I said I would never fly long haul economy or go anywhere near LAX again, but here I am doing both. When someone else pays the fare x 2, I can't complain. Much...

V Australia VA2 to LA was very impressive . Acceptable seats for cattle class, groovy mood cabin lighting, youthful cabin crew, self-service water and snacks bar, a dedicated ladies-only toilet, congratulations to the newly engaged couple in Row 36 and very acceptable food and movies.

But there were 5 children on board and 2 were directly behind us...
With two parents who did little to control their screaming and SCREECHING!
I had about 1 hour's sleep overnight. (And my glasses broke - the final straw.)

Never again. REALLY. It's Premium Economy hereinafter!

LAX was far better than last time - still hopelessly disorganised and slow, but not nearly as crowded. We had in impromtu tour of the LA rush hour via our shuttle bus transfer and settled into the quite acceptable Tower Hotel in Beverley Hills and an early night.