![]() Our flight was from New York’s JFK airport to Tokyo’s Narita. You can listen to it here, but start from 01:50 as that’s where the music seemed to start onboard. General info: ANA is the largest Japanese air carrier, which calls itself “The Inspiration of Japan.” When you enter the aircraft, they play this soothing boarding music that aviation blogger Ben Schlappig calls “the second classiest thing in the world.” The tune is really catchy and peaceful at the same time. So we landed only about 15 minutes behind schedule. ![]() It was a beautiful day at JFK – it was almost a shame to fly out!ĭuration of the flight: 13 hours, making it our single longest flight of this Ultimate Flight Marathonĭelays: We took off around 45 minutes later than planned, but were able to make up for it during the flight. Overall experience: Solid great ANA quality. These types of revenue-based programs are no good when you fly long distances on discounted tickets (thus I don’t credit my flights to the programs of Delta, United and soon American Airlines). Also, it would earn very few miles on United because United gives airline miles based on the price you paid instead of the distance flown. I chose to bank the points to Air Canada as our tickets were in booking class K, which earns no airline miles at all on Singapore Airlines (my usual Star Alliance program of choice). Miles earned: This second section of the trip, Tokyo to Bangkok, netted us 1,425 airline miles with Air Canada’s AeroPlan program. Either way, it works well for us since Montreal has direct flights back to Guadeloupe. Strangely, this “roundtrip” finishes in Montreal instead of New York, so it’s actually a multi-destination ticket. We basically got roundtrips from New York to Bangkok for $375, with stops in Tokyo both ways and Chicago on the way back. Price: This flight was part of a super cheap flight deal to Thailand that I scored a while back through Secret Flying (my favorite website!). I chose the chicken, though I had a bite of my boyfriend’s eel meal and that was clearly the better choice. Again we got a menu from which to choose: The Asian option was simmered freshwater eel with eggs, served over steamed rice, and the Western fare was roasted chicken with basil flavor. It would be good to bring alternative entertainment options like books or downloaded TV shows (though I was happy to sleep).įood served: We were only served one meal during the flight, which was lunch. What I would do differently next time: As with the earlier ANA flight, the TV shows offered on the personal screen were pretty basic. And sleeping through a flight is always nice as it makes the time pass quicker. ![]() Well, at least it meant that I could visit the hotel jacuzzi early in the morning. Instead it was the darn jet lag that awoke us after just a few hours of shut-eye. Not that there was anything wrong with Kiba Hotel – that place was great and it was nice and cool inside the capsule. Highlight: I managed to sleep for almost the entire flight! We were pretty exhausted after sleeping for just a few hours at a capsule hotel in Tokyo. Dreamliners apparently have all sorts of extra benefits, such as having more cabin humidity which helps you avoid getting dry eyes or headaches. This was my first time flying a Dreamliner, as far as I can remember. It was definitely a pleasant experience. What was special about this plane:It was a fairly new-seeming Boeing Dreamliner. The business class was the usual size – not gigantic as in our earlier flight from NYC to Tokyo. Highlight: There were a couple of Buddhist monks boarding the flight with us! I was surprised to see them flying, as I thought monks had to live a more modest earthly existence… then again, flying with low-fares airlines is pretty much the most modest way to travel nowadays anyway, as it’s often even cheaper than taking the bus. The plane was new and clean, with comfy blue leather seats. What was special about this plane: It was your standard Airbus A320, but the layout was a bit different than what legacy carriers have. There were 180 economy seats instead of the usual 150, and no business class at all. Above other things, Changi has some fish ponds, three movie theaters, a sunflower garden and even a butterfly garden (that we sadly didn’t get to visit). Our flight was an evening flight from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to Singapore’s Changi, a.k.a. It operates flights to 40 destinations across Asia. General info: Tiger Airways, operating as Tigerair, is a no-frills airline and a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. ![]() This post is part of the Ultimate Flight Marathon multi-part series, where I review the flights I took during 3.5 weeks of intense traveling in the late spring of 2016. ![]()
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