Narita to Bangkok on Thai Business

Narita to Bangkok on Thai Business

This is exciting, my first time on Thai Airways new A380 from Narita to Bangkok!
Managed to book this seat as part of an itinerary from Seattle to Bangkok, the first leg being on ANA's excellent business class product.

Here is Yukata Bear at Narita airport.
Narita airport is nice but feels a little claustrophobic to me because of the low ceilings.

On boarding, there is a two level air bridge walkway to the upper deck of the A380.
Thai airways uses the same "mini-suite" business class seats as ANA but with a totally different colour scheme as shown.

There was also a small amenity kit left on the seat.
It was filled with products from Crabtree and Evelyn.
The pouch is actually a really small nice size and I use it now as my toiletries bag on travel.

The business class seats are fully lie-flat with automated controls on the side.

Some of the drinks available which were served on a trolley cart.
I don't drink but it is nice to see there is a decent variety available.

Appetizers were first and I chose the Steamed Sea Bream as my main course.
The food quality was just average, not as high quality as other airlines business class offerings.
Finished off the meal with a cappuccino.
It is a nice surprise to see that cappuccinos are available.

Service wise, the crew did not really stand out, maybe it was due to the large number of pax on an A380, but not close to the attention and service provided by other Asian airlines like ANA or Korean Air.

The IFE system was quite good, a decent selection of movies and short films.

After an uneventful 6 hours, we arrived at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport.

Yangon to Bangkok on Bangkok Airlines

Yangon to Bangkok on Bangkok Airlines

This is a transit to Seattle via Yangon.
First time taking Bangkok airlines which bills itself as a boutique airline.

Yangon airport is relatively new and modern.
It is however quite basic, compared to major airports in Asia.

Pp the alpacasso outside Yangon airport.

Colourful traditional umbrellas with wooden handles(not visible).
Would have loved to bring one of these home but it was too bulky.

Colourful paint job on the plane, in-line with their boutique idea.

This was curry chicken served on the short flight to BKK.
The food was actually really good and there were a lot of ingredients in the dish.
Much much better than many other airlines out there.
Wish we could earn alliance mileage with them though.

A listing of beaches found in the in-flight magazine.
Have to check some of these out!

Arrival at BKK transit.
BKK Suvarnabhumi airport terminal is simply huge.


 

I'll cover the next travel section, BKK to NRT in the next post!