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AA 108 BOS-LHR Feb 28
Boeing 777-223
Qesh 31J (exit - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 7:00 pm
Progr. afijh 6:20 am
Sto aerodromio Logan ths Bostwnhs, terminal B, me phgan me to aytokinhto toys dyo filoi. Me to lewforeio kai ton ypogeio qa moy epairne peripoy 1h-1:15, enw me aytokinhto peri ta 20 lepta, opote htan megalh dieykolynsh. Eftasa gyrw stis 6:15. Ligo kaqysterhmena, ontws, alla kaqws eixa monon hand luggage den anhsyxoysa. Sto checkin den exasa kaqoloy xrono, enw ston elegxo asfaleias eixe peri ta 5 lepta oyra. Ebgala ta papoytsia moy prokatarktika kai ta topoqethsa na perasoyn aktines X, kaqws jerw oti to sygkekrimeno zeygari exei metalikes lames mesa kai panta xtypaei ston elegxo. Eixan omws fainetai to mhxanhma se poly eyaisqhto epipedo, kaqws etsi ki alliws xtyphse to kampanaki, kai eprepe na bgalw kai th zwnh moy gia na to kanw na me afhsei na perasw :?.
Sth qyra eixe mazeytei hdh o kosmos, kai h epibibash arxise kata tis 6:30. To aeroplano htan teleiws gemato. Otan tajideyw me to 777, kleinw panta tis qeseis 31A/J poy einai ejodos kindynoy kai den exoyn mprosta toys allh qesh, opote exoyn aneto xwro. To mono meionekthma einai oti to trapezaki kai to video enai apoqhkeymena sto plai, mesa sto "mpratso" toy kaqismatos, opote xaneis ligo apo fardos. Alla den me peirazei, kaqws eimai leptos. Oi sygkekrimenes qeseis synistwntai kai apo ton SeatGuru
. Dipla moy kaqise enas panychlos nearos, poy sigoyra qa deinopaqoyse an den kaqotan se qesh exit!
Pushback egine peripoy sthn wra toy, kai apogeiwqhkame kana tetarto argotera.
Ta statistika ths pthshs:H diadromh poy akoloyqhsame, opws thn eida ston xarth toy airshow, htan typikh gia tetoia pthsh, sxedon akribws panw ston megalo kyklo, kai h deiarkeia ths pthshs peripoy 6 wres. Arxiko ycos pthshs 35,000 podia. Ligo prin ftasoyme sthn Irlandia anebhkame sta 37,000, kai ligo argotera, peripoy panw apo to Cork, sta 39,000.
Oso gia to service, arxise me to klassiko bar & fystikia (teleytaia h AA dinei mini pretzels, oxi fystikia). Egw phra mia club soda. H AA dinei oloklhro tenekedaki, kanonikoy megeqoys (330 ml). Gia faghto eixe "chicken or beef". Phra to beef. Synodeyotan apo salata, crackers, cwmi kai glyko. Typiko geyma, sxetika kalo xwris kati to idiaitero. Ayto poy proseja sygkritika me thn prohgoymenh paromoia pthsh moy to Dekembrio, einai oti exoyn pleon kocei to perytiligmeno tyraki poy eixan mexri prosfata. O geitonas moy, poy opws eipa htan poly megaloswmos paidaros, zhthse thn aerosynado an yphrxe kana periseyma, giati peinoyse akoma poly. Ontws, afoy teleiwse me oloys toys epibates, toy efere ena akoma geyma. Akoloyqhse tsai/kafes, poy egw den phra, kaqws hqela na koimhqw ligaki. En tw metajy eixe arxisei kai h tainia. H AA exei 12 kanalia audio (me poly kales epiloges mousikhs) kai kamia 10ria video, apo ta opoia ta 4 einai tainies, ena eidhseis, ena sitcoms, ena documanteur, ena paidiko ktl, kaqws kai ena me to airshow (ton xarth). Dialeja na dw thn tainia "Lost in Translation" me ton Bill Murray kai thn Scarlett Johansson, poy eixe parei kales kritikes (kai Oscar senarioy gia th Sofia Coppola). Ontws, kalh. Thn teleiwsa sxedon taytoxrona ma to faghto, kai epesa gia ypno. Synolika koimhqhka peri tis 3 wres, kai jypnhsa ligo prin ftasoyme Irlandia. Ligo meta arxhse to prwino, poy htan portokalada, giaoyti, froyta, mikro croissant, marmelada kai tsai/kafe. Epishs bar service.
