The LHR leg was still due to take off on time so our delayed landing and detour before getting off the plane was eating into our lounge time. We high tailed it through the priority screening lane and up to the lounge. I had just ordered breakfast and bubbles when I noticed my shadow in 33B had disappeared. I ducked up to the lounge entrance where I chose 70E instead. An aisle seat without the elbow jostling of people walking past.
As I said above, the occasion of the flight was not remarked on at all. The flight attendants were chatting about it 'though. And shaking their heads at what I had planned.
Once again I was treated to a glass or two of something nice from up the front, and at one stage I visited the J lounge and had a good chat to Charlie the CSM. She will be at the launch flight today with some colleagues standing in for the flight attendants for the flight. With all the festivities planned the actual crew would have been over hours, so they will slip onboard to do their checks just before departure.