Saturday morning was spent packing with some last minute shopping but with some glorious minutes in The Roof Bar with a bottle of Bollinger and five plastic ‘glasses’. This was another birthday drink. The bottle came with the compliments of British Airways. All the five of us can speak highly of this ‘British Institution’ for their courtesy, friendliness and their high standards. Having arrived Sunday morning at terminal five we knew that we had hours to spend before our further flight to Alicante. Under normal conditions we would have been lumbered with the luggage until three hours before our 1505 flight was due. They changed the rules for us and booked in our bulky suitcases. We were very grateful and I suppose that is what good service is really all about. We will fly with them out of preference to any other operator. I am now looking forward to getting home.
An overnight flight to the UK, seven hours of waiting for our onward flight to Alicante was not a good way to spend one’s time but it had to be done. The British Airways flight home was superb. I was fed and allowed to sleep most of the way. We knew that the weather was changeable but we had heavy rain once on the road home. I didn’t really care as home is the best place to be when tired.
Would I go to New York again? Well maybe but it will be birding first and city second where ever we will go on a further planned trip.
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