H kaqodos arxise stadiaka panw apo thn Oyallia, opoy fanhke kai to prwto fws ths hmeras ston orizonta. Eixame peri ta 15 lepta hold notia apo to Londino, sta 10,000 podia, kai meta prosgeiwqhkame apo ta dytika (diadromos 09L).
Se genikes grammes kalh pthsh.
BA 640 LHR-ATH Feb 29
Boeing 757-236 G-CPEO
Qesh 11F (bulkhead - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 8:20 am
Progr. afijh 1:55 pm
Me to poy eftasa Heathrow, terminal 3, skefthka an qa me synefere na paw sto terminal 4 (ap'opoy qa anaxwroyse h pthsh ths BA gia Athina) mesw twn transfer, 'h na bgw kanonika mesw diabathriwn ktl. kai na parw to interterminal lewforeio. Telika apofashsa na kanw transfer, kai to metaneiwsa, kaqws eixe terastia oyra gia to lewforeio. To wraio einai oti sxedon oloi ths oyras phgainan gia terminals 1/2 , kai elaxistoi gia 4, alla mexri na ftaseis sto xwro poy ginotan o diaxwrismos den mpoyroyses na toys prosperaseis. Moy phre peri ta 45 lepta! Sto terminal 4 h pthsh gia Athina anaxwroyse apo mia poly apomakrysmenh gate, poy prepei na einai kainoyrgios xwros, kaws palaiotera den ton qymamai. Oxi mono ayto, alla mas phgan kai me lewforeio sto aeroplano. Eftasa apo toys teleytaios kai phra th qesh moy.
H pthsh misoadeia (poy moy ekane entypwsh, prwinh pthsh + Kyriakh pro twn eklogwn). Ws synhqws sthn BA, mas moirasan efhmerides. Fygame sthn wra mas, kai akoloyqhsame thn klassikh diadromh pros Gallia, Elbetia, Italia, anatolikh akth Italias, Kerkyra, Patra, Athina. Den mas eipan to ycos pthshs. Meta to bar service hrqe h wra toy prwinoy, klassiko xwrtastiko english breakfast (1) ths BA, opws blepete sth fwtografia. H BA den dinei kanoniko megeqos koytakia sta anacyktikia, alla mikrotera, twn 150ml nomizw.
H boreia Gallia htan xionismenh, kai meta eixe synnefa ws thn Elbetia. Apo kei kai pera htan sxetika kaqara, kai ebgala merikes fwtografies. Prwta oi Alpeis (2), kataleykes kai qeamatikes opws panta. Argotera to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (3), dhladh to "takoyni" ths Italias. Meta to Ionio, me thn Kefallonia kai th Zakyntho (4) sto baqos. Katopin panw apo thn Axaia, apopoy eida to aerodromio ths Andravidas (5) (Thanks, regnis!), kaqws kai olh th dytikh akth (6) ths Peloponhsoy mexri th Meqwnh. Kaqws to aeroplano htan misoadeio, phgaina kai sthn allh pleyra, na blepw kalytera to topio, opws to Rio-Antirrio (7) me th gefyra toy kai ton Isthmo ths Korinqou (8.). Apo thn allh pleyra pali fanhke h Epidavros (9) me to qeatro ths. Hmaste pleon arketa xamhla, panw apo thn Troizhnia, ap'opoy ebgala ton Sarwniko (10) me ton Poro, to Agkistri kai thn Aigina, kai sto baqos thn Attikh kai thn Eyboia. H diadromh proseggishs mas phge mexri to Soynio peripoy, kai meta panw apo ton Eyboiko, dipla sthn Kea (11), notia apo toys Petalious kai to Marmari (12). Opws antilambaneste, to na parakoloyqw th gewgrafia ths diadromhs einai apo tis pio eyxaristes apasxolhseis moy en pthsei J. Prosgeiwsh (13) apo ta boreioanatolika (diadromos 21R). Synolikh diarkeia pthshs 3:15 kai afijh sthn wra mas. Metajy twn aeroplanwn poy eida htan kai to Airbus ths FedEx poy molis eixe arxisei dromologia pros Athina. Kaqws eixa monon carry on aposkeyes, bghka apo to aerodromio grhgora, opoy me perimene o pateras moy.
