Good morning from a very dull and miserable Frankfurt.
Today, I'm flying back to London Heathrow with British Airways in Club Europe (Business Class).
No bag drop needed for me today as I'm travelling light but it appears the BA desks are in the 902-907 regions.
The EES (European Entry/Exit System) is not going down well at Frankfurt. I was stuck in this queue for just over half an hour.
Thank goodness JAL's First Class Sakura Lounge was there to save me.
I'm a big fan of the JAL lounges, I think they're understated and very relaxing.
A spot of breakfast, smoked sausages, scrambled egg and emmental cheese.
And a delightful slice of this plum crumble cake. Delicious!
Then it was time to head over to the aircraft.
When flying business class out of Frankfurt, you get to use the Priority Lane at security. Just remember the JAL lounge is before security so leave yourself plenty of time to get through, although, in the Priority Lane, I was through in minutes.
Looking out onto the apron, the fog was crazy. I wonder if this might delay our departure today?
I spy with my little eye, our aircraft! It's BA's Airbus A320 with the red nose - quite apt for Christmas-time.
And after being bussed over, it was time to settle in to Club Europe.
My seat today is 5A, with just 6 rows in total.
It's in a 3/3 configuration with the middle seat on every row blocked by this cocktail table.
Legroom is the same as economy but not uncomfortable.
The Captain stated that the fog was causing some issues and to expect roughly a 15-20 minute delay to our departure. The crew came around with shortbread biscuits.
And then, some bottles of still Harrogate Spring Water.
After that delay, we roared out of Frankfurt. It really was a foggy day!
And above the clouds, the sun was shining as always!
The aircraft has Wi-Fi enabled, although not Starlink. If you're a member of The British Airways Club you get messaging Wi-Fi for free by simply logging in to your account. This allows you to use iMessage, WhatsApp and other messaging applications at no charge.
If you want further speeds or the ability to stream and browse, the price was £4.99 for the whole flight. Starlink can't come soon enough in my opinion!
Then, lunch was served. Today, a cold prawn salad with boiled egg, olives and a wonderful lemon mustard sauce.
It was served with a warm white olive roll and butter.
And dessert was a chocolate mousse with winter spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with a biscuit crumble and redcurrants.
A full bar was on offer too. I opted for a Coke Zero.
I even managed to get a sneaky 30-minute nap!
The toilets were very clean too, the forward toilet being reserved just for Business Class customers.
All stocked with The White Company amenities.
The crossing over the North Sea was beautiful.
We were then told to expect a long delay as we had entered into an extended hold near Heathrow.
We kept circling, as did lots of other planes. You can see them all in my film! It quite cathartic watching everyone gradually descend!
And I was sat on the right side to get a beautiful view of the capital!
Quite substantially behind schedule, we touched down into Heathrow. The delay not really BA's fault on this one.
Thanks as always for reading and watching.
