A First Class Finish!

At JFK airport we go into our normal airport travel mode – check in, bag drop, buy magazine for take off, head to the BA lounge etc etc.  But this time we have an extremely nice surprise at the check in machine, where we find we have been upgraded to Business Class.  Mrs M is now extremely excited having never gone ‘proper’ business class before – although realises this poses a new ‘Flying with Confidence’ problem – how do you take off in a backwards facing seat? (Mr M helpfully says backwards!).  We are not sure whether the upgrade is because of Mr M’s Sapphire card, the numerous Oneworld flights we have taken, or because of Mrs M’s course, but thank you – this will be a memorable last hurrah!

 

After some time in the BA lounge we get the call that we are boarding to go home.  We join the last line to do the final security and boarding pass checks.   Mrs M is up first however there seems to be a problem – our passports can’t be read, the boarding passes don’t scan and the computer says ‘not checked in’ – what has happened now – are we not going to be able to go home for Christmas after all– Mrs M starts to look worried.

The BA lady comes back – “it’s your lucky day – you’ve been upgraded to First Class” – Not quite believing what has just happened Mr M says – “Mrs M you’re going to really like this!”, we go down the tunnel and for Mrs M’s first time ever we get to turn left!

BA Flight 112 First Class Cabin

“Wow” – is all Mrs M can say!  Slightly shell shocked as we are made extremely welcome by the lovely BA cabin crew, handed glasses of Laurent Perrier champagne, given our first class PJ’s, this poses a new problem for Mrs M – how do you work the seat and all the gadgets and oh no I can’t actually reach Mr M to hold his hand on take off – oh well have some more champagne and sit back and relax! 

And relax....the best flight Mrs M has EVER completed!

When the cabin crew discover Mrs M is a nervous flyer she is given even more special attention and is really looked after!  Mr M is very concerned as Mrs M seems to be getting used to this a bit too easily!

After a good take off we are set up for a table for two for dinner – whilst still very full from brunch we can only have the starter – lobster, but manage to make room for that.  This is certainly a bit different to the 'lovely' veggie chickpea stew Mrs M had on the Quantas Sydney / LA flight!

Time for bed.  PJ’s on and we are ‘turned down’ with a fully flat bed – again something Mrs M has never experienced before – lying down on the plane – whatever next!   

First Class PJ's on - time for bed!

Whilst Mr M (the seasoned traveler) gets a good sleep Mrs M is still too excited and doesn’t get too much.  Next up a lovely breakfast and then we are coming in to Heathrow, nearly home at last.   

What a finale – Mrs M has totally loved flight No. 21 and decides that actually first class is definitely the way to go!  A big thank you to the BA team on Flight BA 112 who made it all so perfect (you even get a better class of turbulence in first!).

After being let off the plane first, all bags present and correct, we collect the hire car and go home.  

Round the world trip completed.  No regrets!

Mrs M