My journey from Los Angeles to London on United Airlines was pleasant and restful onboard the 787-10 in Polaris business class. United’s consistent seat and excellent bedding make overnight flights to Europe a reliable choice, even if other parts of the soft product fall short.
It was a quiet afternoon in LAX Terminal 7 and I encountered no line when I dropped my checked bag off a the Premier 1K counter. My only real annoyance of the entire journey happened here: the agent forced me to use the check-in kiosk even though I knew it would not let me check in (because my final destination was Ethiopia and the TIMATIC system flags the visa required). So after going through the process, of course, the machine started flashing red and an agent had to check me in anyway.
I detest being directed to use a kiosk…let people check in with an agent, if they want!
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
