Great vlog! I always enjoy the great food they offer to first class pax. Going to the SIA lounge is a must! UA lounges are just mediocre. BA Concorde Lounge is excellent.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Pre-pandemic, first class passengers could pre-order meal including lobster thermidor even if flying to Bangkok. Now, it´s only available for those departing from BKK. I love the ala carte dining in the Concorde Room ;)
@AmbientWalking10 ай бұрын
Wow! First class! A dream!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes, I was glad I could redeem my miles and use it for this first class flight. I only paid about 200 USD in taxes 👍
@EddieManning10 ай бұрын
I'll be on this flight in business class later this month (second time this year). Biz class on Thai is excellent in my experience. About time they ditched the masks and gloves though. Crew always super friendly and efficient though. Catering top notch.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I’ve also flown Thai business class and found the seats and food great, and the crew friendly. On my recent EVA Airways (business) and Philippine Airlines (economy) flight , the crew were still using masks and gloves. It could be an Asia thing.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
completely stunning! Fantastic meal options. Beautiful china plates and silverware plus linen tablecloth. The champagne great choice the caviar...brilliant. I am so thankful for this vid.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! I personally love the way they present the caviar complete with mother of pearl spoon and shell with ice ;)
@unitedcomputers10 ай бұрын
Excellent. I always enjoy Thai
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏼
@guessingtravel9 ай бұрын
Interesting, Thanks for sharing 😍👍
@TheFilipinoTraveler9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
@glennkamers10 ай бұрын
Enjoyable review to watch. Myself i always use EVA Air from Europe to Thailand.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks. I am actually flying EVA Air business class from Bangkok to Europe next week so I’m looking forward to that 👍
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
no first class
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@clausstimpfig3803 I would have wanted to fly first class on the return flight too but there was no availability sadly.
@livingwithjoy8910 ай бұрын
I love Thai people and I love Thai airlines!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thai people are one of the friendliest I have met ;)
@gunvaldsandhaland775710 ай бұрын
I Havent Experience Thai Airways First Class Yet.Great Trip Report
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks. Hopefully you get to experience it one day.
@gunvaldsandhaland775710 ай бұрын
Hope So@@TheFilipinoTraveler
@MJH77779 ай бұрын
Thanks!!❤
@TheFilipinoTraveler9 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching🙏🏼
@manuelm761412 күн бұрын
Booking first class on Thai Air is risky. The royal family has absolute priority, with no advance reservation required, even if they show up a few minutes before takeoff (it's a large group of hundreds of Thais, not just royalties). If there are no first class seats available, Thai Air kick out as many first class passengers as necessary to make room. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. You're never sure your first class seat is guaranteed until after takeoff.
@TheFilipinoTraveler12 күн бұрын
I actually flew with a member of the Royal Family from Tokyo to Bangkok in THAI first class in 2018. I guess I got lucky as it was a small group and I believe those who booked in F class stayed in the first cabin. I was moved from my original seat 1A to 1K then to 3K. Two of the 9 seats in F class were not occupied. Felt lucky to have flown first class on that flight ;) Thanks for watching!
@mirameraabi832810 ай бұрын
Yummy great food like it
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Food was fantastic and service was impeccable too. Thanks for watching 😉
@swulabs10 ай бұрын
Fascinating. Philippine airlines also uses Payot products in their business class kit
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes, I think I saw a video of a PAL business class flight review here on youtube. PAL used to offer L´Occitane if I am not mistaken.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
no first class
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@clausstimpfig3803 I think Philippine Airlines has only offered business class as the highest cabin ;)
@beverleyferguson894210 ай бұрын
How wonderful a train to the airport! We here in Melbourne Australia have been pushing for a train service to our one & only airport for over 50 years. Still hasn’t happened 😂😂
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes, it is very convenient. Sad to hear it is not the same way in Melbourne. I have taken the train from Sydney Airport to the city at least twice in the past and it was a breeze.
