After a pleasant 8 hour flight from Johannesburg, we had to hustle once landed to make our Seattle connection. The airport here is absolutely massive; as is Emirates airline. The number of their planes on the ground was incredible including 8 or 10 of those very large Airbus A380’s. Think how many must be airborne at any particular moment.
We wore too many clothes so were getting warm when we hit the health screening- yikes! - thermal imaging cattle chute. No escape but we got through to hear the gate agent utter the 6 sweetest words the harried traveler will ever hear: “You’ve been upgraded to business class.”
And that’s where I sit right now as I write this. Our route takes us almost directly over the North Pole then down over B.C. to Seattle. Will try to post now using their wifi. We so look forward to getting home!
Hey Doug, I'm glad to hear you have had success with your flight home. And you will be arriving to a week of beautiful weather. Cold overnight but clear sunny days with highs in the teens. Golfing weather is here now!
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Great news to hear you are safely on that flight! A relief for all of us here
ReplyDeleteNancy here: Dubai to seattle was 15 hours and this after an 8 hour flight. So good to be in North America.
ReplyDeleteGet some sleep and give everyone a call
ReplyDeleteWill do! Home now.
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