QF146
AKL-SYD
16:14-18:05 (estimated)
B737, Seat 2A
Boarding was efficient with only a minimal delay, and the flight is completely full. I’m writing this report in the air using the new international Wi-Fi, which so far seems just as good as it is in Australia.
As a frequent flyer of ahem a certain status, I always find crew interactions with other pax interesting. For the life of me, though, I can’t figure out what the distribution of high status individuals is based on observed behaviours. About six individual passengers were escorted onto the flight first, one of whom is sitting next to me. Yet when it came to ordering food, I think I was the first to be offered a choice. I’d assumed they were P1, but maybe not.
Even more puzzling: all of those escorted pax were given the paper declaration forms, while none were distributed to the rest of the J cabin. The woman next to me was one of the escorted group, but she mentioned she’s on holiday from Japan — which makes it pretty unlikely she’s a QF frequent flyer. Even if she were top-tier JL, I can’t really see QF bending over backwards for that, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, digressions aside, I skipped the meal again since I’ll have dinner after landing (and I’d already had lunch in the Emirates lounge). I did get a platter of snacks which I might nibble at but I’m trying not to overeat.
The online declaration via the app seems to have worked, so hopefully that shaves a few minutes off my arrival formalities. The future is now, Australia!
AKL-SYD
16:14-18:05 (estimated)
B737, Seat 2A
Boarding was efficient with only a minimal delay, and the flight is completely full. I’m writing this report in the air using the new international Wi-Fi, which so far seems just as good as it is in Australia.
As a frequent flyer of ahem a certain status, I always find crew interactions with other pax interesting. For the life of me, though, I can’t figure out what the distribution of high status individuals is based on observed behaviours. About six individual passengers were escorted onto the flight first, one of whom is sitting next to me. Yet when it came to ordering food, I think I was the first to be offered a choice. I’d assumed they were P1, but maybe not.
Even more puzzling: all of those escorted pax were given the paper declaration forms, while none were distributed to the rest of the J cabin. The woman next to me was one of the escorted group, but she mentioned she’s on holiday from Japan — which makes it pretty unlikely she’s a QF frequent flyer. Even if she were top-tier JL, I can’t really see QF bending over backwards for that, but I could be wrong.
Anyway, digressions aside, I skipped the meal again since I’ll have dinner after landing (and I’d already had lunch in the Emirates lounge). I did get a platter of snacks which I might nibble at but I’m trying not to overeat.
The online declaration via the app seems to have worked, so hopefully that shaves a few minutes off my arrival formalities. The future is now, Australia!
