Journey – BNE-DRW
Flight no. – QF824
Class – Business
Seat – 1A

As I board I am thankful that there are Dreamtime seats so it will be a quite comfortable flight to DRW. In my mind I compare the Club Europe product on a much longer flight to this product and QF win hands down!

I am amused that even though it is a different aircraft I have the same crew to DRW that I had to BNE! The flight is uneventful so I do a little work and watch a little laptop TV and do indulge in just a little glass of bubbles (after the second request for a top up they leave the mini-bottle behind).

The remainder of the flight is uneventful but I know that I have a fairly unpleasant 90 minutes ahead of me in the airport without lounge access. As I deplane I am quick not to go out into arrivals and actually turn back into the departure area and wonder if it is worth trying my luck with the lounge. I walk in and with my most deferential voice admit I know that I am not allowed in but ask if it is possible to chill here as I am waiting for my wife – and I am allowed in

I set myself up at one of the laptop stations and continue watching some laptop TV. I wonder why there is a throng of people around the bar area and realise that it is 2 minutes to 1PM and the booze bus will be leaving soon. After about 10 mins I decide to grab a cold Crown and am quite comfortable waiting for mrssimongr. I keep checking the arrivals board and mrssimongr finally lands.

I meet her in the departure area and she had a great flight – no ear pain at all thanks to the “earplanes”. We have a great few days in DRW and she is very keen to come back again next year!

We stay with her friend for a couple of days and in the Holiday Inn Esplanade for a couple of days – a very relaxing time is had by all – although the 3AM wake up for our 3:45 cab is less than welcome.