BA 631 ATH-LHR Mar 9
Boeing 767-336 G-BZHC
Qesh 33K (window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 8:10 am
Progr. afijh 10:25 am
O pateras moy me phge mexri to Pentagwno, ap'opoy stis 6:15 phra to leofwreio gia to aerodromio. Ystera apo 30 lepta peripoy, etasa kata tis 6:50. To terminal eixe arketo kosmo (14), alla h oyra sthn BA den htan megalh, kaqws oi perissoteroi epibates eixan erqei nwritera fainetai. Egw eixa kanei online checkin thn prohgoymenh nyxta, opote eixa hdh ejasfalhsei qesh poy hqela (33K, paraqyro pros ta pisw). Opws eida argotera, h pthsh htan gemath. Ayth th fora edwsa to balitsaki moy gia checkin, wste na mhn to exw baros tis wres poy qa hmoyn sto Londino. Katopin phga sta magazia na xazecw ligo, kai phra merika anamnhstika apo to katasthma toy Athina 2004. Sthn qyra phga stis 7:40, opote molis eixe arxisei h epibibash.
Anaxwrhsh peripoy sthn wra toy. Pali den mas eipe ycos pthshs, alla mas eipe thn diadromh, poy htan pali h typikh: Korinthos, Patra, Kerkyra, Italia, Elbetia, Gallia, LHR. To service sxedon panomoiotypo me thn prohgoymenh pthsh, opws kai to prwino (1). Mono to giaoyrtoeides paraskeyasma htan ligo diaforetiko. Oi fwto poy trabhja ayth thn fwra htan kata thn apogeiwsh (15) (diadromos 21L) kai kata thn anarrixhsh. Kateyqynqhkame pros th Barh (16), apopoy ekana zoym th Sxolh Eyelpidwn (17), gnwrimo edafos, mias kai ekei yphrethsa toys teleytaioys 6 mhnes ths qhteias moy to 1999
. Ligo argotera eixame wraia qea toy lekanopedioy ths Athinas (18.) me to palaio aerodromio toy Ellhnikoy sto proskhnio. Alla endiaferonta shmeia than oi Alpeis (19) pali, kaqws kai h Zyrixh (20) me th limnh ths kai to aerodromia. Dystyxws eixe arxisei stadiakh nefwsh, kai htan pleon qolh h atmosfaira. Apo ekai kai mexri thn prosgeiwsh sto LHR (09L) eixe synexeia synnefa. Me phre kai o ypnos gia mia wra peripoy. Sto edafos troxodromhsame (21) gyrw sta 20 lepta mexri to terminal 4.
Kaqws h epomenh pthsh moy gia Bostwnh htan 7.5 wres argotera, perasa tis perissoteres wres sto kentriko Londino.
AA 155 LHR-BOS Mar 9
Boeing 777-223
Qesh 31J (exit - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 5:55 pm
Progr. afijh 8:15 pm
Gyrisa sto aerodromio kata tis 4pm, kai xazeca sta magazia. Sthn qyra phga kata tis 5:15, opoy me epilejane gia secondary screening, dhl. analytiko psajimo sto sakidio, stis tsepes toy mpoyfan ktl. Phre kana 5lepto, kai moy ekocan tis lames apo to nyxokopth. Periergo, kaqoti oi lames nyxokopth epitrepontai sthn Amerikh edw kai arketoys mhnes, kai toys to eipa. Isws h kopella na epediknye yperballonta zhlo.
Apogeiwsh gyrw stis 6:30 pros ta anatolika, me to soyroypo. Dejia strofh 270 moirwn, poy mas efere notia apo to Heathrow (22), kai katopin poreia pros ta boreia. Meta strofh pros ta boreiodytika, Boreios Irlandia, boreios Atlantikos, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Maine, Boston. Arxiko ycos 36,000 podia, argotera 38,000 kai telika panw apo to New Brunswick 40,000. Diarkei pthshs, 6:45.
