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Things to do whilst stranded at the airport
- People watch - there are few places more emotionally charged than airports.
Play 'people bingo'! For tear-jerkers, linger at gates with departing flights.
For happier moments, stick to arrivals. Try matching people with their partners,
kids with their parents. Pick a couple of colours and count the people entering
the room wearing them. The list is endless!
- Call your mum, dad, brother or sister - what better time? You have nothing
else to do so you can spend some quality time and really focus on the conversation.
- Have a picnic - invest your left over currency (or coins if you're still
in the UK) in coffee or cold drinks, fast food and sweets. Find a spot on the
floor and enjoy.
- Catch up on your reading list - there's always an airport bookshop. Pick
up a trashy novel and enjoy.
- Discover a new magazine - buy a magazine you would never subscribe to and
read it cover to cover. Men might try Cosmopolitan as an eye opener….
- Get to know the airport pub or bar - you may pay £5 for a beer, but
the entertainment is free and people watching in a bar is more fun than at
any other place in the airport.
- Strike up a conversation - there's nothing like a flight delay to bring
people together. Each update brings smiles or frowns. Use the next icebreaker
to start a conversation with that friendly person seated next to you!
- Plan your holiday or your first few weeks at home - a holiday is a great
time to review your priorities. Get out a notebook and plan your week or your
life. Some of the most perceptive observations can be made thousands of miles
from home.
- Sleep - but without an alarm clock or alert companion, this one must be
done very carefully.
- Watch the screen for updates, argue with your travelling companions and
shout at the airport staff. Not recommended, but around 30% of people stranded
at an airport choose to do it anyway!
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