Originally Posted by
The _Banking_Scot
Hi,
Thanks for the photos
Might skip breakfast and go to the arrivals lounge
( but will probably take one for the team!
)
I'm on this flight in early December so my plan is probably
Late evening meal at the Conrad EL
check out about 2245
get to the airport around 2330
snack in the lounge ( hopefully the BA lounge will reopen before then)
Change into my BA F sleep suit after takeoff
Skip the first meal.
Regards
TBS
This has been my strategy for night flights DXB-LHR for some years now, decent dinner in the city and maybe a snack in the lounge if I feel like it. Normally don't bother with onboard breakfast either, even in F, unless I wake up early. Either arrivals lounge or heading home are better bets. In fairness I wouldn't just do that on BA, on short night flights sleep is my priority, though the BA catering in CW on this route makes the decision a simple one...
The food in the Marhaba lounge is ok, better than what you'll get onboard and pretty much the same quality as the BA lounge, with possibly more choice. Alcohol in BA lounge is better, if that matters.
I avoid 3am flights out of DXB, 1-2am is about my limit, and I had shifted to more day flights in recent times.