Morning all, just got back from holiday and saw this thread,

I was also on this flight and also in First. The crew I thought (from a First perspective) dealt with it quite well. We were kept informed throughout while waiting for the Boston jet to be prepared for us. The junior (I think) captain was moving between cabins throughout to talk to people and make sure people knew what was going on. Good looking SoB he was too, I was sure that's why he was pushed out to talk to people!

Once the pre-flight booze was finished there was no more to be had but whatever the legal reasons (which I don't personally believe but there you go) it makes sense to keep an increasingly frustrated and overheated airplane alcohol free as much as possible. I know they had to open the rear doors to try and cool down Y and I heard they had an ambulance parked out back for a while but I didn't see it personally.

We were told that the crew had agreed to extend their hours to accommodate the late arrival time, this is why they served dinner while on the ground so that the crew could take extended sleep breaks after take off. This meant we only had one crew member in First for the majority of the flight but many were sleeping by then so it was no big shakes to me and I was frankly happy to be leaving and not waiting overnight for a new flight.

The new plane was indeed fully restocked, I was told so by the crew, so there was a full meal selection on board and we did partake before sleeping.

I'm putting in my compo claim for the late arrival but to be frank, I feel the crew did their best to make things as good as they could in the circumstances and I was grateful for the crew agreeing to extend their hours so I don't feel the need to claim over and above but as always YMMV.

As an aside, arriving that late in Vegas and in First made immigration a total breeze!!!