translate English to French: May 16 finally arrived, at my hometown airport I encountered several others local conference participants, and while we were waiting to board our flight to Calgary, we had the opportunity to get acquainted.
Le 16 mai arriva finalement; à mon aéroport local, j’ai rencontré plusieurs autres participants locaux à la conférence et, en attendant de monter à bord de notre vol pour Calgary, nous avons eu l’occasion de faire connaissance.