@davidlogan432910 ай бұрын
Don't expect much from Australian infrastructure. It's way below ther level of many other places, sadly.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@davidlogan4329 Sad to know that. Infrastructure projects really are essential especially in big cities.
@bar10ml4410 ай бұрын
There are now 3 options. Two train services and the tube.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@bar10ml44 Glad to know that ;)
@erinayasukawa901710 ай бұрын
Wow.....❤ lyxig riktig 🎉❤
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Tack, det är det! Jag berättar detaljer nästa gång. Kram ;)
@Londoncab10 ай бұрын
Great video...
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot ;)
@SW-1110 ай бұрын
Running out a meal selection is a bit cheap. Great log!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I know. But in fairness, 7/8 passengers in first class were Asians so I guess all those before me were able to get their desired meal. I was the last one to be asked.
@EddieManning10 ай бұрын
Like the lounge hopper experience. I've been into Singapore biz, United club and Lufthsnsa at LHR T2 and for me, United is best IMO. Sing first probably the best by looks of your film.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I also think United is the best business class lounge in LHR T2. It is huge with a bar and the food offering is very good. The Singapore First Lounge is/feels exclusive and has ala carte dining. Thanks for watching.
@tjittekamminga517010 ай бұрын
the cabin lack an orchid next to the TV!!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes, I remember they used to have orchids next to the TV pre-pandemic. The orchids in the lavatory are gone too.
@kwokleungchung851610 ай бұрын
👏
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching ;)
@grahamnancledra70364 ай бұрын
To me it looks like an ordinary long distance Business class seat and set up with a few extra's thrown in. I wouldn't pay the extra over business. Where there any extra's offered to get to Heathrow or away from BKK to your destination in Bangkok? There must be something better than business.
@TheFilipinoTraveler4 ай бұрын
Hi. I actually redeemed my SAS miles for this first class flight. I thought it was very good value rather than flying in business class. I started from Stockholm so I flew Brussels Airlines business class to Brussels then to LHR, and my final destination was BKK. There was no free chauffeur like Emirates though.
@stevenmathers666110 ай бұрын
I have a strong tie to Thai airways - but these first class seats give an impression of white plastic boxes. Saddened that it's not better.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I have flown once on THAI A380 in first class and really liked the first class seats. It is a different story on their B777s and B747 sadly.
@VickyViktoriia-tm8zn10 ай бұрын
In Thailand masks are still required
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I noticed that. We took the Bangkok airport rail link upon arriving in Bangkok and noticed that the locals were still wearing them.
@LonglingEriksenАй бұрын
so not true, but they have used it for the last 30 years. Nothing to do with the C virus
@theopinion945210 ай бұрын
I am not from Filipinas pero,Mabuhay for you!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Mabuhay! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼
@cully586910 ай бұрын
paying for wi-fi in 1st class? Seriously?😮
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Lufthansa charges their first class passengers for use of wifi when I flew with them last time so I guess more and more will follow, sadly.
@chrishayes3129 ай бұрын
The crew can be fantastic & the food amazing with the price of your Air ticket, sweetie! 🤣😅😂
@TheFilipinoTraveler9 ай бұрын
I know. I would never complain 😉
@chrishayes3129 ай бұрын
@@TheFilipinoTraveler 😎👍
@nicholasrv883410 ай бұрын
Nice review though in my opinion, watching a review with voice commentary is so much more enjoyable. Reading is not as interesting to me. I sub to Noel Phillips, Non Stop Dan, Josh Cahill to name a few ( I gave up on Sam) and i find they always have some interesting anecdote along the way. Just an idea.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it. I have thought of that many times but my speaking skills still need to be polished ;) Hopefully soon!
@porsche18710 ай бұрын
What was the gift????
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
It was a chocolate box containing 4 pieces of pralines, one of which is exclusively made for THAI Airways.
