This is a Trip Report from the Upper Class cabin
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We got to Gatwick on the day before the flight having checked in online at home with SEQ1 and 2. I had already booked a room at the Hilton through Rocket Miles to get a bonus 5000 miles. I phoned the Hilton and asked about upgrading to an executive room and was given a free upgrade so we had afternoon tea in the lounge followed by snacks and drinks in the evening.
We are always up early and were in the lounge in the morning for a light snack and tea before going over to the terminal. It was a bit of a struggle with four cases on a trolley but we were at the UC check-in just after eight o'clock. We got rid of our cases and went upstairs to the security gate. The priority channel worked well and we were in the CH by 8.30
For us that was a bit too early to start on the Champagne so we had a couple of cups of tea. I lost count of the number of times we were asked if we wanted anything and by ten o'clock we decided we would have something off the menu.
Mrs D had the chicken and brie sandwich while I opted for Eggs Royale. We were still on soft drinks tea for Mrs D coffee for me.
After a while it was time for a drink. Mrs D had a redhead and I opted for a Bellini.
The flight was due to go off at 13:00 so we went off towards the gate at 12:00 and on arrival at the gate were told to board straight away. Except that Mrs D was stopped for a secondary search just after our boarding passes were checked. She was not happy especially as the search was rubbish and half hearted and the searcher was a right miserable person. Anyway that done and we boarded the plane.
The FSM introduced herself as did other crew. 77 passengers and 17 crew were quickly settled and doors shut. Not before we had time to down a couple of glasses of Champagne each. Once up in the air more drinks were offered and I decided to have something slightly less alcoholic. A buck fizz.
I declined further drinks until the meal. We both chose the Waldorf salad followed by Chicken Biriani. It was the best meal I have ever had on a plane.
Mrs D had a sticky toffee pud and I waited for the cheese and port.
After the meal was cleared we hit some turbulence and were confined to seats for over an hour. It also meant we took a bit of a detour and it slowed us from being ahead of time to a few minutes behind time. When we disembarked we joined quite a queue but on ESTA and having been last year we were guided to use the kiosks and it didn't take long before we were through. We were in the Hyatt hotel an hour after landing.
Dick D