Qesh eixa thn idia me thn prwth pthsh poy periegraca, enw dipla moy kaqhse mia kyria. Plhrothta peri ta 75% qa elega. Ligo argotera h kyria metakomise se allh qesh, kai etsi eixa adeio to diplano kaqisma. Service, ta klassika: bar service (club soda egw) kai faghto, "beef or chicken". Dialeja to kotopoylo poy htan me ryzi kai manitaria. To glyko diaforetiko apo thn allh fora, ena kommati cheescake. Tainia dialeja na dw to "Something's Gotta Give", eyxaristh romantikh komwdia me toys Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton kai Keanu Reeves. Stis pthseis aytes h AA prosferei ena "evening snack" mia peripoy wra prin apo thn afijh. Ayto einai panta mia mikrh pitsa kai stafylia. H pitsa einai poly kalh, me xontrh, cwmoeidh zymh, poly xortastikh. Sto shmeio ayto eixa ena apo ta pio wraia qeamata poy exw dei pote: to Boreio Selas. Eixame molis perasei apo to Gulf of Saint Lawrence sth New Brunswick, me ta fwta apo tis mikres poleis ths perioxhs na fainontai apo katw. Koitwntas ligo pros ta pisw eida ena terastio parapetasma fwtos na paizei, kalyptontas ta 2/3 peripoy toy optikoy moy pedioy. Ejairetiko qeama, kai pentakaqaro, logw ycoys kai nyxtas. Dystyxws den mporesa na to bgalw fwtografia, kaqws h kamera zhtoyse ekqesh 8-10 sec, pragma bebaia adynato apo to paraqyro toy aeroplanoy. To olo qeama krathse peri ta 20 lepta, mexri poy apomakrynqhkame kai xaqhke siga siga ston orizonta.
Afijh sto Logan ths Bostwnhs 10 lepta nwris, diabathria grhgora-grhgora (exoun balei perissotera gkise kai exei belteiwqei poly h katastash), kamposh kaqysterhsh omws stis aposkeyes, logw "texnikoy problhmatos". En tw metajy eixa thlefwnhsei hdh apo to Londino se filo moy an mporoyse na me parei, kai ontws hrqe. Sto spiti moy eftasa gyrw stis 9:45.
Ayta pros to paron. Kala tajeidia!
AA 108 BOS-LHR Feb 28
Boeing 777-223
Qesh 31J (exit - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 7:00 pm
Progr. afijh 6:20 am
Sto aerodromio Logan ths Bostwnhs, terminal B, me phgan me to aytokinhto toys dyo filoi. Me to lewforeio kai ton ypogeio qa moy epairne peripoy 1h-1:15, enw me aytokinhto peri ta 20 lepta, opote htan megalh dieykolynsh. Eftasa gyrw stis 6:15. Ligo kaqysterhmena, ontws, alla kaqws eixa monon hand luggage den anhsyxoysa. Sto checkin den exasa kaqoloy xrono, enw ston elegxo asfaleias eixe peri ta 5 lepta oyra. Ebgala ta papoytsia moy prokatarktika kai ta topoqethsa na perasoyn aktines X, kaqws jerw oti to sygkekrimeno zeygari exei metalikes lames mesa kai panta xtypaei ston elegxo. Eixan omws fainetai to mhxanhma se poly eyaisqhto epipedo, kaqws etsi ki alliws xtyphse to kampanaki, kai eprepe na bgalw kai th zwnh moy gia na to kanw na me afhsei na perasw :?.
Sth qyra eixe mazeytei hdh o kosmos, kai h epibibash arxise kata tis 6:30. To aeroplano htan teleiws gemato. Otan tajideyw me to 777, kleinw panta tis qeseis 31A/J poy einai ejodos kindynoy kai den exoyn mprosta toys allh qesh, opote exoyn aneto xwro. To mono meionekthma einai oti to trapezaki kai to video enai apoqhkeymena sto plai, mesa sto "mpratso" toy kaqismatos, opote xaneis ligo apo fardos. Alla den me peirazei, kaqws eimai leptos. Oi sygkekrimenes qeseis synistwntai kai apo ton SeatGuru

Pushback egine peripoy sthn wra toy, kai apogeiwqhkame kana tetarto argotera.
