Weekend at the Tennis ATP Finals in Nov 2015

Another of our regular trips down to the O2 to see the ATP World Tour tennis finals.

A mighty view in Yellowstone National Park

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British Airways is one of the biggest airlines in the UK and a principle One World partner

A view of Sofia after take off on the way back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 2 – Sofia SOF to London Heathrow LHR

The cabin crew lead had proactively checked who was getting back on board before I mentioned it to him. He wanted to find out how easy it was and noted there are not many 80 TP-places like Sofia now.

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 2 – London Heathrow LHR to Sofia SOF

T3 was not as busy as normal, possibly due to it being a Tue. But T3 Fasttrack Security was now back in its normal place, having had the new 3D scanners installed.

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 1 – Photos

Photos from Day 1.

Gate B6 at Sofia waiting for the flight back to Heathrow

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 1 – Sofia SOF to London Heathrow LHR

It was just 30 seconds after getting off the aircraft before I ended up being first in the queue for getting back on. Another 30 seconds later and gate staff arrived and they started filling the boarding pen up as we watched the remaining passengers continued walking up the jet bridge.

A first class breakfast in the BA First Lounge

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 1 – London Heathrow LHR to Sofia SOF

The friendly bus driver dropped me at Heathrow T3 and I headed into Fast Track Security. The access point had been moved - I guess as a temporary measure whilst they make changes. It certainly wasn't fast today either!

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023: Day 1 – Prep

This seems to be a common theme now: I book the BA flights which are timed early in the morning and as a result of their seasonal adjustments, BA changes the flights to the afternoon. If they know that's likely to happen, why not just set those times to start with?

Tier Point Run to Sofia in Dec 2023

This is another installment of my series of TP runs to Sofia. In June and July of 2023, I did a number of trips out to Sofia, just to collect TPs. There was another opportunity in Dec 2023 to collect more cheap TPs, so here I am!