ThaiA345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 22575 times:
25 Oct 2009
Jakarta (CGK) – Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
Malaysia Airlines MH710
Aircraft: A330-300
Rego: 9M-MKI
1st Flight: 5 Oct 1995
Seat:4A
Etd:1110
Eta: 1430
Flight time: 1hr 40min
25 Oct 09
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Bangkok (BKK)
Thai Airways TG418
Aircraft: B777-200
Rego: HS-TJG
1st Flight: 22 Oct 1997
Seat: 15K (Royal Silk / Business Class)
Etd: 2100
Eta: 2205
Flight Time: 1hr 50min
Dinner onboard TG418
On board in J, F is always left empty on the legs where its not sold
Docked at a remote stand in BKK, took this shot as I was boarding the bus
25 Oct 09
Thai Airways TG920
Aircraft: B747-400
Rego: HS-TGP
1st Flight: 11 Nov 1994
Seat: 2A (Royal First Class)
Etd: 2340
Eta: 0530
Flight Time: 11hr 15mins
Preflight
After arriving from KL, it was a long taxi to a remote stand. And some slight hiccup from the Royal First pick up service meant I had to wait a couple of minutes. What all this meant was that by the time I got to the Royal First Lounge it was only an hour before my departure, so sadly no time for a body massage from the Royal Orchid Spa. F lounge was really full, never really seen it so packed before. Was told the flight to FRA was also pretty full in F.
So I decided to take a shower to freshen up before my next flight
Time to have something to eat and relax in the lounge
In flight
Just as mentioned, 100% full in all classes.
My favourite sanctuary, F on board TG B744
Full in all classes including F today
Inflight Menu for today
More scenes in F cabin
Meal Time
After the meal I just relaxed by watching movies on my laptop
Seems to be an odd time as I thought it was not the peak travel season yet. As usual I dozed off after dinner and woke up with 2 hrs to spare. Although it was full in F. The crew really did a fantastic job making sure everyone's wishes were fulfilled.
Service: 10/10
Food: 9/10
Aircraft: 9/10
After almost a week in Germany and Austria, it was time to head home and I decided on the way back to spend a nice night relaxing in Nuremberg. This was the scenes of the Le Meridian Nuremberg.
1 November 2009
Frankfurt (FRA) - Bangkok (BKK)
Thai Airways TG 923
Aircraft: B747-400
Rego: HS-TGO
1st Flight: 7 Oct 1993
Seat: 1K (Royal First Class)
Flight Time: 10hrs 35mins
Etd: 2045
Eta: 1245+1
Pre Flight
TGO as seen from the overly crowded Senator Lounge
After a busy week shuttling between Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich and Salzburg, I took a quick 1 night stop in Nuremberg on the way back to get some relaxation, plus I also have not seen the city before. After I night there, I proceeded to drive back to Stuttgart for another quick meeting and 1 night stay before heading back to Frankfurt. Arrived in FRA with 3 hours to spare. As usual the airport was crowded but no queue in the TG J and F lines. After boarding it was just straight to get my tax refund claims and then just killing the rest of my time in the overly crowded Senator lounge.
Inflight
Amazingly all classes including f are filled up 100%.
Flight left the gate on time and soon enough we were airborne. For some reason this aircraft used the older menu covers, but it was still nice though.
Breakfast
As usual, after having the meal I dozed off till 1.dhrs before landing which was when breakfast was served. Before I knew it we were already on final descent to BKK. What can I say, although F class was full, the cabin crew did a fantastic job of keeping everyone happy and satisfied.
Service: 9/10
Food: 7.5/10
Aircraft: 9/10
5 November 2009
Thai Airways TG415
Aircraft: B777-200ER
Rego: HS-TJT
1st Flight: 8 Nov 2006
Seat:16K (Royal Silk / Business Class)
Etd: 0850
Eta: 1200
Flight Time: 1hr 47min
5 November 2009
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) - Jakarta (CGK)
Malaysia Airlines MH725
Aircraft: B737-400
Rego: 9M-MQB
1st Flight: 8 Nov 2006
Seat: 1F (Golden Club / Business Class)
Etd: 1805
Eta: 1905
9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 2099 posts, RR: 21 Reply 1, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 21718 times:
Hi boss,
Nice to see another TG J and F trip reports.
Just to confirm with you, TG flights ex KUL (for the KUL-BKK vv flights) are not bookable through the website, isn't it? How do you make the arrangement of your flights? How do you compare TG's fares with MH's or LH's, which are also plying the route non-stop (KUL-BKK vv)?
I recently flown MH in F from KUL to LHR. As you are aware, the F cabin of MH and TG aboard the B744s are identical. Now that I have flown in F (finally), it has becomming a very interesting subject of interest. But here are my observations upon comparing your flights and mine:
- No pick-up service is provided to MH F passengers. TG does.
- There is no spa in MH F lounge. TG offers complimentary massage to F passengers.
- I think your shower room is better looking and better equipped than mine.
- Of course, overall, the TG F lounge is far superior than the MH F lounge.
- TG's pyjama looks better than MH's.
- The amenity kits however are kinda tie, both are not from a branded label.
- Does TG offer noise cancelling headsets in F? MH gives the same one as per in Economy Class for F passengers.
- TG serves Perrier in F. MH serves Spritzer in F.
- Menu comes with cover in TG's F. There's no menu cover in MH's F. Passengers just find it on their own from the seat pocket.
- TG offers 4 choices of main course for the dinner. MH offers 5. As for the breakfast, both airlines offers 4 choices.
