January 30
Thai #624: Bangkok-Manila: 2 hours 55 minutes
This was a fairly uneventful trip, except for the late model airplane (Airbus A300-600). Actually passengers had to take a bus from gate D1A to a remote gate, climb 3 flights of stairs and then walk through the jet way. The cool thing was that we were practically standing on the runway when we got off the bus. Unlike my transpacific flight with Thai, champagne was offered before takeoff and there was also an in-flight magazine to browse through. The inside of the plane was somewhat tired, but it didn’t matter because the service was great. Close to perfect. No personal televisions, just big screen in the front of the half-full cabin. I did not pay attention to what was playing but flight attendants did pass out noise cancelling headphones. The seats were clean, wide and comfortable. I felt like I was in a La-Z-Boy.
The food was fresh and tasty. My only gripe was the paper that portioned the main dish; I think the preparer should have removed this.
After the meal service, I slept like a baby. Recently, I have heard some complaints about regional service on Asian Airlines, but having flown Korean Air, Malaysia Airlines, Asiana & Thai regionally… uh…yeah…I’m gonna have to go ahead and disagree… Upcoming posts: Delta’s SkyClub Manila, Qatar Airways & the Premium Terminal in Doha. Thanks.
