南方航空A380 香港北京首航之旅(First + Business)
BackgroundFrom 2011, China Southern Airlines receive their first A380 and using it in PEK-CAN-PEK route, I always want to try the service but never finalize. Heard that CZ would start using A380 to Hong Kong in January, I think I must take this opportunity to check this out, and start my “Chasing the A380 project”
Booking
Called the CZ’s Hong Kong reservation hotline, but found their price was higher than their website, so I go for the website booking. Generally, mixed class cannot be done online but luckily, First Class on the outbound flight was zeroed out so the system changed my request to Business + First. CZ online booking is quite user friendly, however when I pay by credit card, their third party payment agent said the payment was success but CZ’s system said failed. I called the card center to make sure my card is charged so I call CZ’s 24 hours hotline at 3 a.m. with my not-so-fluent Putonghua, the staff was very friendly and sorted out the problem in no time, they said they have to issue the ticket manually but that department would not start working until next morning. The agent asked me to e-mail my details like passport number, contact number, and tell me not to wait for them and go for sleep first, a very heart-touching gesture!
I woke up in the next day, I found my e-ticket in my mailbox already (sent at 8:01 a.m.!), and I call the Hong Kong reservation to assign the seats. The experience was wonderful, the lady in Hong Kong office was very polite and asks whether I would like to enter the frequent flyer number, and do I need special meal, and most importantly, she thanks me many times for supporting their company, something that I never happen to me.
On the day of travel……
I parked my car at car park 4 in HKIA
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Aisle J for CZ Check-in
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Check-in counters with decoration
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Should be a great event today
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I passed the immigration quickly as I wanted to see the A380 as soon as possible.
Ahhh….she is there! No……it is SQ’s one. She looks sad today as she cannot park at Gate 15 today. Gate 15 is dedicated to SQ’s A380 since it is closest to SQ’s lounge and it is the only A380 gate with 3 bridges in HKIA.
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Oh yes, she is arriving!
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Around the corner now
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1 day-old B-6318 looks smart, right?
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Once B-6318 docked at the gate, the ground started to be very busy, including the catering truck
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I walked to the Gate 15, it’s full of decoration for the first flight.
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And ceremony also, the participants are all VIP!
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So I take the time to visit the lounge
Lounge invitation
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It’s so old-fashioned…
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The lounge is located at upper level near Gate 16, opposite to KA’s lounge
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A380…
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Lounge entrance, A380 again
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The lounge is a Star Alliance lounge
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Most of the Chinese airlines use this lounge
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View from the lounge
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Seats
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Food in the middle
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My breakfast
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Strange that the ice-cream was served in the bowl
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The ceremony was over
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And the VIP was having cocktail
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2 March 2012
Hong Kong (HKG) – Beijing Capital (PEK)
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Flight: CZ 309
Aircraft: A380-800
Registration: B-6138
Seat: 28K (Business)
Gate: 15
Arriving Gate: 212
Gate 15
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Boarding Pass
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B-6138
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I should follow this
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Look like this is so important for CZ
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My first time using this new bridge at Gate 15
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Almost there
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The second Business cabin
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My seat 28K
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Seat pitch
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Side bins, I have two
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Details of the seat
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The IFE control and the earphone plug is at the front, not so good design
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Welcome drink and towel was offered
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28K is at the edge of the wing
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View from my seat
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Reading materials
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Back of the magazine
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User guide for the seat
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Safety Information
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Booklet introducing CZ’s A380
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Slippers
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While waiting for the VIP, let’s walk around, and soon I discover a washroom setting that I never seen before.
