Champagne breakfast is the order of the day for Willard - and a very comprehensive breakfast menu was available in the First Class section of the Lounge.

...and a nice water feature to calm your nerves after the fight to check-in and through security.

After we board, Willard is shown to his/our seats 1A/K right in the nose of this Malaysian Airlines 747. We were frankly surprised we managed to secure these seats on Award tickets, but they are probably the best compromise for couples, as they give windows for both of you, and are probably uncomfortably close to be occupied by two strangers.

It doesn't take Willard long to get a glass of Dom in front of him.

Safety first though! Thankfully there appears to have been a lull in the driving rain and gale-force winds especially for our take-off roll, and Willard straps in in his now customary place on the First Class Ottoman.