An F Class Photo & Video Trip Report: JFK - NRT on ANA’a new “First Square”
Sep 10, 2011, 10:56 pm
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An F Class Photo & Video Trip Report: JFK - NRT on ANA’a new “First Square”
Hello and welcome to my fourth trip report. My previous TR’s have all been pics only but for this one I thought I would include some video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMKmutET9A
Route: JFK-NRT
Equipment: B777-300ER
Carrier: NH
Seat: 2K
The view from 2K
IFE
Seat
Amenity Kit
Head phones
Pre-departure refreshment
Menu
Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2007 Laboure-Roi (Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, France)
Amuse bouche
Prosciutto with cantaloupe melon and mango
Fresh Garden salad (w/Italian dressing)
Grilled fillet of beef with truffle sauce
Chocolate ganache tart with sea salt
Roasted chicken galantine with foie-gras filling and apple cider sauce
Veal and mushroom stew with gnocchi
Selection of fresh seasonal fruit
Overall impressions: Great food and excellent service!
THE END !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMKmutET9A
Route: JFK-NRT
Equipment: B777-300ER
Carrier: NH
Seat: 2K
The view from 2K
IFE
Seat
Amenity Kit
Head phones
Pre-departure refreshment
Menu
Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru 2007 Laboure-Roi (Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, France)
Amuse bouche
Prosciutto with cantaloupe melon and mango
Fresh Garden salad (w/Italian dressing)
Grilled fillet of beef with truffle sauce
Chocolate ganache tart with sea salt
Roasted chicken galantine with foie-gras filling and apple cider sauce
Veal and mushroom stew with gnocchi
Selection of fresh seasonal fruit
Overall impressions: Great food and excellent service!
THE END !
Sep 10, 2011, 11:38 pm
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Well, to me, that "suite" looks pretty tight for space :quite claustrophobic in fact. Hopefully it didn't feel that way "in the flesh".
I have flown the SQ suites and it has never felt claustrophobic (in either the single or double suites).
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
I have flown the SQ suites and it has never felt claustrophobic (in either the single or double suites).
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Sep 11, 2011, 10:01 am
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Wow the square lives up to its name.
The food looks great. How was the beef? I had Wagyu beef in JAL a few years ago and it was cooked perfectly and tasted divine.
The food looks great. How was the beef? I had Wagyu beef in JAL a few years ago and it was cooked perfectly and tasted divine.
Sep 11, 2011, 1:41 pm
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Sep 12, 2011, 4:14 pm
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Nice report and great to see the photos of ANA new First Square.
I flew NH C yesterday on the 777 (intra-Asia) and chose the Japanese meal, it it was great! Your photos have made me want to try flying the F Square for one of my upcoming transpac flight if upgrade opportunity (from C to F) exits.
I flew NH C yesterday on the 777 (intra-Asia) and chose the Japanese meal, it it was great! Your photos have made me want to try flying the F Square for one of my upcoming transpac flight if upgrade opportunity (from C to F) exits.
Sep 12, 2011, 7:04 pm
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Thanks for the report and the nice pictures!
I do not know what ANA were thinking when they created that "suite".
They essentially hid all the windows except ONE in the "window" seats, with the wall blocking all that space between the seat and the windows. This makes some sense in the aisle seats, but the window seats need the "windows".
It seems like a huge design flaw - I've never seen anything else quite like it!
At least the food was left alone, but they went and changed the dishes to some generic plates and bowls! The older, more traditionally "Japanese" sort were more handsome!
I do not know what ANA were thinking when they created that "suite".
They essentially hid all the windows except ONE in the "window" seats, with the wall blocking all that space between the seat and the windows. This makes some sense in the aisle seats, but the window seats need the "windows".
It seems like a huge design flaw - I've never seen anything else quite like it!
At least the food was left alone, but they went and changed the dishes to some generic plates and bowls! The older, more traditionally "Japanese" sort were more handsome!
Sep 12, 2011, 10:00 pm
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Sep 14, 2011, 6:24 pm
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Sep 14, 2011, 7:22 pm
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Impressive. I like the look of the 'suite'. Quite understated. Looks a fair bit nicer than the BA New First i tried recently. Makes me wish i'd got that job at NH i interviewed for last year. Then maybe i'd have tried it out already :P
Feb 8, 2012, 9:04 pm
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Thanks for the report and the nice pictures!
I do not know what ANA were thinking when they created that "suite".
They essentially hid all the windows except ONE in the "window" seats, with the wall blocking all that space between the seat and the windows. This makes some sense in the aisle seats, but the window seats need the "windows".
It seems like a huge design flaw - I've never seen anything else quite like it!
At least the food was left alone, but they went and changed the dishes to some generic plates and bowls! The older, more traditionally "Japanese" sort were more handsome!
I do not know what ANA were thinking when they created that "suite".
They essentially hid all the windows except ONE in the "window" seats, with the wall blocking all that space between the seat and the windows. This makes some sense in the aisle seats, but the window seats need the "windows".
It seems like a huge design flaw - I've never seen anything else quite like it!
At least the food was left alone, but they went and changed the dishes to some generic plates and bowls! The older, more traditionally "Japanese" sort were more handsome!
Also, is there a door that closes on the suite?
Can pax order as much or as little as they like to eat or is NH only provisioned to serve one appetizer/one main/one dessert per person per meal service?