SOUTH ASIA BLOG September 28th and 29th, 2024 - FLIGHT OUT

 

9/28/24 and 9/29/24– Waited almost a year for this trip since we originally booked, and four and a half years since Covid cut it short and almost left us stranded in Thailand. Finally, we’re set to embark on the 2nd half of that journey.

With our flight not leaving until 1:30am, we have all day to dwell on last minute preparations. Once 9pm comes we drive to the long stay parking area of JFK, drop off our car to a very shady individual located next to a weed store (hey, he was wearing an orange vest so why not trust him at this point), and take a free shuttle to Terminal 8, which that same guy drove.

The late hour allows us to breeze by any kind of line whether it be check-in, security, passport, whatnot and arrive at our gate with almost 3 hours to spare (taking in the art scattered around in the process). Let the games begin!

Our flight is only thirty minutes late and it’s a long one. Fourteen hours on Japan Airlines flying to Tokyo is not my idea of fun, but it’s a means to an end to get to our final destination of Kuala Lumpur.

Luckily, I am so exhausted that I fall right to sleep after the meal service, only waking up periodically to find the “time left before arrival” clock dwindling faster than I could’ve imagined. There are no new movies on the flight worth anything to keep me awake as our plane continues to chase the night sky, leaving us in complete dark for the entire journey.

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