BKK-CDG
TG930
777-300W
First

I was greeted at the entrance and led to my seat, 2K. I was quickly offered the amenity kit, PJ’s for the flight, and a glass of Dom, which I gladly accepted. I began to look around at all the features of the seat and it was just plain fun to play around with everything. The differences between one economy seat and another are close to nill so there's no "exploration" phase that is akin to getting a new car, but F sure offers that option!

There were obvious signs of wear and tear, but I encountered no issues with the AVOD or the seat controls. I did have some difficulty in closing one of the doors when I was ready to get some rest and it required a slight nudge inward before it would pull out.


View from my seat


Looking across the cabin from 2K

We took off a few minutes later then scheduled, but were soon in the air with 4/8 seats taken in F.

Meal service would finally begin after 1am, but I had already rolled back my clock to CDG time to try and trick myself into thinking it was still early evening. Surprisingly, all 4 F passengers elected to indulge in the full meal service.


Table setup with some amazing garlic bread


Caviar to start


Prawns with pesto sauce


Basil and Chili Sorbet that was frozen solid so I only had a few spoonfuls


Pre-ordered Chinese Roast Duck

The presentation of the meal was great, but the meal itself had its peaks and valleys. The garlic bread was the highlight (and oh boy was it great), and though the caviar and the prawns were great, the roast duck dish just weren’t very good. The duck was rather dry and the noodles were dry and bland. As I am Asian myself, I've had similar dishes in the past and this just wasn't very good. I almost felt like I wanted to add some of the sauce they use for the Y class dishes to alleviate the dryness.


Mood lighting kicking in with Tron: Legacy on the screen

After dinner service I was given a blanket and I waited an hour to turn in for the night in order to try and acclimate myself with the destination time zone.


The mood lighting is fantastic

After struggling with closing one of the doors, I was finally able to able to get the suite door closed. I settled in for the night and was able to get 5 or so hours of rest, only waking once or twice for a brief moment or two. There was almost no turbulence so it made for a comfortable flight. Unlike on Lufthansa, I was not provided a water bottle (or good night chocolates) prior to settling for the night.

When I awoke, we were about 2 1/2 hours out of Paris. I opened my suite doors and decided to watch a few of the TV shows. Now granted, I wasn’t thirsty enough to request something to drink, but at no point during the next hour, until breakfast service started, was I asked if I needed anything. In fact, I never once saw anyone checking on F passengers. I had heard about the inconsistencies in Thai F service, so I must have experienced the poor version. It basically seemed as if, once the dinner service ended, that was the end of service until breakfast, and I believe the private nature of the suites lends itself to this style.

The F cabin was kept cold, the coldest flight of any on the trip and the coldest in recent memory. The blanket and the PJ's were enough to keep me warm, but when I awoke and went to use the lav, I noticed how warm the galley was relative to the cabin itself.


Some fruit to start with


Yogurt in the container


Pancake stuffed with cream mushroom


Dawn in Europe


Arriving into Paris


Nice touch to end the flight - what do people do with this though?


Saying goodbye to the 77W

All in all, the hard product on this plane is great. The seat is comfortable in bed mode and also while sitting. The privacy of the suites really makes it difficult for FA’s to keep an eye on the cabin without making it obvious what they are doing by stopping next to your suite door. Of course, this was no issue on this flight outside of the meal service as there was no patrolling of the F cabin, (for at least the 2 hours I was awake outside of the meal service), something I can find even in Y class. While the ride in F was still amazing given my experiences in Y class, the service was mediocre and I found the C class KUL-BKK marginally better than this, an F class product.