icelandair

our plane was very nice. we suppose that's an indirect recommendation for icelandair, especially since our tickets were relatively inexpensive. caspian quite enjoyed the sanitized, scandinavian design style that was used throughout the experience. for example, the emergency procedures video was very well done, illustrated using faceless silhouettes and a very clean blue/grey palette. beside is a neat bit of copy we found on the seat.

the in-flight entertainment included a language-learning section where you could learn the basics for about twenty different languages. caspian availed himself of this to learn some rudimentary icelandic. unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help him when one of the security people at keflavik airport started to speak to him in full out icelandic. (for the record, "do you have anything in your pockets?" wasn't part of the tutorial.) but it does show how quickly he picks up languages sometimes, if he can fool a native (he got himself into the trouble by saying "good morning" to the guard in icelandic; one would naturally assume a chinese guy wouldn't know how to speak icelandic).

it was a nice touch, though, and infinitely more useful when traveling than watching quantum of solace. all in all a good flight (if our expressions below are any indication). however, the lady at the check-in counter was right. it did seem a lot longer than 4.5 hours.