Mardi
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We usually really enjoy long haul travel in a premium cabin but our flight to HKG in J yesterday left us with a slightly sour taste in our mouths.
The FAs in J were all older males and all seemed brusque and surly. When the cabin was dark mid flight one stepped in front of my seat (23B) to get something off my husband's tray (23A) and tripped over either my shoes (black) or my feet on the footrest covered in the doona (dark purple). He nearly head butted the wall. I said "sorry" even though I didn't really think it was my fault, and he said something like "well you would have been if I'd smashed my head in". I don't think he was joking.
Also it was a 747 (don't know which one) and it was REALLY old and tired feeling inside. Maybe I'm spoilt because my last long haul was LAX to SYD in F on an A380.
However, Hong Kong is fantastic - its our first visit - and getting to our hotel in Kowloon was so easy with the Airport Express (pre-purchased online) and the Airport Express Shuttle bus. And the hotel we are in is fantastic - we are in a Suite 80 room at the Hotel Icon and the room is spectacular and the staff are all so wonderfully helpful and friendly. We will definitely come back - but maybe we'll ensure we are on an A380
The FAs in J were all older males and all seemed brusque and surly. When the cabin was dark mid flight one stepped in front of my seat (23B) to get something off my husband's tray (23A) and tripped over either my shoes (black) or my feet on the footrest covered in the doona (dark purple). He nearly head butted the wall. I said "sorry" even though I didn't really think it was my fault, and he said something like "well you would have been if I'd smashed my head in". I don't think he was joking.
Also it was a 747 (don't know which one) and it was REALLY old and tired feeling inside. Maybe I'm spoilt because my last long haul was LAX to SYD in F on an A380.
However, Hong Kong is fantastic - its our first visit - and getting to our hotel in Kowloon was so easy with the Airport Express (pre-purchased online) and the Airport Express Shuttle bus. And the hotel we are in is fantastic - we are in a Suite 80 room at the Hotel Icon and the room is spectacular and the staff are all so wonderfully helpful and friendly. We will definitely come back - but maybe we'll ensure we are on an A380