Well today was our next long haul flight, which was from Frankfurt to Los Angeles (being approximately 12 hours). Once we got to our boarding gate, it seems that the aircraft we were supposed to be flying on (Boeing 747) was switched for an Airbus 340. This had a twofold effect. Firstly, this allowed us to have on-demand entertainment (yay!), as Lufthansa has only upgraded their Airbus fleet. Secondly, given that it is a smaller plane by passenger numbers, Lufthansa offered passengers the equivalent of NZ$1,250.00 each and a free nights accommodation if they were willing to take the flight the next day. While it was very tempting (and if it was our flight home we definitely would have jumped at the opportunity), we had too many other bookings that would be effected by it. Also the invitation was read first in German, and a lot of people looked like they were jumping at the opportunity before we understoon what was going on.
Flight itself was ok (we still watched the netbook as there was a very limited choice on the plane’s on-demand entertainment), and we arrived in Los Angeles after 2:00am our time. We went through the fingerprinting and photo taking (feels like you’ve committed a crime) and caught the free shuttle to our airport hotel, from which we could watch the planes take off and arrive. The bed in our room had a feature called sleep number, which you could use to control the softness/firmness of the bed, with each side independently controlled. The hotel also had a pool (it’s great to be out of Europe) and a swim was just what was required before bed.
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