Low cost airlines, are we walking?

Departure day!  Of course, all kinds of things to do.  Dan has a full agenda and we got a delivery of some new patio chairs, he is in charge of picking up the rental car since I won’t be home until 2PM. After multiple calls the furniture finally arrives at 2:15, Dan is able to get the rental car, we do a car shuttle to bring his car home, one last trip to the bank, finish packing odds and ends and we leave for LAX. Should be fine. The flight leaves at 9:40pm, except for traffic.  Spend 10 minutes trying to find the gas tank release. That information should be mandatory when you rent a car, why is it always a challenge?  Finally at the airport and actually have to ask where the check in gates are? Not marked!! Upstairs and check in at Level.  Ever hear of the airline?  I booked an American flight...

Okay we are 70 minutes to departure. So much for leaving home early. Grab an over priced sandwich, water and Diet Coke and off to the gate. We continue the hike to a terminal that had to be the first built at LAX. Get to the gate as first boarding is called. A quick peak out the window because we are on ground level after the hike to the gate. Low cost air means we take a bus....  buses transport us to the other side on LAX. Good news there is a plane there.  I guess when you are low cost you are housed way away from all the other terminals. We are off.  Only 15minutes late. Settled in for the non stop to Barcelona 😃

I unpack the sandwich we are set to go.  New age of technology since no food on the plane you can order off the electronic menu attached to the movie screen at your seat. A video is shown for safety, pretty soon there will be no flight attendants alas I digress.  We finish our food not sure what meal it will be since it is now 10:30pm no dinner and we are in Spain at 6:30 pm tomorrow. Nevertheless we finish and the flight attendant comes by with dinner and wine and says it is complementary.  Maybe just the wine save the bread for “breakfast “ in 6 hours    We will be in Spain soon....