This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin
Ground Staff
Food & Drink
Entertainment
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Cabin Crew
a couple of other cars were dropping off at DTCI when we pulled up, but no delay, short queue at security then duty free for a bottle of port to sustain me and into the CH
T3 was really crowded, the CH too, seemed to be a lot of DL/US pax in there (also noticed some at DTCI and the security queue), as flights were called it quietened down
service was fast though, had my first bubbly and ordered the CH breakfast within a couple of minutes of taking a sofa in the galley, food could have been warmer, otherwise ok, bubbly was refilled several times without delay
headed for the gate when called, bit of a queue as the corridor was shut to allow arriving pax to cross, then boarded
another bubbly served
the flight had 263 pax, seemed to be just a couple of spare seats in UC, everyone i could hear sounded like they were US travellers returning home, i noticed many DL FF tags, i felt a bit outnumbered
as usual, no AU recognition, though i could hear some DL FF being welcomed, hmm
departed on time, announcement of expected 8 hours and one minute journey time, so we should arrive early
the CC were friendly and efficient throughout the flight, even with the near full cabin it didn't seem to slow/delay service
had a couple more bubblies then the meal was served, chicken and duck terrine to start, quite nice, then the beef, over cooked though not dry/tough, the accompanying veg ranged from ok to inedible [edit: added pic of menus]
after the meal i converted the seat to bed and did my best to snooze away the next few hours, cabin became a bit too warm and i was restless, but managed to laze away until a couple of hours before arrival
converted back to seat ready for the afternoon tea service, sandwiches were stale again, ugh, the choc/mandarin volcano shaped cake was the best thing
uneventful landing, trundled across to immigration in the 'sky lounge', no queues, waited a few minutes for the bag, no queue at customs and found the driver ready with a sign, waited about 10 minutes for a colleague i hadn't realised was on the flight and gave them a lift to where we're spending the week
overall a good trip, food was a bit disappointing, especially the stale sandwiches
what stood out was the sheer number of DL/US people on the flight, with it being the weekend after new year i'm sure many were returning home after a holiday in UK