@jean-pierrevleminckx629810 ай бұрын
Long to get there paying big for a first class walking a lot wow
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
It is, unfortunately. In Bangkok though, Thai offers buggy service to their first class passengers which is a big plus.
@user-vb1xy3kc3o10 ай бұрын
10.57 was the best bit. Closing off that a hole beside you.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Haha 😄
@richardmcrandal669610 ай бұрын
No wifi free...shocking
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
In fairness, I think Lufthansa has never offered free wifi to it’s first class passengers (I’ve flown with them a few times). Qatar Airways had a free wifi voucher in first class when I flew with them last time in 2016 although it could be gone too.
@turkey_dan10 ай бұрын
It looks like you wanted to teabag your neighbour on the flight 😊
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I had to google the meaning of teabag 😉 Answer is ”No”
@globalnomad45010 ай бұрын
It’s so typical of Asian carriers to run out of meal choices. As a first class pax this should not happen. Korean always ran out of things. That’s what you pay the money for….sadly Thai first class just doesn’t make it compared to other carriers like EK or QR!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Sadly it is true even with European airlines (I’ve experienced that a few times on Turkish Airlines). I think Thai really has a problem in competing with the likes of Emirates and Qatar Airways who offer the best in the industry.
@willieho305610 ай бұрын
Singapore air lounge in Hong Kong is below average, this is is ok
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes, I think it is because London Heathrow is a really big market for them and competition is tough in Europe.
@poussinhamzah401310 ай бұрын
The lounge does not look great for first class...seems a bit crowded, no? The nasi lemak looks great though 😊. Making you pay for Wifi in first class seems very niggardly....
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
The Singapore Air First class lounge was a bit crowded that day, an SQ flight was cancelled thus some overcrowding. Otherwise, it is less people. Pre-pandemic I think they offered a wifi voucher.
@wernerhaase263210 ай бұрын
Das ist dort ja hübsch !!😊
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
It is ;)
@nochblad5510 ай бұрын
Oh dear. Travelling First and you end up in a United Lounge. So cheap.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Actually, I just visited the United Lounge for less than 10 minutes, same as the Air Canada Lounge. I stayed most of the time in the Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge which is the best lounge to visit when flying in THAI first class, in my opinion.
@sashaqueenie10 ай бұрын
My gosh! I am shocked that wifi is NOT complimentary. Yikes.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I know, but as I have mentioned on other comments, Lufthansa first class passengers do not get free wifi either. I have flown with them a few times in the past.
@davidlogan432910 ай бұрын
The food didn't look much better than Business Class.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I think the only plus in dining when flying THAI first class is you get caviar 😉 They used to offer pre-booked meals in THAI first class including lobster thermidor but they have now limited it for departures from Bangkok.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
that food was first and not primitive businessclass. The caviar the lobster and that vintage champagne
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@clausstimpfig3803 Those three things as you said really make the difference: caviar, lobster and vintage champagne ;)
@muhammadsiddiq749910 ай бұрын
A1
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Thanks ;)
@leorabelo320910 ай бұрын
FA still wearing a mask?
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Yes they are. It must be something required of them. In Bangkok when we took the trains, more than 50% were wearing face masks.
@lando365510 ай бұрын
Looks super dated. I know Thai are not cheap either. Until they update I wouldn’t be interested
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I think their cabins have not been refurbished lately the way Emirates, Qatar Airways and others have done. For the price I paid (I redeemed miles) it was worth it.
@willieho305610 ай бұрын
As compare Singapore first class, this is not up the the par .
