Tier Point Run to Hawaii in Nov 2021: Day 2 – London LHR to New York JFK
![Waiting for the AirTrain at New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675206891_0120423f0d_k.jpg)
![Waiting for the AirTrain at New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675206891_0120423f0d_k.jpg)
The CCR was very quiet. I had just short of 2 hours before my flight to New York. My Starbucks was really satisfying and I caught up with the Vickster who had been partying in my absence.
Flight: BA0115 Equip: 777-200
Sched Depart: 14:00 Actual: 14:02
Sched Arrival: 17:10 Actual: 17:00
Takeoff: 14:26 Landing: 16:45
After writing up my notes for the blog, I checked on gate info and noticed that my flight was leaving from Gate B44, so I headed down there via the Transit Walkway. There were very few passengers waiting at the gate, so I loitered close by. Boarding commenced almost immediately although I waited for a few passengers to go ahead of me – I wasn’t quite sure whether the announcement was for the first 3 rows or first 3 groups!
![The BA 777 that would be taking me to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675448433_e36412808a_k.jpg)
![The BA 777 that would be taking me to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675448433_e36412808a_k.jpg)
Into seat 7A which must be one of the best seats in the house. It’s the new Club World suite with a closing door and the closest seat to door 2L, which I imagined would be the door that we use to deplane on arrival at JFK.
![Seat 7A onboard the BA flight to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675207856_5e686b6541_k.jpg)
![Seat 7A onboard the BA flight to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675207856_5e686b6541_k.jpg)
The new Club World suite is fairly cramped but also impressive for BA. For example, there is a load of storage space and the screen is a fair bit bigger. However, the entertainment system is the same one as before, so it’s still fairly sluggish.
I was offered a glass of champagne; it was obviously not LPGS, but it was nice enough. A bottle of cold water was offered to me soon after. I knew that I would need that later on. There was no food menu – just a description of the meals to choose from, provided by the cabin crew.
There was nothing on the movie list that I fancied which was disappointing. Good that I had preloaded all of Bosch Season 3! So, I started watching that from episode 2.
I chose the lamb hotpot for lunch (there were two other choices). Pretty decent overall and the champagne kept flowing.
After 3 episodes of Bosch, I decided to get some rest. The bed wasn’t that comfy and I forgot to get the ear plugs out, so consequently I didn’t really get that much sleep. I must have dozed for about an hour before waking and watching a few more episodes. That just left two more to complete season 3.
![Afternoon tea onboard my BA flight to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675446723_6460997e5e_k.jpg)
![Afternoon tea onboard my BA flight to New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51675446723_6460997e5e_k.jpg)
A bit later on, I chose Welsh Rarebit as my afternoon tea, which was a bit overlooked at the edges. It came with a bag of crisps and a mousse sweet,
![Heading over Long Island into New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51674403077_eb0798ac3e_k.jpg)
![Heading over Long Island into New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51674403077_eb0798ac3e_k.jpg)
With the flight taking just over 7 hours, I was happy when we finally landed at JFK. After a relatively short taxi, we arrived into Terminal 7, Gate 6 a few minutes early.
![Taxiing at New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51676080190_c8bd2542b7_k.jpg)
![Taxiing at New York JFK](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51676080190_c8bd2542b7_k.jpg)
I was wrong about the deplaning door – it ended up being door 1L, so first-class passengers left ahead of business class passengers. After some challenging overtakes, I was second into the Global Entry kiosks. Unfortunately, I had a problem with mine with the machine reporting a “system error”, rather than anything meaningful. I think that was due to me now wearing glasses!
Anyway, I was pushed to a manual check with border control and he took me through the normal procedure. He asked me to remove my glasses, which I hadn’t considered. All was fine in the end and I was soon on my way. It wasn’t busy in the baggage reclaim area – in fact it was pretty quiet in T7 overall.
I whizzed out of T7 and onto the Air Train to Federal Circle, where I waited for the Hilton shuttle bus. I was going to cadge a lift with the Hampton Inn shuttle bus driver – the Hampton Inn is next to the Hilton, but the Hilton shuttle arrived after about 10 mins.
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