Got back to Shanghai last night after a very long day of traveling. Was up bright and early as I had a 10:45am flight out of Melbourne and still had some last minute packing/organising to do. Got to the airport in plenty of time and after getting through customs settled in for a short wait before boarding.
Unfortunately, the short wait turned into a long one. Boarding time came and went, departure time came and went, and there were no announcements to tell us what was going on. Finally at around midday we got an announcement saying that there was a baggage handler strike in progress, and no-one knew when we would be able to take off. The attendants at the gate handed out vouchers for lunch, but with a few hundred people trying to get food at the same time from the only two open restaurants, it was a bit of a mad rush.
We finally got the ok to board at 2:30, almost four hours after we were originally supposed to take off. However, we were informed that our luggage would not be going with us - it would be sent to us at a later date. After arriving in Shanghai and clearing customs, everyone got their passports photocopied and we all filled out forms with our baggage tags and address details. Luckily I already had some clothes in my apartment from my last trip, but I feel sorry for those who were coming over on holidays or were just here in transit. I'm hoping the bags show up sometime this week.
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