Due to the time wasted in the check in line my stay at the lounge was compromised but I had agreed with fellow FTer Henry III, who was on the same flight, that we would meet there. The only problem was that he mentioned he would be wearing a red tie and I could spot at least 3 people in the lounge wearing a red tie. I didn’t feel like asking each of them “Excuse me, are you Henry III by chance?” so I decided to wait to be onboard to look for him. I even had time to enjoy a quick snack (sandwich, fruit salad and hazelnut mousse cake) with a nice glass of Rully:
The lounge was pretty full with half a dozen of long haul flights departing in the same 30-minute slot.
It was soon time to head towards the gate to assess the boarding process with an experienced eye.