Saturday, January 11, 2014

ANA Business from BKK to NRT

ANA Business class to Narita

This is a short layover in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport to Narita(NRT) on ANA business class.

I had a few hours to spare in BKK waiting for my next flight on ANA.
This was also my first time on ANA's business class so I was really excited to see how it would be like. ANA has such a good reputation for in-flight service.

Walking around the airport with Pp the alpacasso.
Really like the super wide walkways at the airport and the open concept.
Makes the airport feel much bigger.
Changi T3 and Hong Kong's airport are similar in a way.




There is this huge dragon sculpture in the airport.
Quite interesting.
Wish there was a signboard to explain the cultural significance.
Oh, this is Yukata Bear.


Time to check out the Thai Airways lounge for Star Alliance pax.
There are actually two lounges so if one is really crowded, u can go to the other lounge.
When I was there, the lounge was packed! 
Had a hard time finding an empty seat so I ended up going to the next lounge which was relatively empty.
There is a decent selection of food, drinks and wifi.
I would say the food selection is very good compared to other business class hub lounges.
Way better than United at SFO and ANA at NRT.






The wonton soup was delish. 

Came time to board NH 916 red eye to NRT.

This flight was marketed as an Air Japan flight using a 767 in a 2-1-2 config.
The center seat is actually really nice, having both aisles available and no one to climb over.
My seat was 1K at the first row.


The 767 seat was quite comfortable although it was not that wide.
 It was not fully lie flat, though it did not bother me.
Seatmate, a Japanese business man, was sound asleep through the flight.

IFE had a good selection of movies, dramas, documentaries and so on.
Selection wasnt as comprehensive as say on SQ or KE.
Some of the non-English movies that I felt were interesting, unfortunately, only had Japanese subtitles.

We started off with a nice coffee and some snacks.
 Later on, I chose the Japanese breakfast meal.
ANA certainly did not disappoint with the meals.
This Japanese meal was a seafood type porridge with miso soup, fruit and fish/egg/prawn seafood.
Their business class meals are better than first class on some carriers.
 Is there a way to have this delivered to my home daily? :)





Service by the ANA flight attendants was really good.
Very attentive, always smiling and never missing a beat.

This is why I love window seats!




Coast of Japan, near Narita
 Has anyone ever taken one of these business jets?
Wonder what it is like.
 Back again to NRT after a long absence.


I have the next 10 hours off before my next flight to Seattle.
It was supposed to be a 787 but they got grounded back then.
Have to make do with the normal 777.

Off to Narita town and try a local onsen!


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