This will probably be quite long.. so will no doubt be done is stages...
I needed to be in Cortez CO.. and as a firm believer that getting there IS half the fun I booked the trip thusly...
SYD-AKL-HKG-MNL-ICN-SFO-YVR-DEN-CEZ.....
All flights were on *A with the exception of the HKG-MNL which was my first flight on CX...
SYD-AKL
NZ 718?
Starting off with my "usual" airline... a quick Trans Tasman to meet up with the flight to HKG...
Sitting up front as the upgrade cleared... Good omen for the trip perhaps?
Had this dish before.. and enjoyed it again...Basil marinted tuna salad IIRC
..and of course that amazing NZ ice cream to follow... Mmmmmmm!
Notice I started eating it before remembering to take the shot.... It's THAT good...
Had some time in AKL.. so caught up with some stuff in the lounge.. where would we be without wifi?
AKL-HKG
NZ 39
I was sorry to hear this flight will be downguaged to the 777.. I much prefer the 747!
..not least because it has more Business Premier seats.. which might explain how my upgrade cleared for the flight!
Upper deck this time....
Sadly (or kinda fortunately in a way?)... even before the meal service started I had started to feel quite ill... (a chronic but not serious health problem I have to deal with at times).. The staff were marvellous and caring... I needed to eat something.. but couldn't face a real meal.. so they cobbled together something gentle-on-the-stomach for me.... made up the bed.. and I was off to sleep....
Woke up some hours later feeling much improved.. and was immediately approached and asked if I wanted a meal or anything at all... Got to love those Kiwi FA's!
I was happy to wait it out till breakfast...
After what felt like quite a short flight we were arriving in HKG...
Next... HKG and on to MNL
I needed to be in Cortez CO.. and as a firm believer that getting there IS half the fun I booked the trip thusly...
SYD-AKL-HKG-MNL-ICN-SFO-YVR-DEN-CEZ.....
All flights were on *A with the exception of the HKG-MNL which was my first flight on CX...
SYD-AKL
NZ 718?
Starting off with my "usual" airline... a quick Trans Tasman to meet up with the flight to HKG...
Sitting up front as the upgrade cleared... Good omen for the trip perhaps?
Had this dish before.. and enjoyed it again...Basil marinted tuna salad IIRC
..and of course that amazing NZ ice cream to follow... Mmmmmmm!
Notice I started eating it before remembering to take the shot.... It's THAT good...
Had some time in AKL.. so caught up with some stuff in the lounge.. where would we be without wifi?
AKL-HKG
NZ 39
I was sorry to hear this flight will be downguaged to the 777.. I much prefer the 747!
..not least because it has more Business Premier seats.. which might explain how my upgrade cleared for the flight!
Upper deck this time....
Sadly (or kinda fortunately in a way?)... even before the meal service started I had started to feel quite ill... (a chronic but not serious health problem I have to deal with at times).. The staff were marvellous and caring... I needed to eat something.. but couldn't face a real meal.. so they cobbled together something gentle-on-the-stomach for me.... made up the bed.. and I was off to sleep....
Woke up some hours later feeling much improved.. and was immediately approached and asked if I wanted a meal or anything at all... Got to love those Kiwi FA's!
I was happy to wait it out till breakfast...
After what felt like quite a short flight we were arriving in HKG...
Next... HKG and on to MNL
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