This was my final day of flying for #7flightstoABZ, having flown into Heathrow the day before. It was an early start to drive my hire car back to the airport, but it was a smooth journey, both to Heathrow and through security to the North lounge. The lady on the desk told me that the… Read More #7flightstoABZ – Day 4 – LHR-AMS-LGW-JER-LGW
My few days in Fife had come to an end with an early start and a 0633 train up to Aberdeen and on to Dyce for the airport. The station is just behind the airport so it is necessary to get a transfer. On the way out I took a taxi because it was the… Read More #7flightstoABZ – Day 3 – ABZ-LSI-GLA-LHR
As part of my #7flightstoABZ trip, I am flying from Glasgow to Heathrow with British Airways on an A320. I had selected an exit row seat at the time of booking for free thanks to my Silver status in the Executive Club. I am not in a rush at the other end, so would always… Read More Is this an unpublished additional benefit from British Airways status?
Arriving in from Jersey, I had to negotiate the transfer process which was relatively painless. Without my carry-on suitcase it was easier. I made my back to the lounge and followed the same procedure as before. There were several people Turing up with their Priority Pass cards and being turned away if they did not… Read More #7flightstoABZ – Day 1 – LGW-AMS-LHR
My alarm clock went off at 0400 which is, in anyone’s book, too early. But needs must. As I wrote here, I decided to drive to the airport instead of take the train, and found a great deal on parking with JustPark. The drive to Gatwick took just over an hour and at that time… Read More #7flgihtstoABZ – Day 1 – LGW-JER-LGW
Ok – I’ll admit it – I AM crazy! I am going to see a friend Scotland tomorrow and instead of taking one flight from London to Edinburgh or Aberdeen, I am taking 7. My route, over 2 days and including a night in an airport hotel, looks something like this: LGW-JER-LGW-AMS-LHR-GLA-LSI-ABZ. Why?! Good question.… Read More Why take one flight when you can take seven?!
To finish off the trip report, I thought it would be good to compare our highlights and favourites of various aspects. Favourite flight MA: Of all the flights taken, I think the most enjoyable was the Dreamliner 787-9 LAN return flight from FRA to MAD. The plane appeared clean(er), and cool. The cabin crew were… Read More Episode 8 – Reflections
We had booked the shuttle bus to the airport for 0800, but there was one outside and leaving at 0750 so we jumped on that one, and were at the airport 10 minutes later. In contrast to Frankfurt, which we found to be very tricky to navigate, Madrid is a breeze. We went via Fast… Read More Episode 6 – the wide-bodies’ ageing cousin
We had arrived onto the plane and a short delay turned into a big one. We had missed our slot and there was an issue with a door that wasn’t closing properly which needed to be check out by Engineering. Once cleared, we took off about 90 minutes late. The plane was an Iberia A340-300… Read More Episode 2 – The first wide-body and the perfect airport hotel
The first part of the trip was, for me, heading back to London. As usual, MummyAirmiles is writing in italics. As readers will know, MummyAirmiles is joining up with MisterAirmiles on a few days’ jaunt round Europe, experiencing different planes and their various versions of business class travel. Bring a retired lady of leisure and… Read More Episode 1 – Afternoon tea over the Irish Sea
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