsibility for us to get back to Southampton and left it at that saying I would make them pay.
Thye plane left at 4pm and I was so pleased it was an airbus as it was a much smoother journey than going on a turbo prop plane from Southampton. AJ had been scared by landing and takeoff after our bumpy experience from Lemnos so he felt much happier after takeoff to see that it could be done smoothly and without all that painful earpopping. The other good thing was that the flight was only 45mins instead of 75mins.
We arrived at the Charles de Gaulle airport and again was impressed by the assistance we got and the speed that our baggage arrived. We easily found the coach and set off to the Eurodisney Resort.
We arrived at the Hotel at about 730pm. As we got off the coach, ny coat got caught on the handle and the pocket ripped and I fell forward onto my knees. I was so embarrassed and desparately wanted to get off and into the hotel.
We were given a room in the new part of the hotel which was quite a hike away from the lifts and the hotel facilities and the room was cold so we turned the heating up and unpacked. It was as the heating worked we became aware of a strange smell and the room with the bunk beds in smelt of sewers and then noticed a dried up patch of sick in the doorway between the 2 rooms. Laura took responsibility and went to the reception and explained our situation. One of the staff came up straight away and agreed about the smell and said they would give us a new room.
I ended up having to repack everything on my own as mum took the children swimming. The staff took my luggage across to the new room but I was still left exhausted from all the unpacking, packing and unpacking and hungry.
Luckily, the 'pub' part of the hotel was still open and we had some food. The children had hot dogs which had cold frankfurters but a hot roll. Mum and I shared a panini.
We were so glad to get to bed but didn't succeed till midnight french time and we had to be up early to go to the character breakfast.