The bus driver takes us to the main, not the PT and asks all of us to disembark. I notice that this is not the PT, and that something is wrong, however and for no reason I decide jump off the bus as well. Then I find out the mistake. I waste five or ten minutes asking where to go for the PT and at the end I arrive next to gate 01, where a bus comes in a few minutes to finally take us to the PT. I go through security control and time has now come for an extensive perfumes sampling session. Amazed by the Hermes Caliche (a 1961 perfume) and also by the Hermes 24 Faubourg (another ladies perfume), I decide to go for a Kouros EdT, an Amouage Men Gold EdP and a Dior Intense EdP. The YSL Kouros has been reformulated some years back and has lost some of its magic, but still it is a classic scent I had to own, so for a nice 50 ml bottle (perfect for travels as well) I thought I had to give it a go. Amouage, on the other hand, is an Oman based perfume house (from what I know) and their range is pretty dear, price-wise. Interesting scents, but check basenotes.net before you buy, in the case you have not tried them extensively before.
Needless to say that QR ground staff started to make announcements in the DFS area for remaining pax for the QR888 flight to Shanghai (who was late again, I wonder?) but I was close to the counter getting (finally) ready to pay, so I let them know I was to approach the small PT boarding gate #04 soon. Boarding the fairly new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was quick thereafter, my seat being 5F (facing the bulkhead, front row of the aft J cabin). Admittedly, this new QR J product is very good indeed. Plenty of seat pitch and leg space, large screen and a fully flat seat. Top and bottom pajamas handed out and a small handy toiletries pouch with Molton Brown products inside.
Cabin lights switched off, plenty of time remaining en route to our destination, PVG.
Seat 5F on the QR B777-300ER.
Ditto.
Still row 05, stbd side this time.
In 15-20 minutes we are done with boarding and start taxiing for take-off. As soon as we are up in the air, I change to pajamas and get ready for some sleep. It is already around 1am, and since I had dinner on the ATH-DOH flight, I check the QR888 menu and inform the cabin crew that it will be breakfast just before arrival to PVG for me.
I did get some sleep, about 3-4 hours. Then I started writing my trip report, having some green tea with honey.
I seldom use the screen or watch movies when flying.
Fruit and yoghurt platter as a starter for breakfast. Breakfast was a-la-carte – nice indeed.
Breakfast main for me was omelette with chicken.
Overall QR’s J culinary experience is good but still clearly lags behind that of SQ. If we, however, consider the prices paid for such a travel experience (and dare to compare them to SQ J prices) then it is not bad at all. The Greek psychiatrist sitting next to me on the ATH-DOH leg told me that about a month ago QR in ATH had an offer to HKG for Eur 1,000 in J class – if true, this is something one should snatch for a long weekend. The price is extremely low for such a destination with such an airline.
Seat controls.
Green tea with honey again after breakfast.
Shanghai, here I come again.
With this and that, the 8+ hrs to PVG went by fairly quickly. Soon it was time for us to land in Shanghai’s Pudong (PVG) airport.
Needless to say that QR ground staff started to make announcements in the DFS area for remaining pax for the QR888 flight to Shanghai (who was late again, I wonder?) but I was close to the counter getting (finally) ready to pay, so I let them know I was to approach the small PT boarding gate #04 soon. Boarding the fairly new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was quick thereafter, my seat being 5F (facing the bulkhead, front row of the aft J cabin). Admittedly, this new QR J product is very good indeed. Plenty of seat pitch and leg space, large screen and a fully flat seat. Top and bottom pajamas handed out and a small handy toiletries pouch with Molton Brown products inside.
Cabin lights switched off, plenty of time remaining en route to our destination, PVG.
Seat 5F on the QR B777-300ER.
Ditto.
Still row 05, stbd side this time.
In 15-20 minutes we are done with boarding and start taxiing for take-off. As soon as we are up in the air, I change to pajamas and get ready for some sleep. It is already around 1am, and since I had dinner on the ATH-DOH flight, I check the QR888 menu and inform the cabin crew that it will be breakfast just before arrival to PVG for me.
I did get some sleep, about 3-4 hours. Then I started writing my trip report, having some green tea with honey.
I seldom use the screen or watch movies when flying.
Fruit and yoghurt platter as a starter for breakfast. Breakfast was a-la-carte – nice indeed.
Breakfast main for me was omelette with chicken.
Overall QR’s J culinary experience is good but still clearly lags behind that of SQ. If we, however, consider the prices paid for such a travel experience (and dare to compare them to SQ J prices) then it is not bad at all. The Greek psychiatrist sitting next to me on the ATH-DOH leg told me that about a month ago QR in ATH had an offer to HKG for Eur 1,000 in J class – if true, this is something one should snatch for a long weekend. The price is extremely low for such a destination with such an airline.
Seat controls.
Green tea with honey again after breakfast.
Shanghai, here I come again.
With this and that, the 8+ hrs to PVG went by fairly quickly. Soon it was time for us to land in Shanghai’s Pudong (PVG) airport.
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