Friday 13th and we certainly know we have arrived

Another dash from Coolock to the airport - no queues at check in, no queues at boarding pass check, no queues at security and certainly no waiting to get into the business class lounge (thanks Barry).

Spectacular views over Ireland - but thunder clouds in the distance.  More of the same as we approached BHX - and heavy rain.  I suspect that the pilot, aware of the risk of wind shear, came in fast - we floated for half the runway before slamming down hard and then full speed brakes and thrust reversal (it was rather wet out and we passed all the taxi-ways but the last).

This elicited a dry announcement from the purser...

"Well we certainly know that we have arrived in Birmingham, where the time is..."

Once again BHX sent a bus for us - 150m transfer to the terminal took 15 minutes as we had to wait for the very last passenger to disembark and then there is only one small door into the terminal.