Wednesday/ arrival in Seattle 🛬

We landed at 12.00 pm— 20 minutes early, so we had to wait for our space at the gate to open up.
Then at baggage claim it took a while for the luggage to come out— but after that it was smooth sailing to clear customs.
I just had to stop at the Global Entry* kiosk for a face picture, and stand for a minute in a short line to show my passport to the customs official.

*A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States.

At Frankfurt Airport, the ‘Queen Of The Skies’ (Boeing 747-8) called ‘Niedersachsen’  is following us, getting into position for her take off to San Francisco.
At 39,000 ft, and just entering into Canada’s airspace, with about 4 hours of the 9 hours of flight time left.
Over Canada, with about 2 hours of flying time left.
Our plane is an Airbus A330-300 (twin jet).
At Seattle-Tacoma airport, a United Airlines Boeing 737 jet is getting pushed back for its take-off to Denver.
This wide-angle view is from the new skybridge, on the way to the international arrivals baggage claim & arrival hall. (Mount Rainier, visible from on the other side of the skybridge on a clear day, was obscured by clouds).

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