I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by a flight attendant and escorted to the first class cabin. After crossing the aisle and walking through two rows of business class, I found myself in the first class cabin. Xiamen Air's first class cabin is quite intimate, with just one row of seats, in…
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@ Tonco -- Did I mess something up? Since it's an eastbound flight from Asia, the flight lands the same day it departs.
@Tonco : it's not +1 because you flew east over the international date line, so it arrives the same day, a few hours earlier.
I spit out my coffee laughing at that Zac Efron comment! I thought the movie was hilarious.
Sounds pretty great! Have you ever looked into whether they'll release award seats that are bookable with KE Skypass?
Would also love to see you review CA F at some point as well.
FYI, in flight details I believe it should be Seat: 1K (First Class) not business class. Nice post!
Hey Ben,
Great review, although not sure if I am sold on the difference between J/F here. I feel like i would pay the lesser upgrade fare to go business vs first since the product looks no different other than privacy.
I just did LGW-POS in Business with a seatmate and thats at 10hr flight and it wasnt bad, I feel like if im going to shell out for F, then I want a Qatar style F, not J with a bit more room? Hope im making sense lol!
Anyways great review!
Has Lucky ever thought of starting his own Youtube channel? Short clips edited together of him flying
The reason why the food was "yummy" because in China they put MSG in everything.
absolutly disgusting to read you let FA to take off you shoes...who do you think you are?
I doubt that the congee was actually "oatmeal" - more likely a mistranslation Congee is usually rice porridge.
And congee with dim sum actually would be a nice brunch in China. So, in a way, there's your "brunch" service.
OK....I am sure Ben is not agoraphobic, or he would not travel so much. And I'm guessing he is not a germaphobe.
But for flicking sakes .... 🙂 .... is there anyone who travel so much who is any more worried about privacy? Even in the old days at FT, he was known for eschewing (or disparaging) cabins that did not cocoon the passenger from the rest of humanity (or, at least, the other 300 people on the plane). In this thread, as in many of his post, he bemoans the lack of privacy--on a plane??? In this post, seated in a traditional pod, with only 3 passengers and a few crew around him in the entire F cabin, he laments the lack of partitions.
In several of his posts about hotels, he has written that it makes him squeamish to sleep in a bed that other strangers have slept in -- or performed even more personal acts than sleep -- just a few hours before his check in. Ahhhh....isn't that the whole idea of a hotel?
OK....I'm off my soap box. I've quit rolling my eyes. Now, if Ben would do the same. 🙂
A 2010 Beychevelle and no appreciation while the poofter aspects like teddies get lots.
Not to worry ..... I do that often, too. I never take myself too seriously and love self-deprecating humor!
@lucky maybe they are trying to be fancy on the menu but those are definitely not spaghetti but rather linguine (and not linguini as in the US, ask Tiffany) or bavette!
Umm, that's not crab meat - it's surimi, which is imitation crab meat made from fish/meat by-products. It's quite literally the cheapest, nastiest 'seafood' product around. For a first-class offering, that's really poor form.
You can a buy metric ton of it on Alibaba for almost the same price as your paid upgrade.
"airpot"? Fix this and fly award-winning Hong Kong International Airport, that would be much appreciated.
It may be the writer was referring to physical barriers that provide privacy while working and safeguarding information being read or typed.
@ralphino +1
That's exactly what I was thinking. Fake crab is absolutely embarrassing in any premium cabin. It's like when the waiter/waittress in a sushi joint says their "daily special" contains that crap.
I've never flown in a 787. First time I've noticed in some of these photos that the windows look tinted and yet you can still see clouds. I understand the planes don't hve shades, is this an example of dark as it gets during daytime using the dimmer function? Later photos the window looks quite black which I assume is night time.
Forgive me, but the dude is trying. And I wish him well. Some of these comments are kinda out-of-line, he is entitled to an opinion - and whilst sometime 'quirky', I hope they come from the best of intention.
As I'm sure anyone would, give him kudos for being someone who is sufficiently interesting (and informed), we read the reviews 🙂
All good. Happy Sunday (from Sydney NSW).
Always enjoy reading your articles & travel news.
However, when you said Xiamen Air "easily the best I’ve had in first class on any Chinese airline"
Are you sure of it? I believe you have tried Singapore Airlines (SQ) which easily one of the best in both their hard & soft products don't you think?
They claim Tibet. They want Taiwan. Now Steven is saying the Chinese have taken Singapore?
Damn those commies!