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dagibbsI'm using the free internet in the Maple Leaf Lounge -- Air Canada's frequent traveler lounge. It used to be the lounge at Ottawa International was way out of the way in the old terminal, but recently (since my last visit, so within the last half year or so) it has moved into the new terminal, and that's a lot better.
It is interesting the different level of service in supposedly "equivalent" lounges -- Air Canada vs Lufthansa vs United Airlines. With UA, they have a bartender and charge market rates ($6.00) for drinks, with the other two, they have a smaller selection, but the drinks are pour-your-own free. (I've got a class of Taylor Fladgate LBV as I type. I wasn't sure if I was going to grab a drink, but when they had port, I couldn't resist. They didn't have port glasses, though.) UA has the least in the way of food -- just chips/munchies level, AC has salad and soup on top of that, while Lufthansa also had cold meats and a lot more extensive spread of food. Internet access varies, too -- mostly free at AC, UA lounges have generally had machines you could use, but not free wireless or easy way to plug-in yourself, don't recall for Lufthansa.
I'm also hoping for first class on the Toronto-Dublin leg. My seat is 02D -- on a trans-atlantic 767 for Air Canada, that's normally the nice seats, but it was purchased as a regular ticket, so I don't know if the plane is oddly configured, or whether I've actually gotten lucky. We'll have to see.
I've brought my camera for this trip, let's see if I actually remember to take any photographs. :)
It is interesting the different level of service in supposedly "equivalent" lounges -- Air Canada vs Lufthansa vs United Airlines. With UA, they have a bartender and charge market rates ($6.00) for drinks, with the other two, they have a smaller selection, but the drinks are pour-your-own free. (I've got a class of Taylor Fladgate LBV as I type. I wasn't sure if I was going to grab a drink, but when they had port, I couldn't resist. They didn't have port glasses, though.) UA has the least in the way of food -- just chips/munchies level, AC has salad and soup on top of that, while Lufthansa also had cold meats and a lot more extensive spread of food. Internet access varies, too -- mostly free at AC, UA lounges have generally had machines you could use, but not free wireless or easy way to plug-in yourself, don't recall for Lufthansa.
I'm also hoping for first class on the Toronto-Dublin leg. My seat is 02D -- on a trans-atlantic 767 for Air Canada, that's normally the nice seats, but it was purchased as a regular ticket, so I don't know if the plane is oddly configured, or whether I've actually gotten lucky. We'll have to see.
I've brought my camera for this trip, let's see if I actually remember to take any photographs. :)
