So April has officially past and despite some schedule disruptions,overall April's flights went well. I was blessed with all lay-overs (besides the infamous India Supy flights).
My first lay-over was to Jakarta, this destination had mixed reviews from crew I had spoken to on my Supy flights. Overall the expectations were not set high. However I was pleasantly surprised. Despite rumours of the hotel being haunted and of the rooms being damp and smelly, I found my room to be rather nice (maybe I have low standards from previous Asia travels). I will admit it had a slight creepy feel, and my radio, after I switched it on when I arrived and didn't work, switched itself on half and hour later. But otherwise no ghost sightings, lizards were normal sized and I actually didn't see that many. Unfortunately I did not wander from the hotel, our arrival in the early hours of the morning meant I slept till noon which did not allow enough time to get to town and back in traffic.
But I lazed by the pool and relaxed so all in all enjoyable despite a very unpleasant and rude SFS in economy on our return trip.
My second flight was scheduled to be Munich. This however would be a learning experience for me. Don't get too excited over your roster as it has the potential to change. I was changed 5 times for this flight, Munich- can use - Manila - stand-by and finally Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur turned out to be a lovely lay-over and the food was amazing. Crew were friendly and even the flight deck joined us for dinner.
Tropical weather, so clear skies during day and down pours during night. I nice change considering Dubai never gets rain. Very pretty to see and the twin towers are an amazing sight at night.
.
The last flight of the month was also to change. I was scheduled to Frankfurt but then was put on stand-by. My stand-by was then also cut down by 4 hours, and I wrongly took this as a sign that I wasn't going to get a flight. So was very unprepared when 10 min into my home standby I was phoned for a flight to Zurich. Chaos ensued as I tried to quickly pack a bag, iron my uniform, shower and get to the airport on time. Upon arrival to the airport I quickly rushed down to drop my dirty laundry from the previous flight and in my haste did not pay much attention to the location that I had left my overnight bag. Running back to check-in during the 20 min check-in time, and I couldn't find my case.
Panic set-in and I quickly started asking around. Fortunately there was a lovely ground staff employee who obviously had seen this particular scene played out several times. I checked-in and we then went out in search of my bag which was exactly where I left it, at the second and not first entrance. In my defense both entrances look identical :)
The Flight to Zurich went well, we had a lovely SFS on-board and I ended up being with four of my colleagues that I know from training. I also got quite a compliment to, the SFS mistakenly thought I was Grd1 (business class cabin crew) just helping out economy :)
Zurich was very nice, sadly due to incorrect weather reports on the portal we all sweated in our winter clothes in Zurich's lovely spring weather. Quaint European style buildings were dotted on a lovely and green back drop, with beautiful river running through. Cute little clothes stores and cafes lined the road, and provided some good window shopping (Salary is very bad this month).
And so the month of April is ended, lessons have been learnt and I am down a watch (the strap cam loose while I was in the toilet on the airplane and I decided it was best to flush, you'll be surprised how many said I should have fished it out). My new roster starts.and I am off to Moscow tomorrow :)
xxx
My first lay-over was to Jakarta, this destination had mixed reviews from crew I had spoken to on my Supy flights. Overall the expectations were not set high. However I was pleasantly surprised. Despite rumours of the hotel being haunted and of the rooms being damp and smelly, I found my room to be rather nice (maybe I have low standards from previous Asia travels). I will admit it had a slight creepy feel, and my radio, after I switched it on when I arrived and didn't work, switched itself on half and hour later. But otherwise no ghost sightings, lizards were normal sized and I actually didn't see that many. Unfortunately I did not wander from the hotel, our arrival in the early hours of the morning meant I slept till noon which did not allow enough time to get to town and back in traffic.
But I lazed by the pool and relaxed so all in all enjoyable despite a very unpleasant and rude SFS in economy on our return trip.
My second flight was scheduled to be Munich. This however would be a learning experience for me. Don't get too excited over your roster as it has the potential to change. I was changed 5 times for this flight, Munich- can use - Manila - stand-by and finally Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur turned out to be a lovely lay-over and the food was amazing. Crew were friendly and even the flight deck joined us for dinner.
Tropical weather, so clear skies during day and down pours during night. I nice change considering Dubai never gets rain. Very pretty to see and the twin towers are an amazing sight at night.
The last flight of the month was also to change. I was scheduled to Frankfurt but then was put on stand-by. My stand-by was then also cut down by 4 hours, and I wrongly took this as a sign that I wasn't going to get a flight. So was very unprepared when 10 min into my home standby I was phoned for a flight to Zurich. Chaos ensued as I tried to quickly pack a bag, iron my uniform, shower and get to the airport on time. Upon arrival to the airport I quickly rushed down to drop my dirty laundry from the previous flight and in my haste did not pay much attention to the location that I had left my overnight bag. Running back to check-in during the 20 min check-in time, and I couldn't find my case.
Panic set-in and I quickly started asking around. Fortunately there was a lovely ground staff employee who obviously had seen this particular scene played out several times. I checked-in and we then went out in search of my bag which was exactly where I left it, at the second and not first entrance. In my defense both entrances look identical :)
The Flight to Zurich went well, we had a lovely SFS on-board and I ended up being with four of my colleagues that I know from training. I also got quite a compliment to, the SFS mistakenly thought I was Grd1 (business class cabin crew) just helping out economy :)
Zurich was very nice, sadly due to incorrect weather reports on the portal we all sweated in our winter clothes in Zurich's lovely spring weather. Quaint European style buildings were dotted on a lovely and green back drop, with beautiful river running through. Cute little clothes stores and cafes lined the road, and provided some good window shopping (Salary is very bad this month).
And so the month of April is ended, lessons have been learnt and I am down a watch (the strap cam loose while I was in the toilet on the airplane and I decided it was best to flush, you'll be surprised how many said I should have fished it out). My new roster starts.and I am off to Moscow tomorrow :)
xxx