The disabled toilet with 2 doors
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Main door opened
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Both door opened
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More photos, second business cabin
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Let’s use seat 29K to do some demonstrations
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Table out
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Fully flat
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The doors closed at 15:10 and we started push-back
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Takeoff roll was long as always, the flight duration would be 2hr30min
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The Wingtip
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IFE contains about 80 movies and 100 TV shows, but I want to try to use the USB port, yes, the system can read the mp3 files
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Noise cancelling headset
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Remote control
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IFE replaced the duty-free booklet
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Drink service after takeoff, if you ask for water, the FA will ask you to drink the bottle water at your seat
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Chinese tea with nuts
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Table was set for meal
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All on a tray
Appetizer – Pork Belly Slices Chinese Marinated
Cold Veg Snack – Asparagus Pencil with Cherry Tomato/Mesclun
Soup – Red Date & Beef Shank Soup
Main Course – Yu Hsiang Chicken with Fungus, Steamed Rice
The meal was very nice, especial the main course
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Like the logo on the spoon
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Dessert – Clafoutis Raspberries Cake, Fruit Plate
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After the meal, time to explore more
Upper deck economy cabin
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2-4-2
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Last row
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Emergency exit row
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Door L3 of the upper deck, crew rest on the left
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Crew rest area
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Not open for visit
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Stair to main deck
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Lift for cart
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Rear galley opposite to crew rest
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Some events were happening in the front, a VIP was reading a poem, another giving a speech and followed by a song from a FA
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Like the wall
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Champagne after the events
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Galley around Door 1 upper deck
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Stair to the main deck
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The Best Business seat 11K
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Front Business Cabin
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Storage in front of Seat 11K
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Cake for celebration the inaugural flight
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Bar
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Washroom in front of Seat 11A
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Middle pair seats
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Blanket
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Start descending to Beijing
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Landing was smooth, and there was a screen said celebrating the success of the inaugural flight
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B-6318 docked at Gate 212 after 10 minutes, and I arrived the Airport Express Train Station 10 minutes after deplane
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Train to the city
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Dinner with a friend in “Hua’s Restaurant”, nice food and live performances
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Stayed at the Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport just next to PEK Terminal 3
Room was big
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http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z23/sutrakhk/Flight/CZ380/CZ123.jpg After few hours of shut eyes, before checking-out to the airport, let’s do some plane spotting in the room
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Video of the View from Langham Place, Beijing Capital Airport
Arrived PEK Terminal 2 by hotel shuttle bus, my flight is ready to check-in
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Check-in counters are after the customs
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Aisle C
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CZ 310 to Hong Kong
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Premium Class check-in
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First Class here
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My boarding pass before immigration
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After immigration, Gate 212 is not far away
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B-6138 was parked here since yesterday night from Hong Kong
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Head to the lounge to have some food first
Lounge Invitation
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Entrance
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First Class section
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Food corner
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The food was not that good
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At 8:10 a.m., an agent came to the lounge to escort me to board the plane
3 March 2012
Beijing Capital (PEK) – Hong Kong (HKG)
Airline: China Southern Airlines
Flight: CZ 310
Aircraft: A380-800
Registration: B-6138
Seat: 2K (First)
Gate: 212
Arriving Gate: 15
Gate 12
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B-6138
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Boarding pass (after immigration and security) and the seat map
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Back
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Premium passengers on the right
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Seating plan
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Boarding now
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I will be in Main Deck
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Turn left on the first bridge
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Door L1
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Seat 2K
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While asking where I should store my hand luggage, the FA brought me to here
Every First Passengers have their own locker, located between Door L1 and Seat 1A
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Inside the locker
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Instructions of using the locker
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View from seat 2K
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Seat pitch
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The seat and table
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Ottoman
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Every seat has a set of mattress and Duvet
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IFE remote control and storage box
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Seat control
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Welcome drink, snack and towel were offered
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The senior FA offered me a tour to the aircraft, how can I reject?
First Economy Cabin on Main Deck
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Second Economy Cabin on Main Deck
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Third Economy Cabin on Main Deck……Look the same, right? XD
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3-4-3 on main deck
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Business Class upper deck, loading was light
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After the tour, the doors were closed and we start pushing back. During taxiing, I saw her from North Korea
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And my favorite aircraft, A340-600 from HU (ex-CX)
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The takeoff queue was long, we were airborne 20 minutes later
IFE was switch on
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Remote Control with LCD
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Noise cancelling headset
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Table was set, note that the table is not that big as EK/SQ, and the alignment is not that central
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Round 1
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Soup – Sea Cucumber Soup with Keip, very nice presentation and delicious!
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Appetizers – Hot Spicy Green Soy Bean Salad, Abalone with Maggie Sauce and Chicken Jelly with Lily and Jasmine, the abalone was tender
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Main Courses – Prawn Ball, but contain fish and scallops too
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Although I was quite full already, the FA still recommend me to try their signature “China Southern Deluxe Beef Noodle Soup Ensemble”
The soup based need 17 hours to prepare by using beef bones, the beef was soft and the noodles were “al dente”, the FA emphasized that everything were prepare separately and just put together before serve. The noodles came with coriander, black beans and chili.
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Dessert – Sweet Soup with White Fungus, Pear and Wolf Berry, Sweetened Red Bean Paste with Coconut Milk
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Fruit Plate
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When I finished the meal, we were already halfway
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As I was the only passenger in First, so the FAs were quite free to help for some photos of the seats.
