Alaska Trip, part III
Jun. 28th, 2019 02:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerFlight foo. Generally speaking, uneventful - which is usually the best you can hope for with long flights. TSA searched our checked bag both directions and smashed a glass we had carefully wrapped up. Sigh. At least they didn't confiscate the expensive Scotch or the jam I had brought...
On the way back, we had underestimated the driving time from Seward and only had 15 minutes before boarding was scheduled. Fortunately, we had treated ourselves to first class on the return leg. We were bumped up to TSA pre-clearance - which meant we got through the entire security process in less than 5 minutes. I haven't bothered with paying for pre-clearance before because we don't fly much. But we're tentatively planning a Europe trip for our 20th anniversary next year, so it might be worthwhile for that.
The wife hadn't flown first class before. It had been 15 years for me. Man, I could get used to having leg room, arm room, and a glass of sparkling wine in a real glass just after takeoff. Also, the noise-canceling headphones don't do much at home. But they made an immense difference on the flight.
On the way back, we had underestimated the driving time from Seward and only had 15 minutes before boarding was scheduled. Fortunately, we had treated ourselves to first class on the return leg. We were bumped up to TSA pre-clearance - which meant we got through the entire security process in less than 5 minutes. I haven't bothered with paying for pre-clearance before because we don't fly much. But we're tentatively planning a Europe trip for our 20th anniversary next year, so it might be worthwhile for that.
The wife hadn't flown first class before. It had been 15 years for me. Man, I could get used to having leg room, arm room, and a glass of sparkling wine in a real glass just after takeoff. Also, the noise-canceling headphones don't do much at home. But they made an immense difference on the flight.
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Date: 2019-06-29 12:57 am (UTC)