V-Flyer

VS200 HKG-SYD Upper Class

It's been a long weekend so far continuing on from the VS200 LHR-HKG, the CH in Hong Kong was a nice break I stopped for a Mojito, ice cream and Champagne before boarding into 9A I have to say that having started the week in a 747/400 in 19K I think the suites are a lot more confined on a 340/600 than a 744 but still enjoyable none the less.

Boarding, pushback and takeoff were all on time, I had a couple of glasses of Champers followed by a couple of the Cotes Du Rhone I chose the cheese plate and an early night.

The bar got busy straight away it i didn't go up until halfway through the night, when I arrived there were a couple of guys that had been there all flight one of them a Z lister making sure he was seen "nasty someone or other" from one of the early Big Brother series (sorry I can't be more helpful I don't watch those programmes).
Bad news Joey they ran out of JD, apparently they only loaded ten mini bottles for the flight.

Back to bed and it was soon time for breakfast Bacon Roll and coffee time before changing for landing.

I did the usual and gave the FSM some chocolates to share out with the crew and something must have got lost in translation as three of the Cantonese crew members came up to me and asked if I wanted chocolates

Again no AU greeting but interestingly enough the member of CC in charge of the bar who was also looking after the section of the cabin I was in said that in his pre flight briefing he was told that I was the only AU in Upper Class, still it's not an issue for me but maybe it would have been of the Zleb.

Holding for a while on approach to SYD but landed on time and followed the very easy route through to International Transfers, even ended up chatting to the guy who was checking my bag about my favourite Aussie Rock band Airbourne thinking to myself how does he know what I was listening to last night then I saw which t-shirt I had pulled out of my bag and that gave it away.

Now time to relax in the Koru lounge, as VS AU travelling on VA in PE (no business class on my flight) I shouldn't be in here according to the lounge access manual but I was asked if I wanted to pay $55 to enter I said yes and was then asked what time my flight was and as I'm only here for a max of three hours she let me in anyway.

Another good flight and crew shame the next four legs are in PE but at least I'm AU for another year.

Another speedy TR Dom , thanks for posting . The nasty one was nick Bateman I think he was in the first BB ,def not the same room on a 346 as there is in the A zone is there but still good nonetheless ,well done on renewing AU and enjoy NZ

Thanks Blacky, it's not just my imagination about the 346 suite.

We're safely in Rotorua now just about to head out white water rafting.

Hull wrote:Thanks Blacky, it's not just my imagination about the 346 suite.

We're safely in Rotorua now just about to head out white water rafting.

That is sooo Coool wow
Next four legs are in PE tho :-0 ouch
Still. NZ is NZ

Cheers for another speedy TR Dom, good to hear all is still going well.

10 bottles of JD... well that is an improvement. 6 months ago they were loading 5, then 2 months ago they were loading 8.. now 10!! Does this mean I have been having an impact in my insistence that every FSM I fly with writes up the lack of JD and subsequent disappointment of pax that request it when it's run out

Ahh giving chocolate to the crew.. always a good morale booster and I think I am correct in saying that in Chinese culture it would be considered extremely rude to not offer to share the gift with the gift giver in this circumstance. I've done this with BA before but never with VS, the crew always seemed happy enough .. will see if I remember next time through duty free.

Happy trails