I'm writing this from the gate area of terminal 5 of O'Hare airport in Chicago. On the whole US airports have disappointing international gates. In this terminal, the food and duty free is before security and as security may take a very long time, this does not encourage one to linger in and browse the Duty Free area. I would often look to see if there were an offer on brandy at O'Hare but I doubt any duty free I buy will make it through stringent security at Heathrow. It's probably just as well as I have already done a lot of shopping during this trip to the states. I had to spend $60 to book in an extra bag. I had tried 4 times to do this online and over the phone but failed to do so even when using the link provided by BA. Paying the $60 was one of the longest procedures I have ever seen. I would say it took approximately 15 minutes as the entire receipt had to be hand written. I also have a number of carbon copies one or more of which may be required by Aer Lingus in London. Let's see if the bags make it.
I called my parents earlier today. My dad said the weather was bad in Cork. Looking at BBC weather it seems cold but with good visibility. There might be snow in Heathrow!
Flight has begun pre-boarding, so I will sign off. If all goes well, the next post will be from the old country
No comments:
Post a Comment