[Tamsin Cocks]

If you could mix and match to create your dream flight experience, what would it look like?
For me:
Departing airport: Changi (T4)
Lounge: The Pier (HKIA)
Aircraft: A350
Seat: Qatar Q-suite
In-flight catering: Singapore Airlines “Book the cook”
Route: Long-haul, night flight
Cabin crew: Singapore Airlines (but with Hainan Airlines new uniform).
IFE: Cathay Pacific CX Studio
Airport arrival: HKIA

[frustratedflyer]

For me it would contain

Departing airport: Changi (T1) as not been through T4 yet
Lounge: Qantas T1
Aircraft: A350 or B787
Seat: Qatar Q-suite
In-flight catering: Cathay Pacific
Route: Long-haul, night flight
Cabin crew: Singapore Airlines
IFE: Emirates or Virgin Atlantic
Airport arrival: London City (as so quick to get through)

[LuganoPirate]

Departing Airport: Zurich
Security: Swiss police
Passport Control: Cape Town (always very friendly)
Lounge: Lufthansa FRA 1st Class
Aircraft: Lufthansa 747-800
Bathroom: Emirates 380
Seat Lufthansa old config as per 747-400 with fully flat (proper) bed next to seat
In flight catering: Mrs. LP’s cooking
Champagne: Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle
Long haul route – day flight
IFE: Emirates
Pilots: Swiss
Crew: Singapore Girls
Arrival Airport: Lugano (close to home and very quick to get through )even though the runway is a bit short, but this is a fantasy flight!

[slotski]

Departing airport: Singapore
Lounge: Qatar Premium LHR T4
Seat: Qatar business class herringbone (not yet tried Q Suite)
Food: Qatar business class, lunch / dinner not breakfast
Champagne: Krug
Coffee: Qatar espresso
Flight time: overnight with complimentary PJs
Flight crew: Qatar business class – always had excellent service
Mid flight snacks: AA (777W – help yourself galley)
IFE: AA (777W)
Arrival airport: Heathrow T3 morning: love flying over London and access to either the AA or Virgin arrivals lounge for a shower.

[esselle]

Departing Lounge; original T4 Concorde lounge
Aircraft; A380
Seat; EK F
Food; EK F
Wine; Pol CSWC
Crew;BA F cabin c 1998
Sector;Longhaul departure to CPT leaving around 20.00
Flight deck; BA c1998
Arrival; Home

[MartynSinclair]

Departure airport: London Heathrow T5
Airline: British Airways
Airside Entry Point: BA Wing
Lounge: LH F lounge
Aircraft: 747 (400 or 800)
Boarding Procedure: LH Porsche or Mercedes
Seat Location: In the nose
Seat: LH F seat (never tried the current F seat – but its on my wish list)
Seat neighbour: LP or FDoS or David Gordon (certainly not K1NGSTON – I need to arrive sober)
Day/Night: Night time flight starting around 8pm and lasting for 12 hours minimum
Crew: Lufthansa or CX
Pilots: Thai or UK (longhaul)
Inflight Food: Who ever serves caviar followed by salmon or tuna, cooked to perfection
Drinks served: A selection of Gin – yes, I am now having an affair with Gin (moved away from Whisky)
Arrival Airport: Anywhere in Asia
Arrival Immigration: USA style Global entry, pre departure
To be met on arrival by: aha… some things remain secret…. 🙂

[DavidGordon10]

Martyn, I am flattered!

Departing airport – Copenhagen
Lounge – Turkish at Istanbul
Aircraft – 330 or 340
Airline – Garuda (business) for seat, service, food
Drinks, before the meal, during and after – a certain Club in London, made airborn
OK, sat next to Martyn, with maybe Tim on the other side for advice on the next flight
Arrival airport – Montreal maybe, or Osaka

Martyn, I am not sure about “Arrival Airport: Anywhere in Asia”. Delhi? Yangon? Guangzhou?

