UK Trip 2009 - Thursday 23 April 2009
Got a quick train to Gatwick, with only one other stop on the way. Discovered that my flight with EasyJet left from the North Terminal so I had to take the monorail to the other terminal, which was surprisingly quiet. No problems checking in, although I was surprised to see that my bag's weight had increased to 19.5 kg, not sure what accounts for the additional 6 kg since I arrived.
Still didn't have much of an appetite so just had something to drink and again it was a long walk to the departure gate. EasyJet don't allocate seating, but I was one of the first to check in so got on in one of the first groups, although I had a big group of “lads” sit in front of me; apart from being a bit loud, they were no problem.
Found that I could check in as soon as I arrived in Amsterdam, so I was able to get rid of my big bag and have it routed to whole way through. I did have something to eat at the airport and stuck to a really basic cheese burger. Had quite a bit of time to fill before my flight, but I did find some comfortable seats in the airport, but no free wireless unfortunately.
My original flight was still scheduled although it was now also going to Jakarta as well, so I don't understand why KLM canceled my flight. On my flight, I was lucky in that there was only one other person in my row, although I still couldn't get comfortable enough to sleep.