- No caviar is served onboard MH. I don't think it is because of halal/non halal issue.
- No proper desert is served onboard MH F as well. The desert is the fresh fruits.
- Do you ever have to make your F bed on you own aboard TG flights?
You can read my report if you are interested, it's somewhere here, a few lines below yours. Thanks for this short but concise trip report.
StarAlliance38 From United States of America, joined Jan 2008, 1445 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 21391 times:
ThaiA345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 20132 times:
Quoting 9MMAR (Reply 1): TG flights ex KUL (for the KUL-BKK vv flights) are not bookable through the website, isn't it?
Quoting 9MMAR (Reply 1): No pick-up service is provided to MH F passengers. TG does.
I always book through a travel agent in KL, i can mesg you his contact if you want, he is located in SS2, been using him for more than 10 years. Great prices, and great service. Generally, I flew MH about a year ago to SYD in F, although inflight seat is similar to TG, TG wins hands down in ground service, louonge and basic treatment of its F passsengers like Royalty. So no more MH F for me. I will be going to LAX in Mar, and will try CX new F on their B773ER .....really excited about that.
GVAJFKflyer From Switzerland, joined Aug 2009, 100 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 19568 times:
As I will be flying TG F from ZRH to SYD, I have been following your TG F trip reports very closely, to get an idea of what I should expect. On that route, I have previously used BA First, as well as SQ First / Suites. I look forward to trying TG. My trip is in two weeks from now, so I was very excited to see this new post of yours. Very detailed and informative, with a lot of nice pics. I enjoyed it very much. Thx. I can't wait to try it for myself :
ThaiA345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 5, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 19013 times:
Quoting GVAJFKflyer (Reply 4): Very detailed and informative, with a lot of nice pics. I enjoyed it very much
Glad my trip reports helped you out. On my previous journeys to ZRH, it has always been the A346, and i think the A346 is still flying this route. When will u be flying ?
Sure thing bro !! ..next time, give me a heads up before you actually depart SINGALAND !!! ehehehhe..... also, i have quite a bit of travels in March so please give me a way advanced warning before you fly over to CGK. I will be trying CX F in March on the B773ER to LAX though ...what do u think, put miles on my QF or do a new Marco Polo one? Which one actually is more generous?
Luckyone From United States of America, joined Aug 2008, 1588 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 22 hours ago) and read 18230 times:
Just out of curiosity why don't you bypass the KUL stop and fly directly to BKK?
Ryanair!!! From Singapore, joined Mar 2002, 4653 posts, RR: 27 Reply 10, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 20 hours ago) and read 18114 times:
Quoting ThaiA345 (Reply 7):
Sure thing bro !! ..next time, give me a heads up before you actually depart SINGALAND !!! ehehehhe..... also, i have quite a bit of travels in March so please give me a way advanced warning before you fly over to CGK. I will be trying CX F in March on the B773ER to LAX though ...what do u think, put miles on my QF or do a new Marco Polo one? Which one actually is more generous?
Here's a heads up for you. Next trip to Jakarta... March 12-14. Indochine? Mulia? Ritz? Hehehehe...
Since you already have a QF one just consolidate your miles in there lah. But I have to agree the Marco Polo one is more.. ahem... Classy.
Welcome to my starry one world alliance, a team in the sky!
ThaiA345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 11, posted (3 years 4 months 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 17742 times:
Quoting Luckyone (Reply 9): Just out of curiosity why don't you bypass the KUL stop and fly directly to BKK?
I have some business interest in KL and also tons of good friends, so its always nice to meet them up for a quick meal , also the CGKBKK connections on TG arent really flexible, only one flight a day leaving at lunchtime, and the return flight from BKK is at 0800 from BKK
Quoting Ryanair!!! (Reply 10): Since you already have a QF one just consolidate your miles in there lah. But I have to agree the Marco Polo one is more.. ahem... Classy.
HAhahah ok great, now you and Roni hva made me confused...hrmmm does Marco Polo have expiry dates too?
Pellegrine From United States of America, joined Mar 2007, 1845 posts, RR: 8 Reply 14, posted (3 years 4 months 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 16799 times:
Nice report thank you. And I see you visited some interesting German cities, gives me a few ideas for my trip to the south of Germany.
Was there no other lounge for you to use in FRA except for Senator? Guess not, except for the Business Lounge in Terminal B.
ThaiA345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 15, posted (3 years 4 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 16509 times:
Quoting Pellegrine (Reply 14): Was there no other lounge for you to use in FRA except for Senator? Guess not, except for the Business Lounge in Terminal B.
Unfortunately no, i am truly disappointed with Frankfurt, the Senator lounge is more or less a pigs sty which is always full to the brim, one can't even find a descent place to sit! .... althohg the food choice is getting slightly better with a small pasta bar.
BA319-131 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 8267 posts, RR: 56 Reply 17, posted (3 years 3 months 2 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 14580 times:
Very nice report & pictures as always.
Good to see TG filling the planes, especially in F, tough in these times for sure.
Food as always looks good though I thought the desert looked a bit weak.
thaia345 From Indonesia, joined Oct 2006, 814 posts, RR: 17 Reply 18, posted (3 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 13250 times:
Quoting BA319-131 (Reply 17): Food as always looks good though I thought the desert looked a bit weak.
Sadly, so far all airlines I have flown in my lifetime never really lived up to my standards dessert wise!...Beleive or not, I am an easy guy to please in the dessert department. My ideal dessert is bread and butter pudding with great vanilla ice cream ahhahaha
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...what do u think, put miles on my QF or do a new Marco Polo one? Which one actually is more generous?
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