When we landed in BKK, we taxied for a while, and then came to a halt at a remote stand. I was pretty surprised to deplane by stair and get bussed to the terminal – I suppose I didn’t do enough research there. Interestingly, I noticed that the flight attendants all changed into a jacket-and-skirt combo for arrival. Not sure why – easier to walk in perhaps?

remote stand

I was really clueless when I entered the terminal, and there was no clear indication of which way to go, so I quite randomly chose East Transit. That turned out to be a good decision, although I was seriously doubting myself when not one other passenger headed in the same direction.

I started out by going to the Royal Silk D-East lounge. It is an absolutely massive lounge, which only served to heighten my disappointment at the pathetic RCC-esque food spread. I guess my experience at the TG lounge in SIN should have hinted at things to come.

Grabbed a drink and freshened up and then decided it was time to get my massage. I really wasn’t sure what to expect, but by the time I was done I was trying to figure out how to sneak back in. I had opted for the neck and shoulder massage, though my masseuse extended the service to include back and arms as well. It was outstanding, and I was wonderfully relaxed when it was done.

I had a little more time to spare after the massage, so I went over to the SQ lounge. It was pretty small, and also stocked quite sparingly, but you can’t go far wrong with a tub of Haagen Dazs ice-cream, so I indulged accordingly. The next stop was the Royal Silk E lounge, which turned out to be small, but mercifully unpopulated, so I stretched out there for a short time before heading to the gate. Which was all of 1km away.


Boarding at the gate was more than a little amusing. As soon as the announcement for Royal Silk passengers went out, 200 people stood up and made a beeline for the door. I was right at the back of that crowd, but one of the agents noticed my boarding pass, and took me and a few others around the “back way,” to board ahead of the throng.

The dreaded TG Airbus A300-600 lived up to expectations for the most part. I can’t remember when I last saw a seat with the old style volume control with the dots on it.

international business class!

I had no idea these controls still existed on planes

My homework paid off this time. I didn’t have a seatmate, and I knew that the center armrest could be removed, so I removed it and stretched out across the two seats and had a good sleep after this meal. Ironically, I was able to sleep more easily on this flight than on the upper deck business class on UA.

The meal itself was nothing more than passable, and by the time they got to me they had run out of the lamb rogan josh which had been my choice.

appetizer and salad

NOT Lamb Rogan Josh

Fruit and Cheese Plate