Recent F experience
#91
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#92
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
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Anyways I like my fish eggs.
#93
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Their tea is indeed really good!!! Didn't feel any special treatment as DM... Seat beat sign was on for at least 7 hours of the flight, so I was hungry and thirsty for hot drinks through.
#94
Join Date: Sep 2014
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The Krug... well, I like champagne. And their wine list is often not so good, so the Krug is at least a great way to start.
#95
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Salads, desserts, cheeses... all usually ok. But your steak could vary from 'great' to 'almost inedible' (as was my experience on CX F last year on a flight to SFO).
Caviar (or other cold hors d'oeuvres) add another 'good' course.
#96
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriot Am, MU Pt
Posts: 3,092
Speaking of F, I asked about the flowers and I'm told they collect them and put them into a sealed plastic bag for US arrivals. And then before the next flight, they're taken out. They're not loaded on the US side.
And occasionally cleaning crews toss the bag of flowers, so hence you end up with no flowers on the return trip.
And occasionally cleaning crews toss the bag of flowers, so hence you end up with no flowers on the return trip.
#97
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: NYC/PHL/HKG
Posts: 210
Flew JFK-HKG in F early August and champagne wasn't poured at the seat. Tasted different and I asked the FA if it was Krug...she looked at me funny and went, "you wanted Krug? You should have mentioned!" Service was otherwise pretty good though.
I always thought Krug was the "default" champagne served in F...not on a only-if-you-ask basis, but I guess they used Deutz (the J class champagne?) as the default on this flight.
I always thought Krug was the "default" champagne served in F...not on a only-if-you-ask basis, but I guess they used Deutz (the J class champagne?) as the default on this flight.
#99
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#100
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Speaking of F, I asked about the flowers and I'm told they collect them and put them into a sealed plastic bag for US arrivals. And then before the next flight, they're taken out. They're not loaded on the US side.
And occasionally cleaning crews toss the bag of flowers, so hence you end up with no flowers on the return trip.
And occasionally cleaning crews toss the bag of flowers, so hence you end up with no flowers on the return trip.
#101
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
#102
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Is F on HKG-TPE and an extra 2 hours in the Pier F lounge worth sacrificing 2 hours in Taipei? I'm flying BKK - HKG - TPE - SFO. TPE-SFO will be the next day (deliberate 23 or 21 hour layover).
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?
#103
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
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Flew JFK-HKG in F early August and champagne wasn't poured at the seat. Tasted different and I asked the FA if it was Krug...she looked at me funny and went, "you wanted Krug? You should have mentioned!" Service was otherwise pretty good though.
I always thought Krug was the "default" champagne served in F...not on a only-if-you-ask basis, but I guess they used Deutz (the J class champagne?) as the default on this flight.
I always thought Krug was the "default" champagne served in F...not on a only-if-you-ask basis, but I guess they used Deutz (the J class champagne?) as the default on this flight.
#104
Join Date: May 2004
Location: TPE
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 507
Is F on HKG-TPE and an extra 2 hours in the Pier F lounge worth sacrificing 2 hours in Taipei? I'm flying BKK - HKG - TPE - SFO. TPE-SFO will be the next day (deliberate 23 or 21 hour layover).
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?
You may be hard-pressed to see the CKS memorial before dinner even with the earlier flight. I'm usually one of the first off the plane, have e-gate entry, little luggage and a car service waiting, and I figure 1 hour and 20 minutes from touching down to getting home in downtown TPE. Given that many flights these days are delayed into TPE due to only one runway in operation, potential lines at immigration, and rush hour during the time of your arrival, it'd probably be safer to scale back your timeframe a bit.
I like F as much as the next guy and I love the Pier, but if your aim is to try to squeeze in as much as you can in TPE, then I'd go for the earlier flight. OTOH, if you have time to catch a few sites the following morning, then I'd probably pick the F flight and enjoy the Pier, not so much for the F flight, but to enjoy the food and ambiance (plus perhaps a massage) of the Pier.
Admittedly I'm a bit of a lounge junkie, so others may disagree.
#105
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: MPC,CA,MU,AF
Posts: 8,171
Is F on HKG-TPE and an extra 2 hours in the Pier F lounge worth sacrificing 2 hours in Taipei? I'm flying BKK - HKG - TPE - SFO. TPE-SFO will be the next day (deliberate 23 or 21 hour layover).
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?
I can choose HKG-TPE in CX J, or F. The F flight is 2 hours later than my shortest connection in HKG from BKK. The J flight arrives in Taipei at 3.50pm. And the F flight at 5.40pm. I figure with the earlier flight I can get downtown, check in, and perhaps see the CKS memorial before dinner. With the F flight, it's to the hotel then onto dinner. I'm flying LAX-HKG in F on the outbound.
Thoughts?