A total of 48 entries were received. 42 from the uk; 3 from spain; 2 from france and one from ireland.

  "Chaos Theory" by Holly Reynolds had an interesting twist. A wannabe plane hijacker changed her mind. I had thought it unlikely that someone would search a stranger's bag for a water bottle. And I would have legged it if I was asked to mind a bag while its owner went on a toilet trip.

  Alex Woolf''s "Anticipation" told of Tom waiting at arrivals for his Katya. He had questions but these were never asked. Was one of them where was Katya's luggage? And why was it her who led him to the exit? This had some very flowing passages but I yearned to find our more about her.

  "The Bow And The Arrow" by David Hicklenton was about a couple and a child escaping from a Peruvian airport but we were never told why.

  Andrew Campbell-Kearsey's "Short Haul" was apparently about a benefits cheat jetting off to Paris although the character had described herself as having a bad back.

  Andrew's other entry "Love At First Site" was a quirky tale about two Dan Brown fans. One travelled 10,000 miles to meet the other only to have a tragic accident.

  "Fellow Travellers" was submitted by Anne Doherty. This had a promising start. A passenger waiting for his flight was annoyed by a female cadging the price of a cuppa. A bit of confusion about who he talking to and would someone really leave an expensive case and expect it to be still there when he returned from the bar?

  Keith Havers was the author of "Don't Talk To Him." This was unusual and amusing and told of an abrasive airport encounter with Cliff Richard. "

  "Message In A Bottle" was penned by Drucilla Fielding. I enjoyed most of this and wondered what was to happen to the bottle of perfume left in the toilet but the ending faltered.

  Gail Richards wrote "Not Going Anywhere" which told of Ben who was in a snowy airport yet he rang his wife to say his plane would leave on time. Then the story focused on a young runaway and the reason for Ben's journey was sidelined. Had to redead it to figure out who was saying what.

  Cathy Sirley's "Different Destinations" told of a couple returning from a holiday. The flashback did not work for me and the 38 year old's reason for giving back her engagement ring seemed to be because she was unlikely to have the kids he wanted but he must have known that.

  "This Rings A Bell" from Celia K. Andrew was well written and told of anxious passengers awaiting their flights, one of whom thought she was in trouble over the contents of her baggage.

  Jane Pratt submitted three entries. "She Wore Pink Lace" was about a couple flying to Aberdeen but hubby got a surprise at the boarding gate. I thought it confusing but the idea was good.

  Jane's "Behind The Broom Cupboard Door" told of transport via broomsticks. Again I got confused reading it.  "When The NIghtmare |Begins" was a better effort from Jane. Not sure if Laura was running away or leaving home. And the scraping fingernails, rasping voice was left unexplained.

  Gillian Smellie's "Embarkation" had the handcuffed man's escort sitting next to him and then opposite him.

  Paul Baxter was the writer of "A Plane To Nowhere." I liked the writing but nothing happened in this story which merely described the trek from departure lounge to aircraft.

  "Terminal Fears" came from Margaret Webster. A daughter's return from Austarlia was a surprise for mammy but the tiny bundle was not a baby but a Koala.  

 "No-Time At The Airport" came from Susan Clarke. A amusing tale about the fairy inhabitants of an airport.

  Sue Mercer sent "Farewell My Lovelies". Out of the ordinary story about bomb chaos at Heathrow but a bit improbable.

  "It Shouldn't Happen To A Seat" was by Coleen L. Taylor. An airport seat talking about its life. Enjoyable for the start although the ending was lacklustre.

  Michael Clark sent three entries. "Hard Times At Super Flights" told of a technical problem with an aircraft. This was well written but seemed to lose its way in finding an ending to wrap up the story.Michael's "Norman Flies" was also entertaining. Norman was on his first flight but the name Norman was overused. Michael's third effort was "Opportunities." How the missing holdall belonged to the girl who asked the man to remove it from a seat perplexed me. Some nice writing in this one.

  "Loves Labours Lost" was by M. E. Cornwell and told of the rekindling of a 25 year old romantic encounter. I liked this but how she had got back in touch with him was not revealed.

  "Excess Baggage" was by D. Wilkinson whose writing was good and relayed the drama in an airport cafe but the ending where parents abandoned their toddler was a bit far fetched.

  Rachel Parker submitted "Terminal Cleaning"  in which cleaner Charity spots a lost passport. Lots of good points in this but another story with an improbale solution.

  "Maiden Voyage" came from Alison Walton. A futuristic tale that was a bit hard to follow. Nicely set out but too complicated for a short piece.

  Glenda Leuzinger's "Phone Call Interrupted" was about a man taking voicemail transcripts of politicians secrets from London to Rome. Why Rome and how did the police get on to him?

 Fiona Crinks wrote "The Exchange" about exchange students. Another intricate effort.

  "Winging It" by Susan Fixter was about a worried flier. Lack of quotation marks meant the word SAID was used 17 times.

  Marie Ann Jones was the writer of "The Homecoming." Nice twist at the end. Annie's ex is flying home for the final time.

  "Airport Clocks" came from Howard Mosley-Chalk. Quite a short piece about an airport clockwinder.

  Joanne Green sent "Snow Going Nowhere" which told of a snowbound airport which read like a news item.

  "The Flight" was penned by Marion Clarke. A passenger abandoned her flight and exploded her bomb on an airport bus instead.

  Delroy Oberg wrote "Moving On" An 80 year old makes arrangements for her friend to take care of her husband when she is no longer around to do so. Parts of this were very good and well written.

  Suzanne Millington submitted "A Marathon Journey." An old style traveller meets unexpected kindness on a flight from Rome and returns the favour. Good descriptive text.