For several reasons, I decided to treat myself to a private flight from Ireland to England – and I could not have been more delighted with my choice…
Arriving at the private lounge…
…am then taken to my very own conference room to await my flight…
The captain came in to say hello… Captain Thomas Mueller owns the plane and is the youngest operator of private charter flights in Europe.
The lovely staff at the private lounge…
After going through a private security screening, my luggage is whisked away by a porter and the captain and I are transported out to the plane…
This pride and joy is a Diamond DA42 and was like riding in an airborne limo…
Oh, and re the photo below… If you note the DHL plane earlier – these guys are going to pull it across the tarmac area for charity…
It was funny getting into the aircraft, I needed to step on the seat and so took off my shoes – the captain and first officer both said, “no, you can leave your shoes on”, to which I replied, “I’m a girlie girl – we do not stand on furniture with shoes!” LOL! That made both the flight officers and ground crew laugh…
Our First Officer, Jonas Bielkevicius, was also our pilot-in-training, and he did an excellent job.
…and this is what flying normally looks like…
…and now we were sitting on the tarmac for longer than it took to load the plane and get to this point…
…but eventually we get the go ahead to get into line…
…and take off…
…and after only around 40 minutes, Liverpool landing strip comes into view…
…and a perfect touchdown…
My driver is awaiting me on the tarmac…
…and once my luggage is deplaned and loaded into the limo, we head off…
…and see an unusual sight along the way…
My only challenge now is that the entire experience was SO perfect, I don’t know how I will ever go back to commercial flying! LOL!
Oh, well… Not a bad problem to have…
Thank you again to Captain Thomas and First Officer Jonas from Franconia. You were wonderful!
~ Bella
