Well a huge thank you to those that attended. I always knew the Norn Irn crowd on FT would be good fun and so it proved!

I am delighted that such an interesting, thoughtful and amusing crowd turned out and I hope this will be just the start of Flyertalk involvement in Northern Ireland's significant frequent flyer community ^

For those interested, I was kindly escorted from the hotel by antichef to the Crown Room where we met FlyingOnceMore and vantheman. After some of us had imbibed we repaired to the Red Panda for an enjoyable Chinese meal before heading to Robinsons for a nightcap.

I'd forgotten what a civilised airport BHD can be, even with the likes of FlyMayBe. Bed to check-in: 15 minutes; check-in to departures: 5 minutes; flight to EDI: 45 minutes. I was one of the first in the office today, at 9.25am!

Time for a bigger FT event in NI?

Spent tonight trying to shift those Bank of Ireland notes in various pubs in Edinburgh...