Obviously, since this is the 3rd time the cabin crew have seen Willard today, they start to take more of an interest in him, and he is happy to pose with them after we land at Bangkok (again!). Whatever minor (and let's face it, they ARE minor) gripes we may have over the specifics of the Thai refurbishment programme, the cabin crew, and the service they provide, is simply the best we've experienced - it made Thai competitive even when their seating was looking more than a little "old hat" and with the new product, it should take them to the top! I just hope their management realises that their greatest asset isn't their fleet, route network or new seats, it's these people you see here, and the honest, personalised and human service they consistently provide.

A half-hearted attempt to standby on the earlier flights later (not only are all the seats taken, but I think they've also got passengers on the wings and in the overhead bins!) we resign ourselves to our booked flight (the last flight of the day to Chiang Mai). And so after a trek (and I DO mean TREK!) over to the international terminal to reconfirm our flights home on Sunday (Domestic Lounge to Terminal 1 Malaysian Airlines office is about as far as you can walk without ending up on a runway, I think) Willard is ready for some refreshment, so, after wisely taking the SHUTTLE BUS back to Domestic, we indulge in some amber throat lubricant to steel us before our long wait for the final flight.

And here we are again, in a much emptier Thai Domestic lounge, partaking of the fine hot pastries and soft drinks yet again.

So we settle down to updating our travelogue for the day. As a "First Class" bear, Willard sees his role in the authorship of these annals as less creative and more executive and editorial. Here you see him casting a proprietorial eye over the rough draft before authorising the copy for your reading pleasure....

And to the last flight of the day, the late flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai - Thai have now returned to their scheduled Airbus A300 aircraft, but it's still looking pretty full up front, hence Willard's restricted seating position. At about this point, the conscience is twitching a little bit, and so it's time to have a walk through the aircraft...