Originally Posted by
aristoph
I already hated 1C on LHR-based aircraft. It sticks out into the aisle but at least the row is separated off with a barrier. On this LGW aircraft the row just should not be there, it’s unacceptable in business class.
I was sitting in 1A (and, according to Expert Flyer, 1C was still empty an hour before boarding) on a flight back from IBZ last Friday and the oddest character joined me in 1C, boarding last. Perplexed me on many levels. He reeked for one, had no cabin bag, spoke almost no English, but walked in with two cans of Carlsberg beer (yes, in CE). The crew saw this and simply said he needed to hold them whilst taking off and then opened one whilst the seat belt signs were on and crew had started their prep. Not sure I've ever seen that before in CE nor sure who he was or why he was in 1C.