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For the 2nd day of 2026, my wife, our 9-year-old, and I are exercising the age-old tradition of travel limbo courtesy of weather and @lufthansagroup.bsky.social. Here's the story so far:

Our flight from Oslo to Frankfurt was scheduled to leave at 06:15. Due to weather delays, the fully boarded flight sat at the gate until 07:35 and took off around 08:05.

Our connecting flight to Vancouver was scheduled for 10:40 with the gate closing at 10:20. We touch down in Frankfurt at 09:50 and start taxiing. For a VERY LONG TIME.

When the plane finally reaches the gate at 10:15, the captain announces there is no driver for the air stairs! Again, our gate closes at 10:20.

A driver for the air stairs finally arrives at 10:30 and we are out the door by 10:36. 4 minutes until our connection departs.

What meets us at the air stairs? A BUS! Even though we are literally at a gate! Such practical! Very FRA airport!

The @lufthansagroup.bsky.social app now informs me our Vancouver flight is 15 minutes delayed, now leaving at 10:55. Maybe they're holding the gate for us!

The fully loaded bus stands still for a solid 10 minutes, departing at 10:43. 9 year old Leo looks at me and asks "are we going to get home? Are we stuck here? What about our luggage?" I put on my best calm parent face and tell him it'll all work out.

The bus arrives at the ... Bus gate? And we start running. If you've never been to FRA, this may sound like a small thing. It is not. You have to run up a huge flight of stairs, through the terminal, down more stairs, through an ENDLESS tunnel, up more stairs, and then...