Ta statistika ths pthshs:H diadromh poy akoloyqhsame, opws thn eida ston xarth toy airshow, htan typikh gia tetoia pthsh, sxedon akribws panw ston megalo kyklo, kai h deiarkeia ths pthshs peripoy 6 wres. Arxiko ycos pthshs 35,000 podia. Ligo prin ftasoyme sthn Irlandia anebhkame sta 37,000, kai ligo argotera, peripoy panw apo to Cork, sta 39,000.
Oso gia to service, arxise me to klassiko bar & fystikia (teleytaia h AA dinei mini pretzels, oxi fystikia). Egw phra mia club soda. H AA dinei oloklhro tenekedaki, kanonikoy megeqoys (330 ml). Gia faghto eixe "chicken or beef". Phra to beef. Synodeyotan apo salata, crackers, cwmi kai glyko. Typiko geyma, sxetika kalo xwris kati to idiaitero. Ayto poy proseja sygkritika me thn prohgoymenh paromoia pthsh moy to Dekembrio, einai oti exoyn pleon kocei to perytiligmeno tyraki poy eixan mexri prosfata. O geitonas moy, poy opws eipa htan poly megaloswmos paidaros, zhthse thn aerosynado an yphrxe kana periseyma, giati peinoyse akoma poly. Ontws, afoy teleiwse me oloys toys epibates, toy efere ena akoma geyma. Akoloyqhse tsai/kafes, poy egw den phra, kaqws hqela na koimhqw ligaki. En tw metajy eixe arxisei kai h tainia. H AA exei 12 kanalia audio (me poly kales epiloges mousikhs) kai kamia 10ria video, apo ta opoia ta 4 einai tainies, ena eidhseis, ena sitcoms, ena documanteur, ena paidiko ktl, kaqws kai ena me to airshow (ton xarth). Dialeja na dw thn tainia "Lost in Translation" me ton Bill Murray kai thn Scarlett Johansson, poy eixe parei kales kritikes (kai Oscar senarioy gia th Sofia Coppola). Ontws, kalh. Thn teleiwsa sxedon taytoxrona ma to faghto, kai epesa gia ypno. Synolika koimhqhka peri tis 3 wres, kai jypnhsa ligo prin ftasoyme Irlandia. Ligo meta arxhse to prwino, poy htan portokalada, giaoyti, froyta, mikro croissant, marmelada kai tsai/kafe. Epishs bar service.
H kaqodos arxise stadiaka panw apo thn Oyallia, opoy fanhke kai to prwto fws ths hmeras ston orizonta. Eixame peri ta 15 lepta hold notia apo to Londino, sta 10,000 podia, kai meta prosgeiwqhkame apo ta dytika (diadromos 09L).
Se genikes grammes kalh pthsh.
BA 640 LHR-ATH Feb 29
Boeing 757-236 G-CPEO
Qesh 11F (bulkhead - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 8:20 am
Progr. afijh 1:55 pm
Me to poy eftasa Heathrow, terminal 3, skefthka an qa me synefere na paw sto terminal 4 (ap'opoy qa anaxwroyse h pthsh ths BA gia Athina) mesw twn transfer, 'h na bgw kanonika mesw diabathriwn ktl. kai na parw to interterminal lewforeio. Telika apofashsa na kanw transfer, kai to metaneiwsa, kaqws eixe terastia oyra gia to lewforeio. To wraio einai oti sxedon oloi ths oyras phgainan gia terminals 1/2 , kai elaxistoi gia 4, alla mexri na ftaseis sto xwro poy ginotan o diaxwrismos den mpoyroyses na toys prosperaseis. Moy phre peri ta 45 lepta! Sto terminal 4 h pthsh gia Athina anaxwroyse apo mia poly apomakrysmenh gate, poy prepei na einai kainoyrgios xwros, kaws palaiotera den ton qymamai. Oxi mono ayto, alla mas phgan kai me lewforeio sto aeroplano. Eftasa apo toys teleytaios kai phra th qesh moy.
