Scored an Upgrade!

So,we have been upgraded to seats 3E & F - a big move forward from 18 E & F!!!! It is amazing what a little polite conversation, the correct outfit and a big smile can achieve. I also advised Katie (in my role as trip advisor) that we must arrive early, and lo and behold - bingo an instant upgrade!!

We are flying on an A320 Airbus - with bottles of wine costing on $A7. Here is a photo and a few interesting facts about our plane

A320

• 26 June 1988 – Air France Flight 296, an A320-111, crashed into the tops of trees beyond the runway on a demonstration flight atMulhouse-Habsheim Airport, France. Three passengers were killed.

• 14 February 1990 – Indian Airlines Flight 605, an A320-231 carrying 146 people, crashed on its final approach to the Old Airport,Bangalore. 88 passengers and four crew members were killed.^[97]

• 20 January 1992 – Air Inter Flight 148, an A320-111, crashed into a high ridge near Mount Sainte-Odile in the Vosges mountains while on final approach to Strasbourg at the end of a scheduled flight from Lyon. This accident resulted in the deaths of 87 of the aircraft's occupants (five crew members, 82 passengers).

• 14 September 1993 – Lufthansa Flight 2904, an A320-211, coming from Frankfurt am Main with 70 people, crashed into an earth wall at the end of the runway at Warsaw. A fire started in the left wing area and penetrated into the passenger cabin. The copilot and a passenger died.