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Stuck in Israel and my wife is having a baby next week.
Arthur Viegers
My wife and I live in Killiney County Dublin and I am stuck in Rio de Janeiro at the moment. I was here on business and was scheduled to return to Dublin via Sao Paulo and London last Thursday on TAM airlines.
TAM waited until the very last moment before they cancelled the flight on Thursday and all throughout Thursday it was nearly impossible to get any information. The only thing I could do was go to the airport and assess the situation there. When I arrived at the airport the flight had been cancelled and there was the chaos to be expected with many people trying to make new travel arrangements.
All together, there is no need to get too upset about this. There is nothing anyone can do, except hoping for the weather conditions to change soon and the situation getting better. Of course everyone would agree that it is a lot better to get a tan on the beach in Rio than take risks flying home.



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