With the rain pouring down, we said our goodbyes to Davina and Roy as a driver in a flash suit was coming down their drive to put our luggage into a big Mercedes which had pulled up outside.
This was our chauffeur driven car to the airport.
We warned the driver that the cases were heavy but as he was built like a rugby halfback, he had no problem hurling them into the back of the wagon and we said goodbye to Whitley Bay for the last time with a big thank you to Davina and Roy.
We arrived at the airport and went to check in whilst the driver brought our luggage to us at the counter. We then went to the business lounge for a free snack or two and a drink. Oh the joys of Business Class.
The Boeing 777-300 ER was waiting at the gate and left 10 minutes late at about 1.50pm for the scheduled 7hr 35 minute flight to Dubai.
The flight was relatively smooth with the odd seat belt warning announcement breaking into our movies.
From the nearly 400 movies available Mick watched the new Baz Luhrman film, The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio, Crush and The Internship with Owen Wilson and Lyn watched The Sapphires with Jessica Mauboy, Crush and The Place Beyond the Pines with Ryan Gosling. .
The lovely menu gave us quite a few options for our meal and Mick had Scallops for the appetiser and Prawns for the main course followed by fresh fruit and Lyn had roast Duck, Chicken and a Cheeseboard for dessert.
The flight arrived at 11.40pm Dubai time after just over 7 hours flying time and the Dubai temperature was 33c. The forecast for tomorrow was 39c so we were pleased we weren't stopping over although we suspect Singapore, where we are stopping over, will be hot as well. The Singapore Grand Prix night race is on this weekend .
We then had a 3hr 30min wait for our A380 connecting flight to Singapore. Still, the business lounges at Dubai are excellent with heaps of stuff to eat and drink.
This was our chauffeur driven car to the airport.
We warned the driver that the cases were heavy but as he was built like a rugby halfback, he had no problem hurling them into the back of the wagon and we said goodbye to Whitley Bay for the last time with a big thank you to Davina and Roy.
We arrived at the airport and went to check in whilst the driver brought our luggage to us at the counter. We then went to the business lounge for a free snack or two and a drink. Oh the joys of Business Class.
The Boeing 777-300 ER was waiting at the gate and left 10 minutes late at about 1.50pm for the scheduled 7hr 35 minute flight to Dubai.
The flight was relatively smooth with the odd seat belt warning announcement breaking into our movies.
From the nearly 400 movies available Mick watched the new Baz Luhrman film, The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio, Crush and The Internship with Owen Wilson and Lyn watched The Sapphires with Jessica Mauboy, Crush and The Place Beyond the Pines with Ryan Gosling. .
The lovely menu gave us quite a few options for our meal and Mick had Scallops for the appetiser and Prawns for the main course followed by fresh fruit and Lyn had roast Duck, Chicken and a Cheeseboard for dessert.
The flight arrived at 11.40pm Dubai time after just over 7 hours flying time and the Dubai temperature was 33c. The forecast for tomorrow was 39c so we were pleased we weren't stopping over although we suspect Singapore, where we are stopping over, will be hot as well. The Singapore Grand Prix night race is on this weekend .
We then had a 3hr 30min wait for our A380 connecting flight to Singapore. Still, the business lounges at Dubai are excellent with heaps of stuff to eat and drink.
On the way to Newcastle Airport in the rain
Didn't notice what model it was
Lyn overdid the shopping!
Our plane Boeing 777
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