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Old Jun 28, 2021 | 7:55 am
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Originally Posted by injian
Flew this same route many years ago but in the old square F suite. The new suite looks fantastic.
ANA's new suite really is great. My pictures don't even begin to do it justice. While I've yet to fly the new F products on SQ, EK, and AF - I will say the new NH product ranks only behind EY A380 F in the products that I have flown. Fortunately, it's also far easier to book than most other highly-aspirational F products.

Originally Posted by Daftryan
What do you do for a living? Just curious. Nice pics!
I'm a commercial airline pilot but also still serve as an officer in the Navy Reserve. I'm currently on military leave with my airline and on a long assignment in Japan with the Navy.

Originally Posted by krazykanuck
Nice start! And lucky duck getting the new 777 swap on ORD! I say as I am probably going to have to cancel my VS award that had me on the new F route via JFK in Sept, since it seems that Japan opening to tourists is not gonna happen by then...
Great to hear from you, krazykanuck! While, unfortunately, I strongly doubt Japan will be reopened for tourism by September 2021 the good news is that ANA is still releasing F award inventory for 2022. I would look at rebooking sooner rather than later.

Originally Posted by restlessinRNO
FlyerBeek - Well it would have been a completely different TR if you had been forced to fly UA NRT-SFO! No menu, no wine list, no champagne glass, no Krug, no separate courses, no personal attention from FA, ... ...
You're not going to get me to say anything bad about United () and I will say that the last United crew I had in April on EWR-NRT were absolutely fantastic in their own regard.

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