Tukaj smo ... ... Go!
It's 6:15 AM, in večina Mega DO je zajtrk v Terminal E President's Club pred njihovim 7 AM odhod v PHX krovu CO 1905. Ni veliko za povedati o prvem sinoči Frequent Awards Potnik, ki ni že bilo povedano o FlyerTalk ali na Nagrade samega mesta, razen, da je nesporen uspeh in da je po-stranka je trajalo malo prepozno za 5 AM (v trener), 5:30 (v Randy, Tommy, in “Marty” razred) ali 5:45 AM (v prvem) bujenju klic.
Preverite, ali so v celotnem dnevu, za pokrivanje vožnjo v vsakem razredu, skupaj s poročili iz US Airways v Phoenix in montažo Boeing črto na Paine Field. Zadnji dan SMD 2010 bo nedvomno najdaljši!
Mega ustvarjalci Finish First
Ko sem zavila lanski Star Mega DO jih (povsem zakonito) treskav Lufthansa First Class Terminal skupaj z majhno Gađenje od FlyerTalkers, Mislil sem, da je dobesedno enkrat v življenju izkušnje. Ampak tukaj smo leto dni kasneje, in sem bil spet enkrat ne, ampak dvakrat v dobo krajšo od 12 ure. Kot je navedeno v prejšnjem delovnem mestu, Lufthansa je brez primere korak busing celoten roster Mega letošnjega DO, da FCT za nočno čepico po večerji — prvič in zadnjič v svoji zgodovini, da je ne-Hons in ne-prodane vozovnice v prvem razredu so potniki je bilo kdaj dovoljeno znotraj. To je bilo še posebej impresivna glede terminala je tehnično letališkem, kar je pomenilo, namestitev osebja na vsakem izhodu, da bo celoten terminal v Lockdown.
Torej, kaj ste zamudili? Prva, osnove: FCT je samostojna stavba, zgrajena po ceni $43 milijonov. Najbolj znana lastnost je floto Porches, Avtomobile BMW in Mercedes dol čakajo na Mešalnikih vas, da vaš let. (Danes zjutraj, Sem poravnana za Mercedes van; Randy Pritrjen vožnja v Porsche. “Lahko, da se navzkrižno off moj pogost seznam popotnik vedro,” je dejal.) Prav tako znana v FT krogih so gume duckies v kadi, ki je bila odstranjena za zvečer, da ljudje kot sem jaz (Will in Steele) iz česar off z njimi.
Bom prepustila drugim, da razprava, ki je letalska družba najboljše saloni, ali ki je eno najbolj bivalni prostor na svetu, vendar FCT mora biti v najvišjem listo z Virgin klub na LHR in Wing in Pier na HKG. (Če bi kdo želel trditi, zakaj je njihova najljubša je boljši, Zelo rad bi ga videli v komentarje.) Eden mit, da sta razblinili zame je bilo dejstvo, da je pecivo — ki je pred leti na hitro turnejo pritisnite bi bil rekel, sem bila letela v sveže na prvi polet z Dunaja vsako jutro — so bili bolj ali manj pečen lokalno, z le nekaj poslastic, ki letela iz Avstrije. (Zakaj ne bi FCT na roko založene z zračno poti iz dobrote?)
V torek zvečer, Restavracija je bil zaprt in bar (, ki je ponosna na svojo single malt izbor, prijetno Tommy) je bil omejen na majhen izbor scotches, konjak in grappa, ampak majhno ekspedicijo naslednje jutro (zahvaljujoč našim HON chaperones) vzorčenih zajtrk, opečen z Tattinger, in ni stvari, “zrak bojevniki” pa v teh situacijah: uživali naše sreče.
Meanwhile, on Swiss…
You may recall that while the majority of Mega DO participants flew Lufthansa JFK-FRA, a handful opted to transit via ZRH, VIE (and in one case, GVA) on LX and OS. How were their flights? I have yet to meet either of the pair who opted for OS, but I do have a pair of trip reports from LX. After dropping $2,800 on a refundable gate pass to enter Lufthansa Senator Lounge at JFK, Pat hopped the AirTrain from Terminal 1 to Terminal 4. Upon entering the Swiss lounge (which is land-side), he was greeted by the head of U.S. PR, who took him on a tour of the first class lounge and then helped clear an entire lane of security for him to pass through. The flight to ZRH in business class was outfitted with fully lie-flat beds, and upon arrival he was taken to lunch by the head of operations, which blew Pat away. After lunch, he was driven to his plane. “I have to call about my miles because they never scanned my ticket!” he says.
Meanwhile, Marty booked himself on JFK-GVA-FRA and apparently fell through the cracks, as Swiss was unaware of his presence. So what is it like when they don’t roll out the red carpet? “The Swiss flight was great… in the air,” said Marty, obviously hesitating. “The lounge was better than advertised, and the service was fantastic. But there was a slight delay in Geneva, and when I got here, they had decided to send my luggage on to Rome. So I was an hour late at baggage claim while retrieved my luggage from the Rome flight, and by then the Welcome lounge was closed.” The lesson, as always: being on the official roster of a Star Mega DO makes every flight better.
First Class all the way in Frankfurt
The Lufthansa First Class Terminal holds a certain mystique. A dedicated building for the most coveted passengers. Getting inside is generally not a trivial task.
Unless you’re a StarMegaDo participant, that is.
For the first time ever the lounge was opened up after hours to host a private event for customers and we had a blast. For about an hour we mingled, sampled a collection of the fine beverages on offer and enjoyed the luxuries that the lounge offers. A few lucky folks even managed to score one of the coveted rubber ducks from the bath suites.
Jaz sem zaostala ...
... Na spanje in na ohranjanje trenutnih s teh delovnih mest. To se zgodi, ko se tornado večer vključuje delavnice z Lufthansa in Star Alliance (več na USA Today na, da je eden), večerja na sedežu Lufthansa z 76 Mega ustvarjalci in vodstvo iz cele Star in skupine Lufthansa, in nočno čepico (eden od mnogih) na First Class Terminal — prvi (in zagotovo zadnji) časa je bilo kdaj odprta za ne-HON, , ki niso v prvem razredu potnikov. Res neverjetno, ekskluzivno doživetje. Seth bo, upajmo, kretnjo nekaj fotografij slednjih na spletu danes zjutraj, vendar bo bolj podrobne prispevke o dejavnostih torek zvečer je treba počakati, dokler smo se dotaknili določenih v Houston. V tem času, Imam Tattinger Rosé piti več kot zajtrk v First Class Terminal. Se vidimo na drugi strani.
Overheard on the A380
“Apparently we all can’t go inside the A380 at once so it doesn’t get too crowded. Are they aware it seats 900 people?”
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“Do you want to go to the First Class Terminal in the morning?”
“The answer to that question is always yes.”
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(Randy standing in coach, looking puzzled) “I’m not sure we really want to see this section. I really have no interest in this cabin.”
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“Don’t worry about me; I’m never going to be down here anyways.”





