Today I am flying from Washington Dulles
International Airport to Frankfurt, Germany
on Lufthansa Airlines.
I haven't flown out of Dulles in a while
so I'm curious to see what it looks like inside.
It's pretty empty out here,
as you can see, not too many people.
The sun is kind of starting to go down, it's about 4:30 p.m.
So let's see how it goes!
So there are actually not many people at all,
definitely not the amount of people you would expect
flying home for the holidays,
so a lot of people are staying put and I guess not seeing
their families this year.
I made the decision to go,
I have been tested four times in the last two weeks,
and I'm gonna be wearing a mask the whole time,
staying safe, and then quarantining
when I get to my destination.
I like that they have Christmas decorations up!
I made it to my gate. The terminal was very empty.
I found out there are actually only two flights leaving
this terminal tonight, including mine.
And these are all the people waiting
to get on the same flight to Frankfurt.
I'm flying in business class, as you can see there are a lot
of empty seats around me, but economy has a lot of
empty seats as well.
Every passenger gets one of these disinfecting wipes
to sanitize their seat area.
I am going to wipe down my table, armrest, remote control
seat belt, anything that I might be touching frequently.
So I just moved over one seat because the headphones
at the other seat were broken, so I just re-disinfected
my entire area.
Just got the dinner menu and I am really looking forward to
this meal because I am super hungry,
and the food sounds like it's going to be really tasty.
Just went on a little bathroom break,
used some mouthwash,
and now it's time for a nap!
I got my handy little sleep mask.
I think we have about five and a half hours until landing.
I'm happy to get a couple hours of sleep
because I have not slept a lot in the past few days.
Pro airplane-sleep tip that I got from my sister:
If there is an extra blanket
lay it onto your seat so it's like
you're laying on a fresh sheet, and then use your other
blanket to cover yourself and stay warm.
Just got some breakfast. It is a chia pudding that I have
had before so I know it's going to be really yummy.
We have just under one hour left.
De-boarding is happening in zones
to keep everyone socially distant and safe.
First off the plane are the first 30 rows.
I just landed in Frankfurt, Germany.
Now I have a 4.5 hour layover and then I am continuing
on a Lufthansa flight to Zurich, Switzerland.
I just bought this sandwich because apparently on the
short Lufthansa flights you don't get any snacks anymore,
or food.
So I was pretty hungry, I'm going to eat this, and we are
boarding in half an hour.
Made it onto the next flight.
Once we're in the air it is a short 35 minute flight
It looks like the airplane is going to be about half full,
maybe less, and right now we are just waiting
for everyone else to board.
I am going to watch some Netflix now.
I did not disinfect anything on this plane because
it's such a short flight.
If I need to, I can use some anti-bacterial hand gel, and
I'm going to try not to touch anything.
I guess I did get a little snack... Let's see how it is.
I just received this contact tracing card that the
Swiss authorities require every incoming passenger to
fill out with their information.
Made it to Zurich, Switzerland!
It's actually nice and warm out here...
The flight went great, everything went well, I felt safe.
Everyone was wearing a mask.
I hope you get to travel soon!
Let me know in the comments if you're
planning any trips soon, where you're going to,
if you have any questions,
and I will do my best to answer them.
And on that note,
Goodbye and I need to take a nap.