We cruised through immigration with not a single person in line ahead of us and walked over to the departure level and up again to the escalator to the pedestrian bridge, and across the way to the Sheraton. I had reserved the hotel on a cash and points award, US$60 + 4000 points a night. Walked up to the check-in desk, though I suppose we could have headed up to the Towers lounge on the 9th floor for checkin. We were given a room on the club floor. I asked if suite was available as a platinum upgrade (not that I cared, actually, on a one-night stay at the airport). The woman checking me in said “We don’t normally do that.” I asked, “Are you sure, I thought that if a standard suite was available,…
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Lufthansa First Class – Beijing to Frankfurt
Beijing, China (PEK) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) 11:25 am Lufthansa 0721, Boeing 747, First Class, Seats 81C, 81A Scheduled Flight time: 10h 10m This was my best Lufthansa flight out of my four long-haul First Class segments – best food, best service, I didn’t sleep on the flight but the ten hours just flew by. We had a 10 minute departure delay which the captain came on to tell us “was not because of the new terminal.” Rather, a checked-in passenger didn’t board and they had to offload bags. Load in F was 5/16, and this time we had a wonderful crew eager to provide service and quick with every request. In fact, they were happy to adjust the speed of each course or provide things whenever you wished. The man seated in row 82 took…
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