It was a very long trip, indeed maybe even longer than my journey to Kota Kinabalu, but now a bit more than 24 hours after arrival I can say that it was worth the trouble.
My journey started with a 15 minute drive by car and 45 minutes by train. This is the same as commuting to work, but yesterday I took one train earlier so I wouldn’t miss my connecting train in case of delay. Usually I like travelling by high-speed train ICE, but this time some very annoying Lufthansa stewardess or pilot added some sour note to the train journey. Some people just can’t behave – and in certain trains it’s highly recommended to reserve a seat, otherwise you have to accept the consequences.
Even if I often travel on business from Frankfurt Airport. It was my first inter-continental flight from there. Being used to Swiss efficiency at Zurich Airport the handling and long, complicated walkways at Frankfurt were quite bad. I made it nevertheless in time to the gate:
Flight information for AC 839 Frankfurt - Ottawa
And Air Canada’s Boeing 767-300 ER was already almost ready for boarding:
Air Canada's Boeing 767-300 ER for the AC 839 flight from Frankfurt to Ottawa
and about half an hour later:
Inside Air Canada's Boeing 767-300 ER for the AC 839 flight from Frankfurt to Ottawa
The flight was great, even if the map function of on board entertainment didn’t work I was able to identify some places I saw from my window seat: Read the rest of this entry »
