The 22000 Miles Long March – UA 705
The 22000 Mile Long March – Hyatt Regency O’Hare
The 22000 Mile Long March – CX 807
The 22000 Mile Long March – CA 108
The 22000 Mile Long March – CA 115
The 22000 Mile Long March – CX 806
The 22000 Miles Long March – UA 973
The 22000 Miles Long March – Conclusion
November 13, 2011 - CA 108 (Hong Kong > Beijing Capital International Airport)
Getting a quick rest, not even a decent
sleep, I was back to Hong Kong International Airport for my flight to Beijing:
MTR's Siu Ho Wan Depot |
Cathay City |
As a Star Alliance Gold member, I checked in at Business Class counter without any issue. The agent promptly issued lounge invitation to me, which I kindly declined (but I got it anyway), because the agent issued the invitation for GNAC lounge, which is known not a very good lounge in Hong Kong. Beside, I can access Thai Airways’ Royal Orchid Lounge, United Club (and International First Lounge) and Singapore Airlines’ Silver Kris Lounge.
I chose Thai first as I have never been
there. The place is decent and spacious. But it is not as decent as United
Club, as United Club has a better food choice and shower room. Even those there
are a lot of interesting amenities at Thai’s Royal Orchid Lounge, like Wii and
Xbox 360, as well as message chair, the choice of food had already made a
significant difference already. So I finished my breakfast at United Club:
I promptly proceeded to the gate when it was the time for boarding. Air China in Hong Kong use a remote location to board the aircraft. So I was referred to take a bus to the tarmac, and it has been a long time I have not experience this (the last time was when Kai Tek was still exist). So due to such technical difficulty, I was not given priority boarding, which was fine.
Thai's Xbox 360 |
Message Chair |
Ice Cream Bar (Korean Style) |
Thai's Offering for Breakfast |
Thai's Royal Orchid Lounge |
I promptly proceeded to the gate when it was the time for boarding. Air China in Hong Kong use a remote location to board the aircraft. So I was referred to take a bus to the tarmac, and it has been a long time I have not experience this (the last time was when Kai Tek was still exist). So due to such technical difficulty, I was not given priority boarding, which was fine.
The aircraft, an Airbus A321, is dry-leased
from Air Macau, which Air China owns a significant share. Since I was young, I
have been traveled with my parents a lot to the Mainland China (by sea, land,
and air). So from my previous experience, I would not expect a lot of Air
China:
It turned out that they were fine except
that:
Caution Label (In English/Traditional Chinese but not Simpified Chinese) |
Air Macau Safety Card |
1. The legroom was really small (it was even smaller than that regular Economy I sat for my first flight):
2. The flight attendant was a little bit rude (Due to special circumstances, air travel in China was tricky – as a lot of passengers are DYKWIA (Do you know who I am?), aka Entitlement Class. So somehow the flight attendants need to be diplomatic in some cases).
Well…it was a short-haul flight, so only
overhead IFEs were available, which I did not even check that out (as I was
busy updating the trip report for the blog – which you are reading now).
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