Checked In

So, I arrived early, checked in and off I went to sit at the lounge. The flight was just before midnight and it was just after ten now. Anita prepared a heavy dinner for me earlier, so I wasn't exactly hungry. I had a cup of hot chocolate, settled into the seat and enjoyed the free internet.

I managed to check in my luggage straight to Atlanta but upon arrival at Heathrow, I had to get another boarding pass before the next flight. Praying that there won't be any delay hopefully as I was sure in would be right tired then. I wasn't planning to get much sleep for the flight into Heathrow. I would leave that for the Trans-Atlantic leg.

Maybe, I would force myself to watch a movie or two. After all, it would be my first experience onboard an A380. I got the upper deck seat, and requested for an aisle one rather than a window. In was a night flight. I'll go for the window one for the return leg when it would be during sunlight.

The lounge was recently renovated, but I did not see any changes since the latest time I've been in. Food was OK, but being full, I didn't have much. Maybe I have something light after the take off. I didn't recognise anybody else on the flight so far, so I reckon most of the other Malaysian delegates did the sensible thing and took the flight via Seoul. I liked to be difference. So, London, here I come. Even if it was only for a few hours.

More on my Atlanta trip here.

Touch Down

The flight in was very comfortable indeed. It was full of students actually, in suits with a 1Malaysia pin on their lapel. They must be the top few who was awarded scholarship to fly off early for their A levels. All so young. Still teary eyed. Just like when I first touched down in London back in 1990.

One thing about MAS was their service. MH flights to London, being their flagship I suspect gives the best service because of it being such a lucrative sector for them. I had flown on KLM business class before, and it was worst than coach on MAS in terms of service and food. I better say too much about business on MAS then. It would make you jealous!

Anyway, I skipped dinner on the plane and managed a six hour nap, and starving when I woke up. Luckily, there were some snacks and drinks on offer. After chatting with some of the students and colleagues flying in for the same meeting, I felt asleep again, this time for a coupe of hours, just in tine to wake up for breakfast. The nasi lemak the cabin offer was actually very good.

We landed on time. Immigrations was straight forward as we were the first international flight in onto the Terminal 4 that morning. When I was writing this blog, I was on the transport to the hotel we would be staying in for the rest of the week. No free wifi unfortunately, and I couldn't be bothered to activate data roaming as it would cost a bomb. I would wait until I reached the hotel. Hopefully there would be free wifi there.

I would be free foe the rest of the day and the troupes were discussing the plans for the rest of the day. In the end, we settled for hop in hop off city tour, then dinner tonight at Covent Garden. Looking forward to that!