We had two flights to get to Albuquerque. The first was from LA to Denver. That flight was incredibly smooth. We even got to Denver 20 minutes early. Our seat-mate on that flight was a 6'10" guy on his way to try out for several different basketball teams in the Denver area. I was impressed that he was able to sit in an Economy Plus seat and not break his knee caps- he fit. We landed at gate 23. Our next flight to Albuquerque was to take off from gate 83 an hour later. Good grief. Unfortunately, we had more time than we first thought. Something was wrong with the plane. The umbilical - a huge electrical cord was disconnected while they brought in various elements to glue the computer/electrical system together. Then they tried to reconnect the umbilical, then disconnect it again. None worked. Our pilot sat with us complaining that if he hadn't landed his previous flight a half hour earlier than expected, he wouldn't be stuck with us. He called for a back up plane, which appeared three hours later. Those of us waiting for the flight had an United App that would ping when a new flight time was announced. It got to be like a clock. Every twenty minutes our cell phones would ping/toll.
Once we got the new plane - the rest of the evening was easy. We landed in Albuquerque at 7. Our suitcases showed up - got our car - and easily found the Doubletree Hotel in central Albuquerque. One of the three tall buildings in the city center.
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