The first question was how to get to the island. The best flights were with Air Lingus, but the prices were outrageous. In the end, I managed to find award flights with British Airways, which was a relatively good deal. However, flying with Air Lingus is quite limited, as it is a rather basic airline. In the end, I was able to reserve seats at the emergency exit by phone in advance (after about 90 minutes on hold – that's really a high price to pay), but you have to pay for excess baggage (20 kg per person – ha ha) with an award ticket at the airport. You can't do that online.
At the airport, check-in was in the far corner. I had to pay €100 for two extra suitcases, which was okay. If I had booked their top fare for around €1,600, I would only have had 20 kg. This makes the fake business class offered by BA or Lufthansa seem like luxury, and there is no food either.
After security, we went to the exclusive Open Sky Lounge (as an influencer would write), which, as always, was only limitedly exclusive. But it's quite solid.
View of the smoker's box
Well....
Did I mention that we're flying towards the sun?
The flight was uneventful, and we bought a small snack.
Promising.....
An exclusive welcome atmosphere...
Yes, that´s important.....
