CAIRO to FRANKFURT (CAI-FRA) on Lufthansa A300-600 in business class

After a busy morning in town I rushed back to the hotel for a quick shower, checked out and headed back to the airport. There was a big queue at pre-check-in security but it moved fast and 15 minutes later I was inside. There was no queue at the first or business class check-in line. Check in however did take a few minutes due to an issue which I'll mention later, and also due to the agent not wanting to switch FFP number until I insisted. "Look you have gold status, it does not matter". Clearly not an FTer

Immigration was quick. I did a lap around the terminal and then headed to the lounge. The lounge was basic but comfortable. Hot and cold drinks, some pastries, separate sections for smoking and non-smoking, weak wifi signal but no computer terminals, also no shower. Our flight came up on the monitors as boarding over an hour before departure, which of course is a ruse to get people to go through gate security in plenty of time. There is nothing beyond security other than some seats to sit on. At security a family in front of me was talking a long time to get organised with stuff to go through xray. The guy behind me was getting impatient - needlessly as we were in plenty of time and there is nothing to do on the other side anyway. Liquids rules apply here, but no need to remove the baggy.

The flight was chockers. 2 passengers were double booked in the seat beside me. Apparently one guy had done return check in from Frankfurt and had not bothered to visit check in desk at Cairo. There was a delay in departing for a missing economy passenger. An old lady rushed through the cabin some 15 minutes after scheduled pushback looking a bit embarrassed. There was also a check of boarding passes in business class with a reported extra passenger, but I think that was related to the double-booked seat.