The flight information displays updated and it is Gate 3 as expected and after a very short walk from the lounge I arrived nice and early for once. Red flashing lights and loud beeping signalled all was not well with my boarding pass and a new one was issued for seat 1a - my first ‘at the gate’ upgrade… yippee! The plane was ready and it was straight through and onboard.




It will be interesting to see how the food and drink plays out as I have items ordered from the speedbird cafe.

Boarding has been really smooth so far, people are flowing onboard at a steady pace and the crew are in good humour, has the makings of a good flight.

In other news, flightly is alerting a 40 minute delay to my second leg onwards to Bucharest and I do not mind in the slightest as I have all day so any delay equals more lounge time.

Very wet this morning so in flight photos are probably not on the cards




Bucked up, tray table away, seat back in the upright position, and window blind fully up, it’s a boarding complete at 05:48. Time to sit back and enjoy the ride. Next stop LHR T5 and the never to be sufficiently cursed transit to T3.