After some days in the unusually cold, rainy weather of Caldera - escaping from the cold, rainy weather of Valdivia - it's time to pack my 55 x 35 x 25 basic-fare baggage and board my flight back south.
If something runs in the veins of the inhabitants of Copiapó is heavy metals. Remember that mining is the main industry in the north of Chile. No wonder many prefer to commute every day from Caldera, just 45 minutes away. And this explains the abundant transportation between both towns.
Since CPO is located right by the side of the road, I'm taking a bus…
…that drops me at the crossing outside the airport. It's a 20-minute ride.
From there, it's a five-minute walk to the terminal.
Chairs, tables and umbrellas in the parking lot. This must be a consequence of the pandemic.
Unlike my previous flight, I make sure to be veeeery early at the airport today.
That's why the hall is almost empty.
If interested, you can find plenty of photos of CPO in my previous report. Now I just want my breakfast - a coffee and a sandwich from this shop. Fairly expensive, I must say. Even for airport standards. The thing is, a guy next to me asks for a coffee. When he's told the price, he says "No, I asked for the small one, please." The lady replies "I know. That's the price for the small one." Shocking.
8:15. Feels like a good time to go through safety check. Absent-mindedly I follow this people up the escalator.
Huh?? Baahahahah! The cafeteria.
On the blackboard: Please, do not drag tables around.
How did I end up in the cafeteria if I had already been here? I should read my own reports more often. haha
Back on the first (ground) floor, passengers are already lining up.
Social distancing, direction of the line… everything is clearly signaled on the floor.
Airside, I have the impression that someone was overzealous about the dots on the floor. Perhaps we're expected to hop from dot to dot around the room?
It would be eight hops from my current position to the cafeteria.
No-fuss boarding. Special need and bank clients first, then the rest of us.
CC-AZU is sitting there. Sky Airline's fleet…
…is quite new. CC-AZU is barely…
…two years old.
I didn't pay for a window seat this time and I was assigned 1B.
Spacious, but I still would prefer another row. I hate it…
…when something blocks me from stretching my legs.
The seats can be reclined.
Long time I since I last took a photo pf the overhead panel!
All-female crew today. Two variations of their denim uniform - skirt and trousers. (Looks like denim to me. I might be wrong)
BOB service is about to start. Sky's BOB menus is far better that JetSmart's. I'm not buying anything today, since I'm arriving at SCL at lunchtime.
My fat neighbor in 1A shuts the blind to take a nap, but the kind lady in 2A takes a couple of photos for me when we are a bit north of Combarbalá…
…about 250km north of Santiago.
This is the last photo I take before we land. Can anyone tell me what it is?
Today's flight according to flightradar.com
My next flight - the last leg of this trip back home - departs in three hours. Enough time for a nice hamburger and some rest in the very comfortable waiting room of…
…the domestic terminal at SCL. I'm in for a nice surprise from the part of LATAM!!
Thanks for reading! :)
My guess is that they got 10000 dots and needed to use them all :-P
With such a good weather, daytime and amazing view, I believe that shutting the window should be a criminal offense ! Just use an eyemask and don't shut the window blind !
Window blinds will lead us straight into WW3 !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf2V26uex-Q&ab_channel=NYOOOZTV