At the gate the agent scanned my BP and the QF concierge stepped and said ‘I didn’t get a chance to speak to you in the lounge. Was everything ok?’ I confirmed this and she said she would escort me to the plane. She parted the gate lice as we approached the gate as general boarding had not yet commenced. Sometimes it is good to be the King.
Flight QF0032 LHR-SIN Seat 1A
Aircraft: 380-800
Departure time: 11:05
On board there was no one at the door but a crewmember was coming up the aisle. I said ‘surprise’ and he said yes you did sneak on there. He directed me to my seat the first one on the left had side.
A member of the F crew then approached me and introduced herself and asked if I would like a drink and listed various options. I of course went with champagne. I took the opportunity of the empty cabin to take a few photos of the F section and the suite. It felt good to be back on QF on the 380 in F.
Suite Details (more pirctues of seat control in photo link)
My lovely crewmember came back with PJs and an amenity kit and followed this up with a champagne glass that was placed on the sideboard.
A minute later the delectable, delicious, delovely Comtes de Champagne was presented before me. I said to the crew I am now officially in heaven. She poured the wine and returned a few minutes later with some Almonds and Olives that were marinated in citrus peel, rosemary and olive oil. Every time I take that first sip of the Comtes de Champagne I realise I have forgotten how lovely it really is. I can’t say enough how much I love this drop.
The F cabin filled up with 8 other passengers and the front door of the aircraft was closed. A hot towel was delivered before we pushed back.
Later at 11:00 door 2 was closed and at 11:07 we pushed back for our journey to Singapore. We taxied down to the T5 end of the airport and made our take off roll at 11:26. I was able to watch the whole event through tail cam on the IFE system that was terrific. The IFE told me we had 11 hours and 26 minutes to fly before reaching Singapore. Why couldn’t there be more headwinds when travelling East?
Once in the air and the belt signs were switched off the crew jumped into action and delivered the menu and wine list and asked me what I would like to drink. No prizes for guessing what I asked for. Soon after this the Comtes de nectar of the gods was being presented before me and poured into my glass. I resisted the temptation to say ‘just leave the bottle’.
The window shades are controlled from the touch screen seat controller and consist of two parts. One is a lighter shade that cuts the glare but lets light in still and the other a black out shade that drops behind the opaque one.
Be back with the luncheon service next.
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