Flight to Nagoya
There was no gate available at the terminal, so once again we had to board a bus to get onto the plane. The amenity kit was in a brown pouch, which includes a pair of large size slippers. We were quite surprised by this, as normally the slippers given on the plane are too small for most passengers. For meals, we could choose either the western or the Japanese option. It's quite funny to watch the flight attendents serve the Japanese meal, as it comes in many small dishes and are supposed to be served in some particular order and layout, and the attendants often look puzzled as they could not quite tell what's what from the Japanese menu - Hassun, Suimono, Konomono... We had the Mozart chocolate last time we flew Lufthansa, but it looks like they have now switched to the Drei Meister chocolate, which is more delicious !
LH 736 Frankfurt (FRA) 2:30pm Nagoya (NGO) 8:50am
Aircraft: Airbus A340-300
Distance: 5770 miles
Duration : 11 hour 20 min
Class: Business
A340
Boarding
Seats
Slippers
Amenity Kit
Meal
Appetizer
Japanese appetizers
Japanese main course - pork with rice
Western main course - Fried Halibut
Desserts
Drei Meister chocolate
Western breakfast
Japanese breakfast
Lost luggage in Nagoya
Once we landed in Nagoya, we were prepared to be in a rush due to the short layover and luggage was not checked through. However, after we got past immigration, we spotted someone holding a big sign looking for us. I thought maybe they realized the tight connection and would arrange someone to escort us to the next flight, but it turns out they informed us our luggage did not make the flight and asked us to fill out the delay luggage report. What ! That's quite unbelievable, as we had a long layover in Frankfurt, and that's the segment we least expect our luggage would be lost. Coud our luggage be still in Helsinki ? Or could it board a different flight to Tokyo or Osaka ? Too bad they did not have any other information, and only asked us to let them know where to deliver the luggage when it's found. After we finished the report, we were running a bit late, but still managed to get past customs and check in for our domestic segment to Sapporo. Obviously without check-in luggage helped speed things up, and we made it to the gate 5 minutes before boarding started !
Gate at Nagoya
Flight to Sapporo
Our flight is an Economy class only flight on a 737. And it does not seem like there are preferred seatings for elites either. But what's more disappointing is that ANA is charging for drinks just like SAS. Water would be free, but not sodas or juices, though most passengers did not bother to ask for water either. The flight attendants were obviously not very busy, and they probably should be worried if the number of attendants on the flights will be cut down soon.
NH 705 Nagoya (NGO) 10:15am Sapporo (CTS) 11:55am
Aircraft: Boeing 737-500
Distance: 579 miles
Duration : 1 hour 40 min
Class: Economy
All economy class
Drinks menu
View from back of plane