A French
Airbus A330 is pretty wide and when it's new, very comfortable (although I have
gotten backaches in the new seats).
On our recent
flight to Oakland on Hawaiian Airlines (HA), we sat in Comfort Class, what used
to be called Business Class, I guess, for a little higher fare. We got early
boarding, slightly better seats, and several inches more legroom.
Comfort Class
on HA’s A330 is right behind First Class, with no separation between the
sections – no wall, no curtain. First Class's seats are configured in three
rows of 2-2-2. Comfort Class's seats are lined up 2-4-2 right behind it.
We could see
First Class being pampered, as we are when we are fortunate enough to upgrade,
and I was pretty envious. I heard the flight attendant reciting their dinner
menu and overheard something like "Asparagus wrapped in roasted red
peppers and eggplant," which made me very envious. My mouth watered.
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| Comfort Class Meal 1 (HNL-OAK) Turkey Sandwich |
We had a hot turkey "salad" sandwich. It was okay. On the return trip we had pasta noodles. It was tasteless.
First Class
was served a cheese and fruit appetizer, and I could smell Parmesan. Now, that
gave my tummy hunger-rumbles.
Then, a guy across aisle from me ate a piece of
dried octopus (a Hawaii favorite). He ended up with stinky fishy octopus on his
breath and I could smell it when he talked to the flight attendant. Thank God
for the cheese aroma from First Class.
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| Comfort Class Meal 2 (OAK-HNL) Tasteless Pasta |
Actually, I feel sorry for parents of crying babies on an airplane because there's not a lot one can so to stop the crying when the baby is majorly uncomfortable ... except for using drugs, and that's just not acceptable.
I just wish
they'd been 20 rows farther back away from me.
Actually,
there’s an interesting side story connected with a crying baby on the return
flight. I’ll tell you about it another time.
2 comments:
On a recent flight, our first class seats were exactly the same as all the other seats, except we were in the FIRST row!
Well now, what's so first class about that, Carolyn? I hope your meals were better.
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