For my hop to Tokyo, I selected the Thai-operated redeye.
Having relaxed in the Thai business class lounge until 45 minutes before departure, I decided to head to my gate. Boarding didn’t start until around 25 minutes before departure, leaving me standing around the gate wondering how they could manage to board an entire 744 in 25 minutes when United can’t seem to board an A320 in 35 minutes. Nonetheless, we managed to depart miraculously on-time.
Thai 640
Bangkok (BKK) to Tokyo (NRT)
Thursday, March 28th
Depart: 10:10PM
Arrive: 6:20AM
Duration: 6 hours, 10 minutes
Aircraft: 747-4D7 (HS-TGK)
Seat: 12A (Business Class)
This flight is a surprisingly short flight, until one studies a map:
Bangkok to Tokyo is a 2889 mile direct flight. For comparison, San Francisco to New York is 2586 miles and Los Angeles to New York is 2475 miles. While American and United serve a midnight snack (normally a chicken sandwich or a fruit and cheese plate) on their Flagship and p.s. routes respectively, Thai offers two meals on this flight.
The menu read as follows:
Due to the short flight time, I chose to skip the dinner and focus on sleep instead. Breakfast service started about two hours before landing.
