flying to San Francisco
Flying to San Francisco
I am on my way to California. It is 1 p.m. local time and less than 4 hours to go when I am writing this. Let me tell you how everything went since yesterday. I decided to pack my bags early and check-in the night before. I went to Geneva airport around 6 p.m. yesterday. There were no other passengers at the check-in and I got my boarding passes in no time. All I needed was my passport. The woman at the counter told me that it is always very quiet at the BA counter between 6 until 8:30 p.m. when they close. I was told to be at the gate half an hour before departure. So I did this morning. As I live near the airport, I left home only one hour before the scheduled departure at 10:10 am. Everything went fine, we boarded on time, however the plane did not move for almost 1/2 hour because of congestion in London. The flight was very fast and if we were not put into a holding pattern somewhere near London, we would have made it almost on time. When we finally touched down it was 11:30 a.m. London time. The transfer to Terminal 1 was quick, but getting through security over there took more than 1/2 hour. But of course I had plenty of time. If for any reason you have a tight connection then insist to go in the fast lane which bypasses the long lines. The flight to San Francisco , a 747-400 is full to last seat and took off a bit late, however it is catching up thanks to nice tailwind with a ground speed of nearly 950 km/hr. Arrival is estimated at 4:30 p.m. in San Francisco. The plane took a very "cold" route above Iceland and crossing the northern part of Greenland, very beautiful. We are now approaching Calgary and it is time to fill out the landing cards. Bon Voyage when it is your turn!
I am on my way to California. It is 1 p.m. local time and less than 4 hours to go when I am writing this. Let me tell you how everything went since yesterday. I decided to pack my bags early and check-in the night before. I went to Geneva airport around 6 p.m. yesterday. There were no other passengers at the check-in and I got my boarding passes in no time. All I needed was my passport. The woman at the counter told me that it is always very quiet at the BA counter between 6 until 8:30 p.m. when they close. I was told to be at the gate half an hour before departure. So I did this morning. As I live near the airport, I left home only one hour before the scheduled departure at 10:10 am. Everything went fine, we boarded on time, however the plane did not move for almost 1/2 hour because of congestion in London. The flight was very fast and if we were not put into a holding pattern somewhere near London, we would have made it almost on time. When we finally touched down it was 11:30 a.m. London time. The transfer to Terminal 1 was quick, but getting through security over there took more than 1/2 hour. But of course I had plenty of time. If for any reason you have a tight connection then insist to go in the fast lane which bypasses the long lines. The flight to San Francisco , a 747-400 is full to last seat and took off a bit late, however it is catching up thanks to nice tailwind with a ground speed of nearly 950 km/hr. Arrival is estimated at 4:30 p.m. in San Francisco. The plane took a very "cold" route above Iceland and crossing the northern part of Greenland, very beautiful. We are now approaching Calgary and it is time to fill out the landing cards. Bon Voyage when it is your turn!
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