TG921
Frankfurt - Bangkok
Airbus A380-800
HS-TUB "Mancha Khiri"
THAI Royal First Class, Seat 3A
Flight time: 10.10h
Distance: 9'008km
Date: 04/01/13
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| Classic THAI First boarding pass. What's the special meal going to be? |
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| The mandatory bretzel at Lufthansa's Senator Lounge in FRA |
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| attempt of a panoramic shot of the F cabin in the upper deck of the flying whale |
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| local whale greeting us on the apron |
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| massive screens they have in first |
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| a glass of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2003 to start with |
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| seat controls |
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| stairways down to the proletariat ;-) |
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| bar in front of the first class cabin seen from the stairways |
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| Multi-purpose area in front of the cabin. A massage service would be a fantastic purpose on a 10h+ flight, me thinks. This is something for TG's marketing department. |
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| In fact, the so called "bar" is used as a news rack |
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| Let's see what THAI has on offer today... |
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| :-) |
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| Seat 3A is in the last row of the cabin. I wisely chose to be seated in the back due to possible noise from intoxicated passengers from the bar in front of the cabin. How could I know that THAI is using it as a news rack? |
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| love that tail camera |
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| About time to leave, my friends! |
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| And off we go into the wild blue yonder. |
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| quite elegant cabin |
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| and a classy seat |
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| and some classy pyjamas |
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| smooth glider this A380 |
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| Campari Orange and some nuts |
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canapés with shrimps and duck
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| The windows of the A380 are rather bad for taking pictures. Still the sights can be enjoyed. |
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| refreshing towel |
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| :-) |
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| The service was quite slow which is why I got my second Campari O (after two glasses of bubbly) before the first course already. Give me a break... and hurry up! I'm hungry! |
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| Breads (focaccia, garlic bread) are nicely presented in a small basket. |
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| love it |
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| white sturgeon caviar with garnitures |
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| most overrated dish accompanied by a glass of Chablis Grand Cru Desvignes 2011 |
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| First course included lobster medaillons, wasabi dip in tomato cup, sesame tuna fillet, and a duck liver pyramid |
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| vegetable salad |
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| and the preordered main course with a glass of Beaune 1er Cru Les Greves 2008 |
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| a rather bland and disappointing lobster on a cream sauce with vegetables and noodles (it seems they serve the classic lobster thermidor only ex BKK) |
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| cheescake with passion fruit sauce to finish |
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| boring espresso to support digestion |
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| Grand Marnier on the rocks to support the sleep |
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| overflying Georgia already |
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| the huge toilet (bigger than many hotel bathrooms I've seen) |
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| another attempt to capture a 160 degree panoramic picture of the toilet including the spacious dressing area on the left |
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| Proof that the A380 is equipped with WiFi! Now it just needs government approval to fully operate and connect to the WWW - this might only take 4 to 5 years in amazing Thailand I suspect... |
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| elegant 2E & 2F |
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| lounge mode needed after this feast |
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| into India soon |
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| Breakfast time! |
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| lovely :-) |
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| healthy! |
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| richest fruit smoothie ever... |
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| Baked potato leek souffle, veal sausage, sauteed wild mushroom, and tomato basil ragout |
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| Flight's over too soon... |
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| The setting sun will always rise again. |
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| :-) |
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| :-) |
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| northern outskirts of Bangkok |
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| left turn over the southern seashore shortly before landing |
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| illuminated engines before short final |
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| approaching runway 01L |
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| landed! |
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| Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand. One of the many reasons for this trip :-) Smile high! |
Wow! I love your high quality photos of Thai Airways International A380 First Class. It must have been quiet an experience! Thank You for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi! Thanks for sharing~
ReplyDeleteI saw your signature over at FT and I was wondering, how do you afford $10,000 flights literally every month of the year?
Just a curious question from a college student :P
Thanks
Well, first of all I don't travel on a monthly basis. I just started sharing my experiences about 9 months ago. I've been on these flights over the past 5 years. Still, I can't complain about the frequency of my flights.
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you something about premium travel and costs: First and Business Class doesn't have to be expensive. In fact, most of my flights were just a tiny bit more expensive than Economy fares. We're talking here roughly 20% more. Depending on airline and routing this higher price pays off, in my opinion. Typically I would redeem miles for my flights. Miles that I earned or bought elsewhere. Some mileage programs offer pretty good value!