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Travel: Will There be PJs?
The Pyjama Question, Answered
Flight 2405
Tuesday 16 April 2024
QF 191 SYD-SIN
A333 OH-LTS (wet-lease from Finnair)
Scheduled: 1025
Boarding: 1000 (Seat 4L)
Pushback: 1038
Takeoff: 1050 to south
Landing: 1650 from west
Gate: 1653 (C18)
My Singapore flight is indeed the same plane that flew in from Singapore. It and the Bangkok flight at the next gate along must run a shuttle service to and from.
There’s way too much standing around as we wait for the word. I could have stayed in the lounge and worked my way through another thimble of coffee. Or maybe two.
Oh well. I watch the passengers around me grapple with the wait. There’s a toddler keen on finding freedom and his family members take it in turns to retrieve him from imminent disaster.
I’ve got a grandson just like that and my dear wife has him all to herself today. His 3YO sister normally completes the set but she’s picked up gastro from Petri-Dish Daycare and is staying home under the care of her afflicted father, I’m informed via terse text.
Meanwhile, I’ve escaped and have a long day at the luxury end of airline transport ahead…