H pthsh misoadeia (poy moy ekane entypwsh, prwinh pthsh + Kyriakh pro twn eklogwn). Ws synhqws sthn BA, mas moirasan efhmerides. Fygame sthn wra mas, kai akoloyqhsame thn klassikh diadromh pros Gallia, Elbetia, Italia, anatolikh akth Italias, Kerkyra, Patra, Athina. Den mas eipan to ycos pthshs. Meta to bar service hrqe h wra toy prwinoy, klassiko xwrtastiko english breakfast (1) ths BA, opws blepete sth fwtografia. H BA den dinei kanoniko megeqos koytakia sta anacyktikia, alla mikrotera, twn 150ml nomizw.
H boreia Gallia htan xionismenh, kai meta eixe synnefa ws thn Elbetia. Apo kei kai pera htan sxetika kaqara, kai ebgala merikes fwtografies. Prwta oi Alpeis (2), kataleykes kai qeamatikes opws panta. Argotera to Capo Santa Maria di Leuca (3), dhladh to "takoyni" ths Italias. Meta to Ionio, me thn Kefallonia kai th Zakyntho (4) sto baqos. Katopin panw apo thn Axaia, apopoy eida to aerodromio ths Andravidas (5) (Thanks, regnis!), kaqws kai olh th dytikh akth (6) ths Peloponhsoy mexri th Meqwnh. Kaqws to aeroplano htan misoadeio, phgaina kai sthn allh pleyra, na blepw kalytera to topio, opws to Rio-Antirrio (7) me th gefyra toy kai ton Isthmo ths Korinqou (8.). Apo thn allh pleyra pali fanhke h Epidavros (9) me to qeatro ths. Hmaste pleon arketa xamhla, panw apo thn Troizhnia, ap'opoy ebgala ton Sarwniko (10) me ton Poro, to Agkistri kai thn Aigina, kai sto baqos thn Attikh kai thn Eyboia. H diadromh proseggishs mas phge mexri to Soynio peripoy, kai meta panw apo ton Eyboiko, dipla sthn Kea (11), notia apo toys Petalious kai to Marmari (12). Opws antilambaneste, to na parakoloyqw th gewgrafia ths diadromhs einai apo tis pio eyxaristes apasxolhseis moy en pthsei J. Prosgeiwsh (13) apo ta boreioanatolika (diadromos 21R). Synolikh diarkeia pthshs 3:15 kai afijh sthn wra mas. Metajy twn aeroplanwn poy eida htan kai to Airbus ths FedEx poy molis eixe arxisei dromologia pros Athina. Kaqws eixa monon carry on aposkeyes, bghka apo to aerodromio grhgora, opoy me perimene o pateras moy.
BA 631 ATH-LHR Mar 9
Boeing 767-336 G-BZHC
Qesh 33K (window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 8:10 am
Progr. afijh 10:25 am
O pateras moy me phge mexri to Pentagwno, ap'opoy stis 6:15 phra to leofwreio gia to aerodromio. Ystera apo 30 lepta peripoy, etasa kata tis 6:50. To terminal eixe arketo kosmo (14), alla h oyra sthn BA den htan megalh, kaqws oi perissoteroi epibates eixan erqei nwritera fainetai. Egw eixa kanei online checkin thn prohgoymenh nyxta, opote eixa hdh ejasfalhsei qesh poy hqela (33K, paraqyro pros ta pisw). Opws eida argotera, h pthsh htan gemath. Ayth th fora edwsa to balitsaki moy gia checkin, wste na mhn to exw baros tis wres poy qa hmoyn sto Londino. Katopin phga sta magazia na xazecw ligo, kai phra merika anamnhstika apo to katasthma toy Athina 2004. Sthn qyra phga stis 7:40, opote molis eixe arxisei h epibibash.
