missed flight
On the way to London Stanstead my partner drove past the exit for the airport - we had to drive for miles to the next turn off.
Despite this incident we got there with plenty of time to spare...... so we thought. We shopped in duty free and made our way to the gate.
Got to the gate - went to the ladies next to the gate and on coming out saw the gate door swinging, the staff said the flight was finished boarding and they wouldn't let us on. We could literally see the person at the back, walking down the slope to the plane.
Had to go back out, book another ticket for 12 hours later and wait.....we were only going for the weekend.