KLM to Darkest Africa, flying through the night with, what with hindsight almost certainly became, half of ISIS or Al qaeda dug in at the back in the galley swigging wine and spirits miniatures two or three at a time and scoffing all the food and snacks.
If only we'd known, eh
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
KLM continue to serve more destinations in east Africa than BA. 'Go figure', as I believe the cousins would have it.
I am a big fan of Kenya Airways business class on their 787s. Jolly comfortable and the service is keen and attentive, if occasionally a little rough around the edges. I like it especially because the calm, relaxed atmosphere is such a contrast to the scrum upon arrival at Jomo Kenyatta
Ah, yes. I remember well, the child redgunamo being loosed off into the heart of Africa in the middle of the night, with firm instructions to run like mad for the plane and fight like crazy to secure our seats; no modern nonsense like boarding passes or anything back then. Not even a proper airport terminal building, just some shacks full of people dressed like they'd walked in from the Old Testament accompanied by their farmyard animals.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
So Kenyan Airways is decent?
I was half tempted to use them for my last trip to Durban...the flight was scheduled to stop off in Eithipioa before carrying on to Durbs...just figure afterwards I could say I've been to Eithiopia innit
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Funny story...back in the day I would reimburse board members for the flights to London for the Annual Board meeting...so they would give me their receipts and I would reimburse...1st class travel allowed...no restrictions
However there were was this one guy who just gave me a print out of a BA 1st class return flight to pay....I checked with my boss and he said it was ok to accept.
I later found out he had flown over on Iranian airways in the cheeep seats