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On land, at last.

This was one of the days when flying is a frustating thing to do. The flight on a Malaysia Airlines B737 aircraft departing KLIA for Kuantan (KUA) was delayed for bout one hour from its scheduled flight time of 1710hrs. We departed from KLIA at 1805hrs and soared over KUA airport after about 35 minutes later: only to be told that we would have to wait a few more minutes before the pilot can try to land, through the thick dark cloud, with heavy rain and thunderstorms…

… and 20 minutes later, instead of descending, the Boeing 737 changed its direction and headed back to KLIA after two failed attempts to land. At KLIA, we were told to stay onboard while the plane refuelled: that was an uneasy 1hr 15minutes; before we taxied and flew to the original destination, Kuantan.

9:35pm – we landed at Kuantan Airport, at last. It took us another 30 minutes to reach the hotel to rest for the day.

This picture was taken from the hotel restaurant, during a very late dinner at Hyatt Kuantan. phew!! on land, at last.