With two-year-old Claire Marie at my side, we were among the first to board. Air France uses the new gate area in the Tom Bradly International Terminal, which requires a very long walk to reach. In fact, we cut it rather close, arriving just as boarding was about to begin. The following day, we maximized our time at the hotel, leaving no time to visit the lounge (Delta or Korean Air by virtue of my SkyTeam Elite Plus status with ITA Airways). No Air France today, kiddo A change of plans! Rather than go home, we spent the night at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles just down the street from the airport. I booked the tickets via Flying Blue but received no indication via email or SMS of the delay. The agent did not know and turned her colleague. It was almost comical…both of us must have been the last to get the memo. When the agent handed me our boarding passes, I noticed a departure time of 2:10pm…the following day. It was strangely deserted considering there was a flight to Pairs departing in two hours (or so we thought). When we arrived at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), we proceeded to the check-in desk and checked in. I outlined how I booked my tickets in the introduction to this trip report.

I took this flight with my wife and two children.