On the other hand EU261 will buy a nice bottle of Cognac. Make sure you book your own hotel and claim it back from BA, that way you get the hotel points. Conformance is likely to screw you:tu::D

No other food really looked appealing so back to the lounge for a quick beer and then off to the gate. Many people crowding the gate and they’ve just announced they are boarding strictly by group number and I’m sure you know how well that works with bus gates 😂

they have laid out sandwiches and water for any that want them which is a surprising touch


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And now awaiting the group 1-3 call and watching the mess around the gate itself

Roughly 2 hours 50 mins late we are all on board but luggage proving a bit of an issue so doors are still open. Our carriage for today


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Apparently the flight came in late from Copenhagen to London and therefore they had to roster a standby crew. Pilot was on airport standby but the first officer was on home standby and had to do the airport rush.

now waiting to see if we get a departure slot as the pilot just mentioned it’d be a slow taxi out.

LHR-NCL now over 2 hours late so at the rate I might even get some lounge time. It’s not often you are grateful for a delay but I’m very happy with the onwards service delay today!

Flight deck is still open and captain is chatting to the IFL so not feeling we are going anywhere soon

All buckled up, luggage still an issue, someone’s bags are going into the hold!

Really enjoying this TR and the others you’ve written, please keep it up. 👍😁

I would have thought weather related, but if the delay is due to waiting for standby crew... mayhaps?

2:40 late so no joy. The transit from T3 to T5 was an hour, mostly because the bus was a good ten minutes to turn up and then clearing security took an age. So long, in fact, that I went straight to the gate in T5 as it said ‘boarding’.

and 40 minutes later we were actually boarding. I detest it when they do that, show a flight as boarding and then leave us hanging at the gate for an age. The gates were really hot and the boarding was completely shambolic and there were some very irate people getting on this plane.

21:37 now and at least I’m on board and heading home on the flight I expected to be on, albeit somewhat delayed… with the double departure delay working in my favour. Ten minutes later and boarding is complete, the doors are closed, and we are awaiting pushback.

Next stop, Newcastle

Thanks for the feedback krispy84 I really appreciate it, more than you might imagine.

23:12 and we are on the ground and awaiting luggage. I spent most of the flight dozing but was awake long enough to enjoy my special order meal which was the Kosher smoked salmon.


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Farewell sunny Bucharest (for now) and hello rainy Newcastle



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And with that I’m signing off for the week until we do it all again in 7 days time

Congratulations on making it home. The trip report is excellent, and I'm glad my hat is still at risk.

It's the whole trip time that matters anyway. Glad to hear you made it in the end, looked for a while it's only going to be about 25 minutes late.

I didn’t know that. Every day is an education.

Definitely a good read, and even though I'm not off to OTP until January this has whetted my appetite. Looking forward to the next episode :tu:

Fantastic trip reports, please keep them coming!
I fear I may need some dentist details soon ...

Thanks sl1ppy , really appreciate the feedback and I’d have no hesitation recommending the dentists I’m using should you need to partake of the dreaded chair!

I'll be passing through Bucharest in late November/early December. I'll be re-reviewing this report for some restaurant ideas! I also like the idea of trying a variety of airline special order meals. Nice report!