FLASHBACK 1/5

As the HIA 402 launches, the passengers were cosying themselves in their seats. Children were playing in the cabin as adults pondered on the flight and the amount it took, the flight attendants were busy providing hot towels and aperitif to the passengers, as the pilots did their checks. The pilots go through their routine checks and looked at the clipboard filled with data on flight. Regarding the weights of items, and the nature of the cargo. He looked at the number of gold reserves, and the other luggage. Who on earth brings crates of cheese and spiced rum on board? Someone rich he thinks. He writes off the cargo, they were acceptable, considering the fact that the plane is only at 60% capacity.


In First class, the Besernian Celebrity, Leuchte Vandermark, had enjoyed himself. He kicked his feet up, and was wiping himself with the hot towels. A flight attendant came.

"Some drinks, Mr Vandermark?"
"Yes, I'd like some black beer please."
"I'm sorry sir, we do not have some black beer."
"Well, what kind of plane is this?" He exclaimed, Besernian flights always had black beer, and he began to regret choosing it. "Well, what do you have then?"
"We have spiced rum, champagne, wine, rice wine and sake."
"I can't afford that!" Said Leuchte, trying to exclaim but does not want to show off his penny pinching to the other passengers.
"You don't understand Mr Vandermark, it's free."
"Oh it's free? Well then bring it up."

The flight attendant poured him his champagne and thought rather negative things about Mr Vandermark. The man, though an acclaimed movie celebrity, is known for being rather modest in his lifestyle, a nicer word for a cheapskate. He wouldn't choose a first-class if the studio chose that for him in the first place, well, they're paying. He then moved on to get the remote control on his side and played with the screen

In Business class, the hot towels are provided and the drinks are also given. The business class is full, unique for a 60% flight. There are a lot of people in the business class, mostly from the ZhangHai Cardiologist Association, and they certainly look the part, a lot of people talking about the things they're going to present in the Symposium, Atherosclerosis and Left Ventricular Tachycardia were in talks, one of the doctors was typing about in his laptop, a hard block with a screen that pales compared to the smoothness of the future. Typing about Patent Ductus Arteriosus newly procedures, the star of the show for pediatric cardiology.

His seatmate gazed it a bit, but didn't go further, he didn't want to impose himself and be too snoopy. He continued to take out the remote on the side of his seat for the computer and thought to browse a couple of songs.

"Hot towel sir?" Asked the Flight attendant.

"Yes, thank you." He said, taking the hot towel and placing it on his face, before giving it back, "refreshing."

The flight attendant nodded and proceeded to move to the other passengers, giving them their hot towels like the one behind him gave the aperitif. In economy class, the passengers were a bit rowdier, but still under conduct. The flight attendants provided them with their hot towels, and instead of aperitif, provided them with peanuts and juice/water.


One of which is the Sedunnic investigative reporter, Sasha Oeinna, typing away in her own laptop, when the flight attendant decided to offer her the hot towel and the drink, she refused the towel but took the juice. She was glued on her laptop, typing away her article. This was a scoop of the lifetime, something that will definitely get her career back. She knew that she had to publish this article from abroad, everyone wanted her gone, and they weren't joking after they broke her spouse's leg. She needed to keep going, or else everything would be for nought.

The three classes continued with their business until the PA system came on. It was the pilot. Sasha decided to put her laptop away, and leaned back.

"Dear passengers, on behalf of Huawan Intercontinental Airlines, we wish to welcome you to flight HIA 402 from ZhangHai bound to Targassona. There is a six-hour time difference between Targassona and ZhangHai, and the weather outside is... 30 degrees, our cabin crew is at your service, so make yourself comfortable and enjoy the flight. The flight safety video will turn on shortly, we thank you for your attention, and thank you for choosing Huawan Intercontinental Airlines, cabin crew, prepare for takeoff."

The PA in Austral ended, followed by another PA in Mandarin, and another PA in Korean.