MountainDew From Norway, joined Jan 2007, 12 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 17431 times:
Hi! My first post and trip report on this forum.
This is a trip I had in December 2007 from Oslo, Norway to Bangkok, Thailand. I'll keep it simple
Oslo (OSL) - Rome (FCO)
Dec 16 2007
Norwegian Air Shuttle
Boeing 737-300 LN-KKC
Seat 1C
90% Load factor
I arrived at the airport about 1 hr before departure and walked to the gate since I had no luggage to check in. I met the gate manager on the gate and offered my help with the boarding process (That is also my job at the airport).
The Crew arrived about 30 minutes before departure and we started the boarding 5 minutes later. Unfortunately one lady did not show up and we had to offload her luggage. We had about 100 bags in compartment 3 so it took a while before the loaders managed to find the bags.
I said goodbye to my colleague and I found my seat 1C with 1B blocked. We had push-back about 30 minutes late due to the offload and lack of push-back equipment this morning.
After de-icing we had departure on rwy 19L with a left turn to the south.
The nice crew served me a breakfast with hot chocolate, orange juice and a cheese roll.
Arrived FCO after 3 hours in the air. Good aircraft with brand new leather seats !
Rome(FCO) - Bangkok(BKK)
China Airlines (Alitalia codeshare)
Airbus A340-300
Seat 1A
90% load factor
Alitalia Business lounge. Where is the food? I had some potato chips and an ice cream since I could not find
anything to eat. Maybe its possible to order something?
China Airlines Airbus A340-300:
Business class seats (not lie flat seats but very good)
Apple juice and nut mix:
A Thai Boeing 747-400 going in the same direction as us:
Push- back on time and here we go
FCO terminal and Alitalia Boeing 777-200ER
Left turn after departure:
Passing FCO on the left side as we start our slow climb to 35.000 ft:
Almost 9000 km to Thailand
The very nice and friendly crew started meal service about 20 minutes after departure
Here is the menu:
Appetizer 1:
Appetizer 2, Fine raw ham and Milano salami with wild mushrooms:
Main course, Roasted chicken breast with lemon tomato concasse:
Dessert, Strawberry mimosa cake:
Super service from the crew and the food tasted great
After dinner I viewed Simpson the movie and some tv series on the AVOD. Good system and a lot of
different movies, series and music to choose from.
Flying over Afghanistan, Pakistan and India:
After I slept for about 2 hours it was time for breakfast. I ordered the Chinese breakfast and I did not know what to anticipate. Unusual breakfast for a Norwegian but it tasted good!!
Fried egg noodle with mixed vegetables and chicken:
Landed on time (0545) after 10 hours in the air. I'm very pleased with the crew, service and seats on this flight. I met members of my family after arriving in BKK and was looking forward to a great vacation (They arrived a week before me)
A few pics from Thailand:
Me and the King
After a great vacation in the land of smiles it was time for...
THE RETURN
Bangkok(BKK) - Rome(FCO)
Dec 30 2007
China Airlines (Alitalia codeshare)
Airbus A340-300
Seat 1A
30% load factor
Very nice and new airport. I could see that they where building an observation deck. I guess its ready now!
The check in was quick but I did not have any luggage (as usual).
They gave me the same seat but since the load this evening was very low due to the new year coming up, the seat next to me would be empty.
Check-in area:
China Airlines lounge. Good selection and food:
The aircraft arrived on-time from Taipei. Only 8 passengers in Business to FCO!!
Welcome drink (apple juice) Friendly crew this morning.
Push-back at 0345 and about 15 minutes taxi to the active rwy.
Strange starter but tasted ok:
Dinner, Italian style fish with pasta. Very good!
Dessert:
Sunrise over southern Afghanistan:
Afghan mountains:
Movie snack:
Western breakfast about 1,5h before arriving FCO. The nice crew also served me cereal with milk:
Passing over Greece:
Arriving FCO 30 minutes before schedule. Remote stand:
All passengers could fit into one bus. Thanks for the great trip China Airlines and I'm very happy with the
onboard service
Continued to Oslo with Norwegian B737-300 but did not take any pictures. Landed on time in Oslo and had to use the aft stair as the gate would not move!
Thank you for reading this report and I hope you enjoyed it!
MD
DALCE From Netherlands, joined Feb 2007, 1581 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (5 years 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 17260 times:
Great report!
I loved the routing you picked as it seems not too logical to fly to the far east via FCO.
Also the selected airlines are a nice choice.
Thank you very much for sharing your journey report.
Cheers,
Joost ( D-ALCE )
flown on : F50,F70,CR1,CR2,CR9,E75,143,AR8,AR1,733,735,736,73G,738,753,744,319,320,321,AB6. Next flights AMS-ZRH-AMS on
Triple7man From Thailand, joined May 2005, 679 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (5 years 20 hours ago) and read 16220 times:
That was interesting, China Airlines flying this route...but you said it was a codeshare with AZ. I would think they would fly straight to TPE.
I've been to Thailand (BKK only) twice and the people have a lot of reverence for their king.
AznMadSci From United States of America, joined Dec 2007, 3541 posts, RR: 5 Reply 9, posted (4 years 12 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 15735 times:
Hey MD!
Awesome pics, especially the night shot of checkin at BKK. Thanks for sharing!
Colin
The journey of life is not based on the accomplishments, but the experience.
Coolfish1103 From United States of America, joined Feb 2008, 384 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (4 years 12 months 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 14862 times:
Wow, the European routes actually got more appetizers than expected! Glad you liked the service.
China Airlines have very few long haul fifth freedom routes, mostly of them are on the routes to Europe.
Mashimaro1 From Australia, joined Dec 2007, 46 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (4 years 11 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 13494 times:
Fantastic trip report and pictures! The food looks amazing with a good variety too.
I love CI's crockery with the purple swish, it's so simple yet elegant and classy. Reminds me of when I had to prepare their meals for work experience.
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