V-Flyer

We arrived at T3 about 3 hours before our flight. I have not been to T3 for about 5 years and was very impressed by the new layout, seems so much more spacious out front.

We went to the PE bag drop line as we had already checked in the previous day (Seq 19,20,21!) but were called over to UC checkin. We were issued with boarding passes and our stroller was taken by a nice man with a trolley just behind checkin as we didn't need to take it as far as the gate.

Security was not busy, and the family lane(great idea) was nearly empty so we were though in minutes and headed for breakfast at Chez Gerard.
Very disappointing for our 3.5 year old son that there are no views of the runways from T3 :-(

After an hour or so shopping etc we headed for the gate. Boarding was very quick as there were only 130 pax on the flight. PE was probably half empty.
The flight itself was excellent. Cabin crew very attentive, food was ok. Our son enjoyed his childrens meal of pasta bolognese and cheese. His dad ate the leftovers after finishing off his own chilli con carne (obviously went down well!) I had the chicken which was also nice.

IFE was OK, not vport but it was working and I managed to watch a film and some of the comedy channel.
Later we were given an ice cream and then a sandwich just before landing.

Found the new PE seats very comfy. The adjustable head rest is great

Only negative comments are that we had to use the toilets in EC, but as the flight was not full I didn't have to wait long.

Mentioned to one of the crew that it was my husbands 40th and they brought over 2 glasses of champage and some chocolates for our son, which was nice. They also made an announcement when we had landed to wish him a happy birthday. He was so embarassed


So all in all a great flight. Will TR the return flight and Chicago itself when I have more time.

Thanks
L2H

Glad you had a good trip !

Lookmforward to hearing about the return leg and your adventures in Chicago

Thanks for the TR, sounds like a very straight forward trip and a rather light load!

Thanks for the TR glad you had a good flight

Thank you for the TR.

Thanks for the TR

Good of the crew to go that extra mile for hubby

Hope your trip in Chicago was great

buns

Sounds like a very pleasant trip with a crew that tried to please! Always lovely to hear about those small efforts from the crew that make a big difference

Cheers for the TR! Look forward to the return

Welcome to Chicago! Sucks you had to embrace ORD's T5, a really horrible experience overall.

Looking forward to the return leg! Thanks for the TR!