Off to Paris
What could be more romantic than Valentine's Day and weekend in the most romantic and beautiful city on earth? Well... other than cleaning out our Mileage Plus accounts with the last Lufthansa First seats before the "we know we're crap compared to our partners" MP partner devaluation.
Mrs. SFO and I are off for the weekend in our most favorite city. But what an ordeal getting good connections. Once again, DEN is the ugly stepchild in the LH network. Relegated to perpetual old First and despite an F6 cabin on DEN-FRA, LH essentially forgot about DEN this week and didn't release any O (First Class award) seats. Seriously? They kept opening more ORD, DFW, SEA and DTW First seats (with a hard to believe six DTW First seats available)... but nooooo, not DEN. OK, I know Peyton and the guys choked in the Super Bowl, but come on!
-United DEN-ORD First Class
-United Global First Lounge at ORD
-Lufthansa ORD-FRA First Class
-Lufthansa First Class Terminal at FRA
-Lufthansa Business Class FRA-CDG
-The Westin Paris-Vendome
-Paris
-Lufthansa Business Class CDG-FRA
-Lufthansa First Class Terminal at FRA
-Lufthansa First Class FRA-DEN
We originally booked DTW-FRA but the prospect of a 3 hour DEN-DTW United Express flight was not very appealing. So when LH released two O seats into an F3 cabin on the new ORD-FRA 747-800, it was a no brainer.
Unfortunately, the black BA cloud that hovers over us has now spilled over to LH as the 748 went mechanical yesterday and was swapped out for a New First 744. Not a bad swap since the seat and bed combo is the best hard product in the skies, but I wanted to try the 748 at least once.
UA 1591
DEN-ORD
737-800
10:30A-1:52P (sked and actual)
February 12, 2014
Seats 4AB
Lunch
No traffic on I-225 this morning and we were at DIA at T-70. As usual for DIA, Pre-Check was packed with kettles. But this time, we used CLEAR to cut to the front of the line. Meanwhile over at the B concourse, the typical UA gate lice scene.
Unlike on AA where only F pax board first, UA boarding commences with Group 1 which means includes GS and others... about 30 pax or so half on their way back to Y.
On time push and we are on our way.
The usual G&T to start the trip.
Lunch choices today were chicken salad or cheeseburger, with onion soup. I wasn't really hungry but took one for the team and the photo op.
Meh, not so good.
The chicken was OK if one is starving but whoa Jeff, think you can find an even smaller serving of chicken? :D
On time arrival at ORD and a short taxi to B7. And down the escalator to the tunnel over to the C concourse and the United Global First Lounge.
Welcome to "The city that works"... but apparently not today. :)
