Flight Fiasco

Simone, hubby and little B left Toronto early in the day on a flight bound for Philly. The 20 year old and his girlfriend were due to fly out later to meet them in Philly before they could all proceed toward New York the next day. Hubby was going to pick the "kids" up from the airport with their rented vehicle. Unfortunately, their flight got delayed due to bad weather. This meant that they would just make it in time for the meal scheduled that evening in Philly with Simone's dad. If they took a cab. The kids were rerouted to Ottawa. But the weather messed their arrival time and they missed their connecting flight to Philadelphia. They were then told that they might be able to arrive shortly before midnight in Philly if they rerouted once again. Hubby heroically agreed to stay up late to go pick them up from the airport. However once they flew back to Toronto, the pair once again... missed their connecting flight. This was a problem because, bright and early the morrow, Simone and hubby had planned to head to NYC. "Tell 'em to fly you to Newark!" Barked hubby into his cell. Hey... Not a bad idea, that one! Simone and hubby need only drive to NYC at the scheduled time, pick up the kids on the way in Newark and voilà! Le tour est joué! Not to mention that the airline company pitched in a free hotel stay in Toronto and food vouchers for the 20 year olds so nobody got left out in the cold!