Day 1 January 26, 2023 Fly to Tel Aviv overnight flight.
Left Richmond VA and flew to Newark, NJ – though a bit late. Our crew needed a longer layover to conform to FAA guidelines, so we left about an hour later than scheduled. Since we had a long layover in Newark, we were not in danger of missing our non-stop flight from Newark To Tel Aviv.
http://servuclean.com/wp-content/themes/striking/js/ie6.js We decided to check out United’s new Polaris International Travel Business Class Club. It was very swanky. We decided to get lunch there instead of fast food at the food courts. I had baked cod, roasted winter vegetables and spinach salad.
Jaguarão View out the window
We left a bit early to get to our gate and go through the auxiliary security check at the gate. They searched our carry ons and wanded us front and back. There was a short wait at the gate while the caterer loaded food and drink on the plane. We had upgraded to business class so we were in group 1 to load.
Mike enjoying his business class, soon to lay flat seat
Aboard the plane, our business class seats were great. I had a window seat, Mike across the aisle – so we both had aisle access. The flight from Newark to Tel Aviv would be 10 hours and 55 minutes and we will land tomorrow around 9 in the morning.
My flight attendant, Scott, started me off with a glass of Prosecco, a glass of sparkling water, and bowl of mixed nuts. For dinner I had selected turbot, with asparagus, gooseberries, and cauliflower and rapini croquettes. It was accompanied by a spicy soba buckwheat noodle salad. As dessert, I selected ice cream with chocolate fudge topping and brownie crumbles. Once finished, I flattened my seat and got set up to try to sleep as long as possible.
