25 years - A Pictorial Celebration

[amaroo]

Then it was a short stroll to Wall Street and back up to City Hall Park.

 

[amaroo]

The car arrived right on time to take us to JFK. We've walked over Brooklyn Bridge, but I'm pretty sure this was the first time we drove over it.








AA Flagship Bridge T8 JFK

 

[amaroo]

Bit of a communication issue with the lounge waitress - we didn't order four plates of food.

We all like to have a go at NP, but OMG the stuff they served in the JFK AA Flagship lounge was an absolute appetite killer.




Good grief!



Safely onboard QF12, we were entertained by some lovely views

 

[amaroo]

The views only got better up in the air....

 

[amaroo]

QF12 JFK-LAX

If you're thinking the menu doesn't match the food - you'd be correct. Some sort of stuff up with either the wrong menu or wrong food loaded at JFK, not sure which one it was.

I stayed awake for this 787 flight, so got to have a decent look. The cabin is nice, the windows are huge, crew were fantastic, and it's nice being on a new plane - thumbs up from me.



The soup was nice....



As was the pasta



Approaching LAX

 

[amaroo]

QF LAX F lounge







QF16 LAX-BNE

As soon as the captain hit the seat belt button - I hit the pillow. Got a solid 8 hours, and then another 3 ..... these 787 are quiet!

The menu, no food for either of us.





Breakfast orders was taken prior to takeoff



It was really nice flying directly into BNE, given these 787 services I doubt we'd bother flying F from LAX again.

That's it for this trip report.

Cheerio!

 

[RooFlyer]

We all like to have a go at NP, but OMG the stuff they served in the JFK AA Flagship lounge was an absolute appetite killer.

Gah. Thanks for killing off anything being looked forward to in AA F lounges on my trip next year.

The soup was nice....

Speaking of bagging NP, what about the NP salad!!



Great TR, thanks again. You've 'marked my card' for my visit to NY next year. As I wrote last year, I hadn't visited there for over 20 years and dreadfully under-budgeted time there that time, thinking that I'd seen it all.

 

[JohnM]

Gaaahh - I see picnic cutlery .

Interesting that you rate the B787 as quiet. Their lack of (expected) quietness is the thing that has really surprised and disappointed me - especially after all the 'Dreamliner' hype.

Have you flown in an A350 yet? Now, they are quiet .

 

[Flying mermaid]

Gah. Thanks for killing off anything being looked forward to in AA F lounges

It’s not really an F lounge as you can get in there flying J or with gold status. Compared to the slop in the Qantas international J lounge in Sydney I thought it was Ok. I preferred the Flagship lounge in LAX to the one in New York. If you are flying F internationally with AA there is a separate dining room (or at least there was in LA - didn’t really notice in JFK.

 

[JohnM]

The Flagship lounge in MIA is pretty good.

Now watch Rooy go apoplectic .

 

[RooFlyer]

The Flagship lounge in MIA is pretty good

Now watch Rooy go apoplectic .

Hmmmh? Did MIA last year. Doing JFK, LAX, DFW next year, have no desire to go back to MIA. Oh, QSuites out of LAX, so I might fast in the lounge.

 

[RooFlyer]

It’s not really an F lounge as you can get in there flying J
If you are flying F internationally with AA there is a separate dining room

F for Flagship

Dining room available to Emerald status pax, aren't they?

 

[JohnM]

They are available to Emerald status pax, aren't they?

I believe not, but happy to be proven wrong.

 

[Flying mermaid]

They are available to Emerald status pax, aren't they?

I didn’t think they were - I thought you had to be in F internationally, but I am probably wrong

 

[craven morehead]

Thanks @amaroo another cracking TR to add to the extensive list. Hoping to get a few days in NY next June. Cheers

 

[rginoz]

Thanks for a fabulous Trip Report, amaroo. I admire the very thorough nature of your travel report, and the research that you have put into developing your detailed itinerary. Well done!

 

[Matt_01]

.....
Speaking of bagging NP, what about the NP salad!!
.....

You forgot “with Neil’s Vinaigrette” that makes all the difference

 

[VPS]

Thank you - Another cracking TR @amaroo - I have started sorting out photos for my last 4 trips. Love the way you travel and your enjoyment. The Point - wowwww

 

[OZDUCK]

Thanks for a great TR with lots of excellent food on display and plenty of interesting sights.

 

[amaroo]

Gah. Thanks for killing off anything being looked forward to in AA F lounges on my trip next year.

Great TR, thanks again. You've 'marked my card' for my visit to NY next year. As I wrote last year, I hadn't visited there for over 20 years and dreadfully under-budgeted time there that time, thinking that I'd seen it all.

Truly vile, made the NP salad look like a culinary masterpiece