NSun
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Time for another trip report. I wanted to go to the US this year, but couldn't find J reward seats in the DSC offer, yet could find award space to India and Manila at different points in the year (the latter on Boxing Day) so got those instead. I booked Sydney to Bengaluru return and then decided the rest of the trip from there. This was my second time in India but my first time in the southern part of the country. I decided I wanted to visit Aurangabad which is home to the Ellora Caves and the Bibi Ka Maqbara and also stopped by Mumbai.
As always, we start in the Sydney F lounge. I had to get a seat up by the bar, but that meant I got served quicker. Got a strawberry smoothie and yogurt with extra honey.
![773EB838-7E58-4C79-8057-E19945E8501C_1_105_c.jpeg 773EB838-7E58-4C79-8057-E19945E8501C_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387427-bfbf1bab47f288e29f74c3d9e722614f.jpg)
Today's plane VH-EBP. My third time on this one, the last time being the flight home from India last year.
![19722153-BAE7-42C3-925C-0E26F4933952_1_105_c.jpeg 19722153-BAE7-42C3-925C-0E26F4933952_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387428-efa1ee85c99ce62347fb6f5feb57b595.jpg)
I already posted the food here, only thing worth reporting is the panna cottas - I had two of them.
![00823F89-79E6-480B-9C8F-E06AA3F2023D_1_105_c.jpeg 00823F89-79E6-480B-9C8F-E06AA3F2023D_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387429-7d0dc36b0885a2bd93ea1622ceaaa934.jpg)
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Now the highlight of the flight was the CSM. I won't name her because she has a very common name but it was my third time flying with her. The first time was in mid-2019 when I flew A380 F for the first time Melbourne to Singapore. The second time was in early March 2020 right before the world shut down, in A380 J between Melbourne and Singapore. I boarded the flight asking 'Remember me?' and she did. She was based in Melbourne but transferred back to Sydney. I told her to say hi to the one other CSM I've flown with twice before, apparently they were good friends.
Flight time was just over 11 hours, we left 1.5 hours late and made up no time in the air. I was stunned landing at BLR Airport, the new terminal had opened less than a year ago. Weather wasn't that great though.
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As always, we start in the Sydney F lounge. I had to get a seat up by the bar, but that meant I got served quicker. Got a strawberry smoothie and yogurt with extra honey.
![773EB838-7E58-4C79-8057-E19945E8501C_1_105_c.jpeg 773EB838-7E58-4C79-8057-E19945E8501C_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387427-bfbf1bab47f288e29f74c3d9e722614f.jpg)
Today's plane VH-EBP. My third time on this one, the last time being the flight home from India last year.
![19722153-BAE7-42C3-925C-0E26F4933952_1_105_c.jpeg 19722153-BAE7-42C3-925C-0E26F4933952_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387428-efa1ee85c99ce62347fb6f5feb57b595.jpg)
I already posted the food here, only thing worth reporting is the panna cottas - I had two of them.
![00823F89-79E6-480B-9C8F-E06AA3F2023D_1_105_c.jpeg 00823F89-79E6-480B-9C8F-E06AA3F2023D_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387429-7d0dc36b0885a2bd93ea1622ceaaa934.jpg)
![DDD52C88-1D21-418D-A8FC-685B1E1C1C20_1_105_c.jpeg DDD52C88-1D21-418D-A8FC-685B1E1C1C20_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387430-8bbeba51cabc2df227fb530b9c304b0a.jpg)
Now the highlight of the flight was the CSM. I won't name her because she has a very common name but it was my third time flying with her. The first time was in mid-2019 when I flew A380 F for the first time Melbourne to Singapore. The second time was in early March 2020 right before the world shut down, in A380 J between Melbourne and Singapore. I boarded the flight asking 'Remember me?' and she did. She was based in Melbourne but transferred back to Sydney. I told her to say hi to the one other CSM I've flown with twice before, apparently they were good friends.
Flight time was just over 11 hours, we left 1.5 hours late and made up no time in the air. I was stunned landing at BLR Airport, the new terminal had opened less than a year ago. Weather wasn't that great though.
![B8C965DD-6658-40F8-A16D-B8D36BBAB5D4_1_105_c.jpeg B8C965DD-6658-40F8-A16D-B8D36BBAB5D4_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387431-a599f2fda081b6cd318b89d6cb81ac73.jpg)
![51B5AA84-EA3B-4187-97BD-577BFFA96900_1_105_c.jpeg 51B5AA84-EA3B-4187-97BD-577BFFA96900_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387432-bc8eeb2da916b33fa030efee0d58914c.jpg)
![4157F1F8-6E0C-4313-81EC-3562404B6785_1_105_c.jpeg 4157F1F8-6E0C-4313-81EC-3562404B6785_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387433-8fb1475d89e6aeb3cde9d8d25740b83f.jpg)
![2CDDAC18-27FD-4FA7-9747-5D4ABD24D3AA_1_105_c.jpeg 2CDDAC18-27FD-4FA7-9747-5D4ABD24D3AA_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387434-7a2b9bffbb97252a34a83f569ca31e96.jpg)
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![F304EA04-1992-4069-88F3-57EABC837A61_1_105_c.jpeg F304EA04-1992-4069-88F3-57EABC837A61_1_105_c.jpeg](https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/data/attachments/387/387436-20fdbed83ab10abaa7b274b21aecd56a.jpg)