Round The World and other travels
A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries
This is: Portugal - California 2004
Flight 4 : BA2946
London Gatwick (LGW) - Edinburgh (EDI)
It was obvious even in the gate area that this was going to be a
lightly-loaded flight. Once we got aboard, my suspicions were
confirmed : the first eight rows had been blocked off and everybody
was concentrated in the middle of the aircraft
We pushed back from the gate at 2046, but it took until 2102 to get
airborne. Once the seatbelt signs had been switched off, my two
seatmates both decided to move, so that everything turned out just
fine for me from a comfort point of view
Amazingly, no-one else made any attempt to move
It was a standard shuttle evening meal. The main course was reminiscent of a small, Club Europe-style salad. This one consisted of chicken, lettuce, tomato, potato, onion, peppers and cranberry (?) sauce. A sachet of roast tomato dressing was supplied. Additionally, there was a good-sized, warm bread roll, a carton of water and some kind of chocolate dessert that I didn't touch. To wash it down, I had a refreshing apple juice and a cup of tea.
We approached EDI from the west, touching down at 2157 and making it to the stand for an on-schedule arrival at 2200.
Date: Mon 06 Sep 2004
Aircraft : Boeing 737-400
Scheduled dep : 2040
Actual departure : 2046
Scheduled arrival : 2200
Actual arrival : 2200
Cabin : Economy
Seat : 9A
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