Is everything alright ?   Yes , everything is fine .   What took so long ? I thought your flight was supposed to arrive 3 hours ago !   Didn't they announce that our flight was delayed ?   I didn't hear anything about a delay . I thought everything was running on time . What happened ?   We boarded the plane on time , but then we were held up for almost an hour due to a maintenance problem .   Then what ? Your plane was three hours late !   We finally took off , but about 30 minutes later , the captain came on to the loudspeaker to warn us that there would be some bad turbulence for most of the flight .   Turbulence is pretty normal , isn't it ?   Yes , but this was the worst turbulence I'd ever experienced in my life ! Everyone started getting sick . The flight attendants had to stay in their seats . The captain decided to land early .   So where did you land ?   We landed in Southampton and waited an hour for the storms to pass and then took off again .   That sounds like a nightmare ! 