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I’ve just checked in for the return legs and the upgrade prices are £99 and £69 respectively. At the moment the exit row seat next to me is empty on both flights so I’m not going to take the upgrade, but I’ll check again later.
I don’t expect it is like this all the time when booking last minute, but for these flights the economy + upgrade for all four legs would be nearly £1,000 less than buying business class flights in the first place. |
A view from the waiting area, all very light and bright and modern.
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Originally Posted by JapesUK
(Post 36918686)
I’ve just checked in for the return legs and the upgrade prices are £99 and £69 respectively. At the moment the exit row seat next to me is empty on both flights so I’m not going to take the upgrade, but I’ll check again later.
I don’t expect it is like this all the time when booking last minute, but for these flights the economy + upgrade for all four legs would be nearly £1,000 less than buying business class flights in the first place. |
Originally Posted by JapesUK
(Post 36918495)
Good morning from Bucharest where it is still pretty chilly
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Originally Posted by BMarkus
(Post 36918872)
You know there is no bad weather only bad/wrong clothes. 😁😁 -10° is in some areas of the world almost summer. 😁😁
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All done. It’s a strange life being a dentist “I would have preferred more bleeding”!!!
Check up in three months time coinciding with my surgical check up so no need for yet another extra trip. Looking at the map on the way into the city, Casa Ceausescu is only a few minutes from the two surgeries that I need to attend, so I shall book a visit there to fill the time between the two visits. As I was waiting for things to get started I was looking out into the garden and saw this little installation. Even dentists are getting into the ❤️ craze! https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8d22284d1.jpeg Back to the hotel now and time for beer with an ibuprofen chaser :) |
A quick check on the upgrades, each leg is now £207! He who hesitates is lost.
It’ll be interesting to check again this evening |
A quick update to close out today. When I returned to my room it was straight to bed for an afternoon snooze to catch up a bit of sleep. Then, feeling peckish, I thought I’d take a look at what the lobby shop in the HGI had to offer. The prices are beyond extortionate with, for instance, a single mars bar costing over £4! Not feeling the need to be mugged in plain sight I remembered that there was a supermarket in the airport.
Carrefour have a quite decently sized outlet in the bus area which is below the arrivals hall. It is reached by stairs near the end of the arrivals hall furthest from departures. Prices are sensible ( single mars bar under £1) and they carry a decent range of goodies and essentials. It’s ten minutes walk from the HGI Armed with a sandwich and some coffee sachets it was back to the hotel room where I’m currently writing this update. No further plans for this evening beyond sleep and beer and more sleep so I will see you all in the morning for the trip back to Birmingham on AF |
It's ridiculous isn't it. I don't mind paying over the odds for a room service burger because someone has actually cooked, prepared and brought it up while I sit on my lazy behind. But snacks and drinks are getting to silly prices. I'm looking at a 95g pack of crisps on display in my room which is 60 HK$. Nobody has curated that, the cleaning staff are refilling the 'pantry'.
So we have just loaded up at the local M&S and 7-11. |
Originally Posted by JapesUK
(Post 36918669)
Made it! Exactly on time!
Shouldn’t have bothered, the dentist that I saw last week (not my usual consultant) forgot to book this weeks appointment :( I’ve just had a quick 5 minutes in the chair and the periodontist is going to fit me in at 11am for an hour to try a less intrusive procedure. Frankly I’m more than happy because I never thought about sedation for this visit so if I do have to come back for a more intrusive procedure I can line that up. For now, it’s Starbucks time, as I’ve not had time for a coffee yet! |
Good morning from Bucharest!
I’ve definitely paid down my sleep debt, slept maybe 13 of the last 19 hours! Time for breakfast. It’s 09:30 and the breakfast room is very busy but staff are keeping pace and everything is clean and the food mostly topped off https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...4af76c505.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...86fc81956.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9c78c8150.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9b902f455.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...fa15615f2.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8b30e0487.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...76c697e01.jpeg As yesterdays total food intake was a sandwich, time to do this justice https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...fa2b8a2ca.jpeg |
Leaving the hotel at 10:50 it is a five minute walk to the airport. Although there is plenty of snow on the ground there is now a well worn path from the airport to the hotel
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...298d90256.jpeg I was going to check the price of an airport upgrade but checkin is closed, I guess it must open at T-2 hours https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8dee1af82.jpeg Security was very quiet and civilised https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9cde4d307.jpeg Once through to departures it was incredibly quiet https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...74afb848f.jpeg If you have been to Otopeni, or have seen any of my previous photos, you’ll know that this is a haven of peace and serenity compared to the normal madding crowds! Back to the Dacia lounge for me, which is almost empty, and a coffee and juice to start with as my stomach is currently making its unhappiness at the amount of breakfast I ate loudly known! https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b090ad82c.jpeg |
After a couple of hours in the lounge drinking coffee and getting some work done, I saw our plane arrived pretty on its way to gate 1
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...190a0c524.jpeg I gave it a few minutes and then headed to the gate which is a short upstream walk from the lounge https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cb82245d0.jpeg It’s not too crazy, but there is plenty of time yet. Looks like a crew change so it’ll be a few minutes before we start boarding. As an aside, there are literally dozens of border police roaming around spot-checking people, I’ve not seen that before |
Boarding started after about a ten minute wait and I am in 14D, exit row, Aisle. As is quite often the case, the crew member was standing in my seat space and I jokingly apologised for having to evict her.
Now, colour me highly impressed, she said “Not a problem Mr JapesUK”, you could have knocked me down with a feather! Into my seat which is clean and comfortable and seems pretty new . https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...22d565ff9.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ccf3e74c9.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...460dd2211.jpeg 14E has been showing as empty all the way but a gent has just arrived to claim it. I am guessing he begged a gate upgrade and I cannot begrudge him it, he is taller than I am! We are now one minute from scheduled departure but passengers are still streaming aboard so I’m guessing we will be 10+ minutes pushing back. A Quick Look at the diminutive safety card on this A22-300 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...68ae13d2a.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...ca6683964.jpeg I’m surprised to see, or more accurately, to not see a menu in the seat pocket. No Buy on Board? The crew member has just dropped off a towel and mini water, only to myself, a AF status benefit? https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...bdb4651ca.jpeg Remember I said I don’t begrudge Mr 14E his seat? He’s a sniffer 😡 Next Stop: Paris in around three hours time |
Originally Posted by JapesUK
(Post 36921595)
Remember I said I don’t begrudge Mr 14E his seat? He’s a sniffer 😡
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