Flight-Fight! A Quick ride home
- Flight-fight? Fight-FIGHT!
- Round 1: Booking and Check in
- Off to Birmingham Airport
- Round 2: Aer Lingus EI263 Birmingham to Dublin Airport
- Interlude: Spotting in Dublin
- Back to Dublin Airport
- Round 3: Ryanair FR666 Dublin to Birmingham Airport
- A Quick ride home
- And the knockout blow goes to…
Heading into the terminal, it was a matter of heading down some steps, towards the jetway, then up some steps into the terminal building. Gate 1 allows access to an exit point that is beyond UK Border control – and I followed the signs past baggage reclaim to the exit .
Of we go!
Bypassing UK Immigration to the arrivals area.
Baggage reclaim.
As I had no luggage, I headed straight for the exit.
This way please…
Maybe sometime in the future KLM…
Once in the public area, I began the short hike back to the Air Train – whilst the main terminal itself was dead.
Shh. Just us arriving passengers here now.
Of course, when I got to the Airtrain, people were queuing… as no one had pressed the button to demand a service (beyond 8pm at night, the Air train system goes semi-manual).
Top tip. Press the button to call an AirTrain. Rather simple….
I boarded it for the short ride over to train station, and then down to the platform.
Thankfully, the timing gods were with me – as a Virgin Trains service to Wolverhampton turned up. This would be helpful, as the first stop was Birmingham New Street.
Arriving Pendolino.
I settled in for the short trip back to New Street – which had a mix of day trippers and sleepers on the train.
Shhh….
Eventually, the train arrived at New Street station.
Through the barrier and onwards.
I headed out of the station – and up the hill to Colmore Row, where there was a bus that was going in the vague direction of home.
Nothing says welcome home than a National Express bus that needs a good clean.
The bus took me on the final part of this journey – the short distance home.
And after a busy 16 hours of watching planes and flying on them – I was at my front door – the end of a fun day trip.
Ah. Home sweet home.
Next: The Knock Out Blow goes to…
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