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Originally Posted by am0985
(Post 30255601)
I'm flying F for the first time with TG next month too. Have only flown J with Emirates and TG before, though since moving from UK - Australia, the better opportunities for credit card churning means I'll be doing EK and SQ F next year along with CX J.
I'm doing FRA - BKK and BKK - SYD (starting in LHR with J flight to FRA). I'm in BKK for close to twelve hours, I've heard the lounge food isn't anything to write home about? Anything worth trying? The stuff I saw online didn't look much better than J lounge food. I'll head into BKK during the day anyway - though actually as much as I love Thai food I'll be checking out one of the excellent French restaurants I went to last time I was in BKK. Australia has excellent East Asian food but terrible French food! certainly it is a totally different thing to head to one of the many good French Restaurants in Bangkok. Which one are you going? Remember that D'Sense, Le Banyan and le Beaulieu are gone... |
Whenever I see a request about "maximizing" the F experience I reflect on this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/luft...ce-thread.html Personally? The time I "maximized" the TG experience in F it was on a BKK departure. Can't really use the TG F spa or golf carts on a BKK arrival. And the Dom on BKK-HKG (TG 601) was lovely, as were the new (at the time) 747 seats. In the end it was a reasonable way to spend UA miles for a taste of luxury. |
Originally Posted by eponymous_coward
(Post 30257925)
Personally? The time I "maximized" the TG experience in F it was on a BKK departure. Can't really use the TG F spa or golf carts on a BKK arrival.
on Departure; ride with the small cart from the stairs (from check in/security and immigration down to J lounge) through the J lounge to F lounge. NO cart to the gate unless departure is from E/F/G gates you can opt for a cart ride on arrival level along D terminal, but you have to go through security again and walk from D/E/F/G intersection On Arrival: cart from the gate to immigration (either normal Immigration or Transit Immigration) unless plane docks at a bus gate or at D4 or other gates close to Immigration area |
Originally Posted by BinSabai
(Post 30255639)
FCL lounge is certainly nothing special, just a bit better as the pretty lousy food in J lounge
certainly it is a totally different thing to head to one of the many good French Restaurants in Bangkok. Which one are you going? Remember that D'Sense, Le Banyan and le Beaulieu are gone... |
Originally Posted by am0985
(Post 30259614)
Possibly Le Normandie but might want to go somewhere a bit more low key for lunch between flights. Maybe The Water Library? Any recommendations?
good French Food at reasonable prices can be found at Indigo, Aubergine, Lyon and Philippe, which are all around for many years. All 4 have special lunch set menus at surprisingly low prices. Indigo has the broadest selection for the lunch set menu, Aubergine the nicest setting and Philippe probably the finest food among the 4 (but also most expensive) the most expensive part of my bill is usually the wine... |
the Water Library is probably more international then real French...
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Originally Posted by CPH-Flyer
(Post 30237998)
If you are on the late night departure there will be a very light snack after departure, and a breakfast before landing.
After check in, the staff will walk you to the crew lane for security check. The lounge will be the ANA Suite Lounge, which that time of day will be insanely crowded, to the level it is difficult finding anywhere to sit. No escort from lounge to plane. When I looked at the TG website I was able to order the eel for the first leg and the thermidor for the second leg. Will the eel be the breakfast? All the other offerings seemed to be dinner entrees. |
Originally Posted by therossinator
(Post 30261989)
I am on a similar itinerary (GUM-NRT/HND-BKK-SYD-ZQN) in January with both TG legs in F, a 0020 departure from HND and a 12 hour layover in BKK (not bad for 60,000 United miles).
When I looked at the TG website I was able to order the eel for the first leg and the thermidor for the second leg. Will the eel be the breakfast? All the other offerings seemed to be dinner entrees. |
If you have a 12-hour transit in BKK, have you given any thought to exiting the airport and taking the train into central Bangkok? Maybe a nice massage and/or meal?
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Originally Posted by 1984SW
(Post 30262932)
If you have a 12-hour transit in BKK, have you given any thought to exiting the airport and taking the train into central Bangkok? Maybe a nice massage and/or meal?
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I recall the one time I took a long haul TG first class a few years ago, no TG staff told me anything about their ground service for first class. I walked and walked after deplaned. Finally at the luggage carousel, I saw my first class FA. He just stood there and watched me struggling to pull the luggage out of the carousel. So much about TG, but I have to say they are all very passive.....meh.
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Originally Posted by Mama
(Post 30265655)
I would not recommend taking the train into the city if you have any carryon bag bigger than a purse. Or perhaps you can store your carryon at a storage locker somewhere at the airport before you head out. The train ride requires long walk.
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Originally Posted by BinSabai
(Post 30265675)
as OP is in F, he could also check in luggage 12 hours in advance (even as J passenger you can do that) or store it at F check in counter (if you need access to your bags upon return from the City)
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I would never leave unattended bags in any lounge - nor should this be allowed by staff IMHO.
Paid lockers might be better if you have no/few valuables. |
Originally Posted by Thai-Kiwi
(Post 30275908)
I would never leave unattended bags in any lounge - nor should this be allowed by staff IMHO.
Paid lockers might be better if you have no/few valuables. OP has to tell to ground staff (who pick him up with the golf cart from the arrival gate), that he would like to first go to FCL instead of straight to main immigration and exit |
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