SWISS First NRT-ZRH

LX161
Tokyo - Zurich
Airbus A340-300
HB-JMJ "Zug"
SWISS First, Seat 2K
Flight time: 12.25h
Distance: 9'605km
Date: 21/08/12

That bird's gonna take me to Switzerland

This is how one have to start a longhaul flight

Amuse bouche

Something fishy, seaweedy, sesame - weird

Quite a journey

Love SWISS First

2K

Old yet elegant

Assortment of bread (and Dar-Vida!)

There we go!

Huge table with starters

Fillet of Balik salmon

Selection of sushi and edamame

Selection of cold meat specialities

Boiled prawns with seaweed wakame and citrus gelee

Seasonal salad with pitta bread and fried shishito pepper

The best combination up there: Campari O feat. Mr. Mojo risin'

Fillet of beef with jus lie, caramelised shallot rice and sauteed vegetables

:-)

 

Halfway through

Load factor in first: 75% (6/8)

Comfortable and classy pyjama

:-)

Second serving

Roasted chicken breast focaccia with red onion and apple chutney

Beef stroganoff in mushroom, paprika and sour cream sauce with spaetzle

Walnut tart with vanilla ice cream

Rieden, Switzerland. One of the many reasons for this trip :-) Smile high!

THAI Airways First BKK-NRT

TG640
Bangkok - Tokyo
Boeing 747-400
HS-TGA "Srisuriyothai"
THAI Royal First Class, Seat 1A
Flight time: 6.10h
Distance: 4'654km
Date: 20/08/12

Campari Orange at THAI Airways Royal First Lounge

Private room

Fresh green salad with chicken on thousand island dressing

Chocolate lava

Headset

I expected the newest first class on this 747 but got the oldest. Oh boy...

Menu

Inflight entertainment

I'd consider these seats as rather outdated business class seats. Definitely no state-of-the-art first class.

If the engines keep running and pilots know the way this is our route to Tokyo.

I won't be starving

Appetizer

Smoked salmon and rolled Italian speck with melon ball

Chicken consomme scented with Port wine, crostini with tomato and herb pesto

Lobster Thermidor

Living the good life

It was my first time having Lobster Thermidor and I quite enjoyed it

Dawn over Kyushu

Breakfast

1A is the place to be

Fresh fruits

First rays of sunlight

Note: this is not how first class of a premium carrier should look like in 2012

All the more I enjoy the view

:-)

Light load in F (4 out of 14)

Fujiyama or Mount Fuji - love this majestic mountain

Even though the cabin lacks of privacy, seats are substandard and the inflight entertainment sucks, who am I to complain? It's still first class.

<3

:-)

Oshima island

Interesting cloud formations

Engines kept running and pilots knew the way

Coastline of Chiba Prefecture

Narita airport

:-)

:-)

Tone river

Welcome to Tokyo-Narita!

Bratislava, Slovakia. One of the many reasons for this trip :-) Smile high!