Translation of Aufschwung

I ran across the bridge to reach the other terminal and asked at the check in counter which connecting flights were still available. I wanted to avoid having to drive into the city at any cost.
Everything's fine over here. The weather is a bit crazy, but otherwise everything is ok. I wrote this one based on what you gave me previously. This is a very common form of saying it in Spanish outside Argentina.
How do you like comics? I have actually never read them, but for learning a new language it is a great way; but the language often is not too correct. But it has mostly more advantages than drawbacks.