We traveled yesterday from Stockholm to Munich expecting to take a flight from Munich to Basel. We land in Munich only to find out that our flight into Basel has been cancelled along with almost every other flight into Basel because of a bomb threat at the airport.
"Another example of the not so glamorous side of pro tennis": Bomb threat means detour for Christopher Eubanks, loses important piece of luggage
ATPSunday, 22 October 2023 at 22:00
Christopher Eubanks expressed his frustration over the cancellation of his flight to the Swiss Indoors Open due to a bomb threat in Munich.
Eubanks has been competing this week as the 7th seed in the Stockholm Open, but he faced an early exit in the first round, losing to Pavel Kotov in a closely contested match, with a final score of 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in favor of the Russian player.
Since his remarkable run at Wimbledon, where he reached the quarterfinals, Eubanks has struggled to maintain momentum, accumulating a 5-7 record.
His next challenge is scheduled for the Swiss Indoors Open, where he is set to make his debut on Monday against the German player Jan-Lennard Struff. However, during his journey from Sweden to Basel, his flight was canceled due to a bomb threat, causing an unexpected disruption to his travel plans:
"We traveled yesterday from Stockholm to Munich expecting to take a flight from Munich to Basel. We land in Munich only to find out that our flight into Basel has been cancelled along with almost every other flight into Basel because of a bomb threat at the airport," he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
"The airline agent gave us 2 options… Spend the night in Munich and fly to Basel in the morning OR fly from Munich to Frankfurt then take a train to Basel last night. I wanted to have an extra full day in Basel to prepare so I chose option #2. That’s when things went bad," he wrote.
"The flight to Frankfurt was easy but when we got to the train station, we see that our train has now been delayed… And delayed… And delayed. We eventually board the train and I put my bags into the designated baggage area in our car. Two suitcases and one tennis bag," Christopher Eubanks tweeted.
The flight to Frankfurt was easy but when we got to the train station, we see that our train has now been delayed… And delayed… And delayed. We eventually board the train and I put my bags into the designated baggage area in our car. Two suitcases and one tennis bag...
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"I go to my seat, get comfortable and prepare for this 3 hour train ride (it’s about 11 pm at this point and I’m absolutely exhausted) When it came time to get off at our stop, I noticed that one of my suitcases was missing," the 2023 Wimbledon quarterfinalist revealed.
"I’m confident it was stolen off the train at one of the previous stops. Now I am without a VERY important piece of luggage for the next two weeks in Europe and there’s not much I can do about it. Another example of the not so glamorous side of pro tennis," he concluded.
I’m confident it was stolen off the train at one of the previous stops. Now I am without a VERY important piece of luggage for the next two weeks in Europe and there’s not much I can do about it. Another example of the not so glamorous side of pro tennis 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
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