First time in F
Sep 11, 2022, 8:30 am
#1
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First time in F
Flying with my wife LHR-ORD on Tuesday at 10:25. First time in F, very excited. Have looked at other similar posts, but no recent ones. What hints and tips to maximise the experience? Staying at hotel right by T5, so will be able to get to Concorde room early.
Sep 11, 2022, 9:13 am
#5
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Which hotel are you staying at? Sofitel is the only one attached to T5 so if you want to maximise lounge time and minimise hassle this is your best bet. Despite the name, any other hotels with T5 in their name (including the Hilton) are not attached to the hotel and so if you're booked in one of these it's best to organise a car for the morning to minimise hassle to the airport. Although I think the Hilton T5 is a lovely hotel, it's actually across the border in Slough so if you're not familiar with it then it's a bit fiddly to get to. The terminal 4 hotels (Hilton, Premier Inn, Crowne Plaza) are actually easier IMO to get to T5 (hint: there's a regular TfL bus service that runs from outside these hotels), but for your first F experience I'd not mess about with public transport in the morning and book a car.
Sep 11, 2022, 10:43 am
#6
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Enjoy the flight. The CCR is nice, but it's not like the CX F lounge in HK or so - you want to have been there, have breakfast - but it's not the place you really want to hang out for for hours
Sep 11, 2022, 10:48 am
#8
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Only tip I can think of, is get there early, in case the CCR gets busy. It can in the mornings sometimes.
Enjoy!
Edited. Corrected spelling, !!
Last edited by crazyarmadillo; Sep 11, 2022 at 11:29 am
Sep 11, 2022, 11:02 am
#10
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First wing, CCR and basically everything will be amazing for your first time. I've flown first on about 10 flights and I still love it. remember to leave space in your bag to put your pyjamas which are fairly decent now and the wash bag. I've never had a bad First flight.
Food and Drink is really good onboard in my opinion. If there is anything you want, just ask for it. It's likely they'll be able to get it for you if they can. My wife ate about 3 bags of popcorn on our last flight whilst watching films, see just kept asking for them, and they kept arriving. I had the same treatment with a very nice French Red Wine, which after about the 5 glass, I had to go find some water to drink before I forgot the rest of the flight!
Have fun.
Food and Drink is really good onboard in my opinion. If there is anything you want, just ask for it. It's likely they'll be able to get it for you if they can. My wife ate about 3 bags of popcorn on our last flight whilst watching films, see just kept asking for them, and they kept arriving. I had the same treatment with a very nice French Red Wine, which after about the 5 glass, I had to go find some water to drink before I forgot the rest of the flight!
Have fun.
Sep 11, 2022, 11:10 am
#11
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You’ll love it but I hope you’re not planning to drive when you arrive as you’ll be in no fit state (assuming you do drink alcohol). After his port Mr S asked if he could have just a taster of the whisky as it wasn’t one he had tried before and they gave him half a tumbler!
Have fun.
Have fun.
Sep 11, 2022, 12:48 pm
#12
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Other advice I would give is (if you drink) pace yourself. Starting early in the morning is fun, but you may find by a couple of hours into the flight you're feeling groggy already if you drink too much. I try to go at a leisurely pace so I can enjoy some drinks onboard. Love sipping a nice glass of wine while looking out of the window at Labrador.
Sep 11, 2022, 1:05 pm
#13
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Which hotel are you staying at? Sofitel is the only one attached to T5 so if you want to maximise lounge time and minimise hassle this is your best bet. Despite the name, any other hotels with T5 in their name (including the Hilton) are not attached to the hotel and so if you're booked in one of these it's best to organise a car for the morning to minimise hassle to the airport. Although I think the Hilton T5 is a lovely hotel, it's actually across the border in Slough so if you're not familiar with it then it's a bit fiddly to get to. The terminal 4 hotels (Hilton, Premier Inn, Crowne Plaza) are actually easier IMO to get to T5 (hint: there's a regular TfL bus service that runs from outside these hotels), but for your first F experience I'd not mess about with public transport in the morning and book a car.
Sep 11, 2022, 1:10 pm
#15
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Whilst it will be our 2nd First flight it will be our first from LHR