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I understand. I have only flown once with SQ suites and I loved it, SQ is on another level. My favorite though is still Emirates First class on the A380 where you get to shower in the sky ;)
@pacmanc810310 ай бұрын
@@TheFilipinoTravelerThe lavatory facilities on Emirates A380s is the best feature of Emirates First Class, to me. I find the cabin itself a bit full of suites - 14, I believe. The aisle seats (2k for me) feel a little confining because of the curvature of the fuselage, particularly with the doors closed. The Arabic mezze is always top notch and some of their main courses are very nice. This cabin doesn’t appear particularly dated, to me, but maybe a bit bland. At least it’s light and the seats look very comfortable. I like the fact that the seats are parallel, unlike the reverse herringbone that British Airways uses. The footwells aren’t narrow on BA, but these appear even wider. All in all, I like the lay out, but doors would be nice - like Saudia’s suites, which are very similar to this but with sliding doors. The food to me looked OK, but I’m not really a fan of caviar. The steak main course looked like there was something missing. From the menu description, I probably would have selected the chicken Kiev. The dessert and cheese looked pretty good - a sample of each would have been my choice.😉 Nice review - I flew Thai first class from NRT to Bangkok years ago when the seats were large recliners with footrests (on a 747, I think) and they didn’t have TVs. Today, it’s much nicer (although the catering is less extravagant).
@Gibbs-rq4yg10 ай бұрын
7:45 Its extremely disrespectful to NOT wear socks on a flight.. AND specially in first class... Its distgusting
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I think wearing socks and slippers on the plane could make you sweat if it is warm in the cabin 😉
@Gibbs-rq4yg10 ай бұрын
@@TheFilipinoTraveler Thats NO excuse.. Never go barefoot on a plane
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@Gibbs-rq4yg Definitely, I will not ;)
@keving33110 ай бұрын
Looks pretty bad. As many airlines quit “First Class” service, some like Thai keep it going but dumb it down so that it’s the same as or worse than some airlines’ business class (QR, EK, SQ, EY) - just unnecessarily large seat space and a higher fare cost than J-class. And service in rubber gloves? Has nobody told the crew that covid ended two years ago?
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
Agree that QR´s Q suites is one of the best if not the best business class out there. For what I paid for in first class (I redeemed SAS miles plus about 200 USD, it was very much worth it :) Last week, we flew PAL from BKK-MNL and some of the crew were still using rubber gloves. Very different from what we have in Europe ...
@willylao543010 ай бұрын
Quit complaining! Why, do you have money to fly First Class!!? Maybe you're just envious.
@VickyViktoriia-tm8zn10 ай бұрын
Rubber gloves are used even in high-class restaurants, and should be used in sushi restaurants, too!
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@VickyViktoriia-tm8zn I guess using rubber gloves on planes will be here for a few more months if not years.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
idiot
@lostmoon7710 ай бұрын
thai first class looks so dated. what a waste of points/money
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I considered flying with Lufthansa first class too but since they only release award space 14 days in advance to other partner airlines, I ended up booking the last F award seat on THAI. Still a good redemption in my opinion.
@lostmoon7710 ай бұрын
How many points was it?@@TheFilipinoTraveler
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@lostmoon77 It was 195,000 SAS points Europe to Thailand with outbound in F class and inbound in J class plus 200 Euros in taxes.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
?envious? This is a perfect first class product. Stay in your primitive businessclass bubble
@nigelwilliams930710 ай бұрын
Looks terrible with the crew serving food wearing horrible blue rubber gloves and nasty surgical facemasks.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
It is sad that some airlines are still following their routines during the pandemic when it should have been discontinued years ago. Of course in Europe it is all back to normal.
@neilblondell423510 ай бұрын
Still common in Asia as it is seen as showing respect and care for the customer.
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
@@neilblondell4235 I guess it is. On our Philippine Airlines flight from Bangkok to Manila 2 weeks ago, some of the crew were also using hand gloves.
@nigelwilliams930710 ай бұрын
@@neilblondell4235 I find it disrespectful and offensive.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
you are a disgrace shut up@@nigelwilliams9307
@henrirobert107910 ай бұрын
They're so ridiculous with their masks and gloves...
@TheFilipinoTraveler10 ай бұрын
I think it will take some time before everything goes back to normal, sadly.
@clausstimpfig380310 ай бұрын
why
@henrirobert107910 ай бұрын
@@clausstimpfig3803 because it's useless and stupid...