Here we are… the moment we’ve been waiting for, and have been planning for MONTHS! Mrs. PWaC and I are headed to Europe (kid-free) for 9 days! Flights and hotels booked (thank you million miles and points!). Babysitter lined up (no small feat when you have SIX kids!)
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We board Aer Lingus flight 138 from Boston to Dublin at Gate 3A at Boston Logan airport.
We’re among the first people to board (through the “glorious” Priority Boarding Lane). We quickly find our seats – 4H and 4K, and bask in their ridiculousness
Keep in mind, this is our first EVER flight in non-economy non-domestic seats, so the fact that we even have in-flight entertainment or room to stretch out, or adjustable anything is just mind-boggling! (never happened for us before). In fact, here’s a picture of Carolyn LITERALLY CRYING from how ridiculous our life is
Everyone boards, and the flight attendant comes by with champagne (we don’t drink, so we took an orange juice). But then there’s a slight malfunction with the door to the plane. It is shutting, but the sensors say it isn’t. No matter, we start watching Tomorrowland on the in-flight entertainment.
But then there seems to be more problems with the door. No matter, let’s bring out the appetizer tray!
Tasty! But… then we finish our movie? After careful deliberation, we decide to watch The Wedding Singer, even though we know that anyone that sees us watching it will judge us. But halfway into the movie, they announce that they’ve exhausted all possible options and unfortunately the flight is… CANCELED!
What happens next to our intrepid adventurers?!? Find out next time!
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My wife and I sat in literally those seats for our recently completed trip to Ireland, which was amazing. (And also accomplished mostly with points.) Good luck and have a great time. If you’re still there, I highly recommend Queen of Tarts in Dublin. (Go to the larger one about a block and a half from the smaller one.)
Awesome! I think you left a quarter in the seat pocket?!? 🙂
Stay tuned for the next updates to see if we made it to Dublin or not!
Since this is a flight operated by an EU airline to the EU, you are likely entitled to certain accommodation and compensation, on the order of 600 Euro each. Ask for a copy of your EU air passenger rights from the airline.
http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/passenger-rights/air/index_en.htm
Yes – I am aware of EU261 and am planning on following up on that when I get back. My mode of operation was let’s get to Europe and then figure out who’s gonna give me what 🙂
Earlier got an email from Ryanair, bragging that the airline flies to 191 places in Europe. Didn’t Ryanair attempt to buy Aer Lingus a couple of times?
Did it rain constantly like a contrabassoon? Like Boston–gloomy and overcast.