New Years Day restarts the clock
January 1st means the clock resets for elite re-qualification. And we're all back to 0 miles. Thanks to an attractive October First Class sale, I've decided to pack a ton of AA flying into one month and then play the field for the rest of the year. So here we go... flying AA again and again in January to virtually re-qualify for EXP for the next two years.. all by early February.
We start on January 1st with the last leg home from our Christmas trip to New Zealand. Our Singapore A380 landed just before noon and we headed to a quiet corner in the Admirals Club for a couple of hours.
At around T-50, we headed out to Gate 44 and the bus shuttle to the Bus Terminal, yet another reason to start playing the field. Nice tour of the LAX tarmac on our ride.
Behold, the AA Bus Terminal.
Apparently AA uses an Escalade to transport CKs or other high value customers. That would not be me. LOL.
Oh joy. We have an "emotional support" dog with us today.
And another dog? Seriously? The dog was fine unlike the obnoxious owner.
Clueless FA who woke people up while still at the gate to ask their meal selection, "salad with chicken" or "pastrami sandwich". No PDB until the captain announced a mechanical delay and then only after someone asked. In the air, she passed out ramekins of nuts but no drinks. Drinks came 10 minutes later on the meal tray. Chicken turned out to be the pecan crusted chicken which catering forgot to season today. Chocolate mousse cake was tasty.
Naturally, once done, trays sat on tables for close to 15 minutes as FA disappeared into Y to help out there.
On the other hand, she made two passes with mints, although I'm thinking that she forgot that she had already made a first pass.
And then there's dog lady who decided she wanted to chat with the FA and impress her with how often she travels. Yes, the entire plane hears you and we are so impressed.
A great trip but good to be back home, 9 days after we left. And our own private train car from the A concourse to baggage claim. LOL.