Flat Bed position
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Bed set
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Must have a good sleep
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Door closed
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Divider rose
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Some more about the seat
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Doors
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Life jacket position
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I spend some times to find the switch of the lights but cannot found any… http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z23/sutrakhk/Flight/CZ380/CZ204.jpg
……later, I discovered that once the seat going fully flat, the light extinguished automatically
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Seat pocket
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Another side
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Guide of the seat
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Cabin without any overhead bin
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Washroom time
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First Class bar
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Stair to Upper Deck
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Just enjoy the flat bed
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RR Trent 900 engines
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Article about A380 on PEK-HKG route
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First Class Galley
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Touched down after 3hr10mins, I can feel that the crosswind was strong, the landing was not that smooth
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Reflection from Satellite, the end of the trip
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Docked at Gate 15, I was keen to use the door L1 to deplane as starting from 4 March, SQ will takeover Gate 15 for SQ856/861 and CZ have to use Gate 60,62,64,66 which only have 2 bridges, i.e. Door L1 will not open in Hong Kong anymore
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Thank you B-6138 and China Southern Airlines!
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Souvenir for the inaugural flight
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First Class Slippers, shoes bag
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Menu
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Comment:
Lounge:
Both HKG and PEK lounge were not operated by CZ, so do not expect too much.
Service:
FAs were friendly and attentive, the service level can compare with the major international airlines in the world. Especially during the First Class sector, I chatted with three FAs, they share many things with me, including Beijing’s culture, their life as a FA or something about food, and I believe they love their job and the company.
But one thing I was quite surprised is that they always think what they are offering is not as high level as other airlines, but I told them that according my experience, both their hardware and software were top level and can compare with some major airlines in the world.
Meal:
One word: Wonderful! The food was tasty no matter in Business Class and First Class. For the First Class meal, I believe CZ has spent many times to decide the menu. Ingredients were high quality, presentation was good and you can see they weigh Chinese culture in the meal. If you like Chinese cuisine I believe you would think the same as me too!
Hardware:
Business Class: Nothing fancy, but functional. The seats are wide (compare with my previous HX A330 ride) and the pads are supportive, plus the side bins of the A380. I see no problem to stay in those seats for 10+ hours
First Class: The Suites provide very good privacy. Seats are big and comfortable, the pads are not as great as EK but CZ’s seats are very good already.
Entertainment:
IFE contains many Asian/Western Movies, TV shows and Music, I believe you can find the thing you need, but it would be nice if CZ can put the external cameras in IFE!
I found the experience is wonderful, I can’t believe the improvement of the airlines in China can be so huge. I really look forward CZ to put the A380 in the long-haul routes so that more foreigners can experience the China Hospitality! Well done China Southern!
Thanks for reading!
[ 本帖最後由 sutrak 於 2012-3-5 05:28 編輯 ] CZ呢個first class位同CA新77W用o既first class可以話係一樣，只係有o的細微地方唔同 我反而有興趣想知個張首航紀念品 - 金色登機證係一張金色卡紙還是係薄金 ? :lol 要改變客人崇洋的心理不是一朝一夕的事, 不過我相信用良好的態度才可以留住客人, 不要朝夕微洋吧
小弟同一個價格都會選搭國內的航空公司 (對上一次乘搭港龍是01年的事)
上一年用里程在香港華潤大廈 (國航) 兌換了京滬機票 (只要168蚊機場稅)
[ 本帖最後由 lokwah2a 於 2012-3-5 12:38 編輯 ] 原帖由 sutrak 於 2012-3-5 05:11 發表 http://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/images/common/back.gif
Some events were happening in the front, a VIP was reading a poem, another giving a speech and followed by a song from a FA
Hi Sutrak,
I suppose this is the event you talk about
香港两会代表委员乘坐南航A380首航航班进京- 中国第三架A380成功首航京港航线
http://www.csair.com/cn/aboutcsn/04/newsCompany/2012/20120302.html 原帖由 lokwah2a 於 2012-3-5 12:34 發表 http://www.hkitalk.net/HKiTalk2/images/common/back.gif
要改變客人崇洋的心理不是一朝一夕的事, 不過我相信用良好的態度才可以留住客人, 不要朝夕微洋吧
小弟同一個價格都會選搭國內的航空公司 (對上一次乘搭港龍是01年的事)
上一年用里程在香港華潤大廈 (國航) 兌換了京 ...
講真而家出外旅遊 o既人好多都係以價錢行先, 之後睇服務質數 (即信譽)
實情呢幾年大陸 o既航空公司真係多人坐左 ~
我自己識唔小人而家返香港都唔再介意話坐大陸機,
因為好簡單, 四個字 - 價廉物美 (對比返 CX, 甚至亞洲其他地區大型航空公司; 大部份時間大陸航空公司真係有價目上 o既優勢) ~ 記得在16年前搭佢地d飛機，就送飛機模型一部。
但今次首航是無呢回野。 What do you mean by "First Class on the outbound flight was zeroed out so the system changed my request to Business + First. "? Business & First Classes are merged??
About how much for the round-journey tickets?
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