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Long, long delay, but at least they did announce and honour priority boarding when they finally started. Unfortunately this was a full flight (no doubt there have been passengers less fortunate than us rolled over from earlier cancelled flights) so I didn't have this seat for long, as 1E turned up, though graciously (and not entirely surprisingly) accepted 1D in lieu. Twas a good gamble (booking 1D,F), but you can't expect it to pay off every time!
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Well, they've given me a nice bed (not exactly my idea of a Diamond upgrade mind, but I'm not here that long!) now, I wonder where Pat and Ken are sleeping....
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After a delayed flight, a manic bus ride, I'm ready for a quick dinner in the Oasis cafe in the Hilton....
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Here I am, finally at BA's new (to me!) terminal!
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It's a shame that the bus drops you off at the other end of the terminal from the First Class check-in, and what a huge terminal it is! For those used to flying in First with other airlines, I'd better explain, as you may never have seen one of these before, here in England we call it A Queue.....
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...and once you've got to the head of the queue and confirmed you are actually booked in First, you get directed to.....another queue. I'd never thought I'd be using those two phrases in the same sentence: "First Class" and "Queue"....
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After being called forward in error and then sent back, we finally get to check-in (one at a time for some reason, even though we're all on the same booking) and we have two less bags (more free hands for bears!) and the all important BA-F boarding passes in our hands!
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Security was busy, but Fast Track did improve things, and the wait did give us a chance to watch a steady stream of people try to get though this door and be turned back. For this Bear however, it is opened wide! To some it may be "The Scary Door", but for me it is the gateway to the Nirvana that is....
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...the Concorde Room! Since we're running late, we make a bee-line to the Concorde Dining room for our breakfast, Quite a menu to browse through....
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Croisants, Danish pastries, English Breakfast Tea and Eggs Benedict, I'm pretty sure this is better that what would have been on offer in the Executive Lounge at the Hilton!
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