Anaxwrhsh peripoy sthn wra toy. Pali den mas eipe ycos pthshs, alla mas eipe thn diadromh, poy htan pali h typikh: Korinthos, Patra, Kerkyra, Italia, Elbetia, Gallia, LHR. To service sxedon panomoiotypo me thn prohgoymenh pthsh, opws kai to prwino (1). Mono to giaoyrtoeides paraskeyasma htan ligo diaforetiko. Oi fwto poy trabhja ayth thn fwra htan kata thn apogeiwsh (15) (diadromos 21L) kai kata thn anarrixhsh. Kateyqynqhkame pros th Barh (16), apopoy ekana zoym th Sxolh Eyelpidwn (17), gnwrimo edafos, mias kai ekei yphrethsa toys teleytaioys 6 mhnes ths qhteias moy to 1999

Kaqws h epomenh pthsh moy gia Bostwnh htan 7.5 wres argotera, perasa tis perissoteres wres sto kentriko Londino.
AA 155 LHR-BOS Mar 9
Boeing 777-223
Qesh 31J (exit - window)
Progr. anaxwrhsh 5:55 pm
Progr. afijh 8:15 pm
Gyrisa sto aerodromio kata tis 4pm, kai xazeca sta magazia. Sthn qyra phga kata tis 5:15, opoy me epilejane gia secondary screening, dhl. analytiko psajimo sto sakidio, stis tsepes toy mpoyfan ktl. Phre kana 5lepto, kai moy ekocan tis lames apo to nyxokopth. Periergo, kaqoti oi lames nyxokopth epitrepontai sthn Amerikh edw kai arketoys mhnes, kai toys to eipa. Isws h kopella na epediknye yperballonta zhlo.
Apogeiwsh gyrw stis 6:30 pros ta anatolika, me to soyroypo. Dejia strofh 270 moirwn, poy mas efere notia apo to Heathrow (22), kai katopin poreia pros ta boreia. Meta strofh pros ta boreiodytika, Boreios Irlandia, boreios Atlantikos, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Maine, Boston. Arxiko ycos 36,000 podia, argotera 38,000 kai telika panw apo to New Brunswick 40,000. Diarkei pthshs, 6:45.
Qesh eixa thn idia me thn prwth pthsh poy periegraca, enw dipla moy kaqhse mia kyria. Plhrothta peri ta 75% qa elega. Ligo argotera h kyria metakomise se allh qesh, kai etsi eixa adeio to diplano kaqisma. Service, ta klassika: bar service (club soda egw) kai faghto, "beef or chicken". Dialeja to kotopoylo poy htan me ryzi kai manitaria. To glyko diaforetiko apo thn allh fora, ena kommati cheescake. Tainia dialeja na dw to "Something's Gotta Give", eyxaristh romantikh komwdia me toys Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton kai Keanu Reeves. Stis pthseis aytes h AA prosferei ena "evening snack" mia peripoy wra prin apo thn afijh. Ayto einai panta mia mikrh pitsa kai stafylia. H pitsa einai poly kalh, me xontrh, cwmoeidh zymh, poly xortastikh. Sto shmeio ayto eixa ena apo ta pio wraia qeamata poy exw dei pote: to Boreio Selas. Eixame molis perasei apo to Gulf of Saint Lawrence sth New Brunswick, me ta fwta apo tis mikres poleis ths perioxhs na fainontai apo katw. Koitwntas ligo pros ta pisw eida ena terastio parapetasma fwtos na paizei, kalyptontas ta 2/3 peripoy toy optikoy moy pedioy. Ejairetiko qeama, kai pentakaqaro, logw ycoys kai nyxtas. Dystyxws den mporesa na to bgalw fwtografia, kaqws h kamera zhtoyse ekqesh 8-10 sec, pragma bebaia adynato apo to paraqyro toy aeroplanoy. To olo qeama krathse peri ta 20 lepta, mexri poy apomakrynqhkame kai xaqhke siga siga ston orizonta.
Afijh sto Logan ths Bostwnhs 10 lepta nwris, diabathria grhgora-grhgora (exoun balei perissotera gkise kai exei belteiwqei poly h katastash), kamposh kaqysterhsh omws stis aposkeyes, logw "texnikoy problhmatos". En tw metajy eixa thlefwnhsei hdh apo to Londino se filo moy an mporoyse na me parei, kai ontws hrqe. Sto spiti moy eftasa gyrw stis 9:45.
Ayta pros to paron. Kala tajeidia!