[thebigseats]

Departing airport/Arriving Airport: Singapore Changi
Lounge: The Pier, Hong Kong
Aircraft: A380/B787/B747
First Seat: Etihad A380 First Apartment
Business Seat: Qatar B787/A350
In-flight catering: Etihad First (also SQ F for the Caviar/Dom Perignon combo!)
Can’t resist: Inflight steak sandwich/spicy bloody mary – breakfast of champions!
Route: Long-haul,day flight with the Mrs.
Cabin crew: EY First/SQ First crews
IFE: My laptop

[first_class_please]

Etihad Residence, to anywhere!

[norbert2008]

Departing airport/Arriving Airport: Frankfurt/ LHR T5
Lounge: LH First Terminal
Aircraft: Concorde?
First Seat: LH First with bed
Business Seat: EVA
In-flight LH Caviar, Thai or Eva pre order
Can’t resist: Recent BA Club Europe starter plate smoked salmon
Route: Long-haul, night flight with best friend who has never done biz.
Cabin crew: Cathay all crew
IFE: Cathay/Eva

[canucklad]

Departure airport: EDI (Start of a new adventure)
Departure Bar & drink : 6AM pint of Best at EDI’s Weatherspoon’s, watching businessman sip their cappuccinos watching me with grudging envy.
Airline: Cathay Pacific /JAL
Cabin: Any instruction to turn left young man !!
Lounge: Concorde
Aircraft: Embraer (engines at the back type)
Boarding Procedure: escorted last from the lounge, straight into 1A- oh how I miss BMI
Seat Location: “Y” EK380 –lower deck up front
Seat: AC Exec class seat
Seat neighbour: LP or FDoS or David Gordon (and definitely K1NGSTON – I don’t need to arrive sober)
Day: Westbound over Greenland
Night: As long as I have a large hot toddy and good film
Crew: Air Canada’s folksiness or Air France’s chatting back galley personnel
Pilots: Preferably sober
Inflight Food: lacking a time machine back to CP Air, a lovely CX Chinese entrée will suffice
IFE: Emirates , specifically its Fawlty Towers Box Set
Drinks served: A wonderfully knowingly made perfect Caesar crafted by an AC expert.
International Arrival Airport: YVR – The most serene and peaceful walk after a long flight anywhere.
Arrival Immigration: HKG, always fast, efficient and like a welcome home, so to speak

[K1ngston]

SO here goes and I am concerned people think I have a “drinking” issue 🙂

Departure airport: Changi Term 3 (serene)
Departure Bar & drink : 6AM drinking my Latte looking at the guys drinking their Weatherspoons (with lots of envy)
Airline: Qatar / ANA
Cabin: This way Mr K1ngston ….
Lounge: Qantas First Class Lounge Sydney
Aircraft: A350 it is a great aircraft
Boarding Procedure: Straight onto the plane
Seat Location: F if at all possible
Seat: SQ Suites
Seat neighbour: Simon1 ( I like them feisty ) and when I am drinking I am argumentative too, Canucklad as I like a man who keeps up, and Martyn as he is really funny when he is bladdered!
Day: South
Night: Sleeeeep!
Crew: QR ( they have got better) and the older BA staff they are still so easy to speak too
Pilots: BA
Inflight Food: CX definitely
IFE: Emirates and SQ
Drinks served: Anything alcoholic
International Arrival Airport: Changi 10 minutes to taxi
Arrival Immigration: SIN as its home and easy peasy

[Speedbird1994]

Departure airport: Heathrow T5
Airline: British Airways
Airside Entry Point: Virgin Atlantic Drive thru check in
Lounge: Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse
Aircraft: A380
Seat: Cathay Pacific Business Class
Crew: British Airways
Inflight Food: A really good curry
Drinks served: White wine, champagne and mojitos.
Arrival Airport: Tokyo

[FDOS_UK]

Seat neighbour: LP or FDoS or David Gordon (certainly not K1NGSTON – I need to arrive sober)

I’m flattered, Martyn 🙂

[GivingupBA]

For me,
Departing airport: Hong Kong
Lounge: The Cabin, Hong Kong
Aircraft: A380
Seat: Cathay Pacific Business Class
In-flight catering: Asiana Airlines
Route: Long-haul, daytime flight
Cabin crew: Asiana Airlines
IFE: Cathay Pacific
Airport arrival: Hong Kong

I’m really tempted to start a “nightmare league”, oh I could do that with relish, but don’t want to libel anyone!

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