[JamesTC]

Departing airport: Changi
Lounge: Virgin Clubhouse at Heathrow
Aircraft: A350
Seat: Etihad’s The Residence. Boeing 747 seats 1A and 1K get an honorary commendation.
In-flight catering: Air France
Route: Overnight Heathrow to Cape Town (waking up to a view of Table Mountain and no jet-lag)
Cabin crew: British Caledonian
IFE: The days when Virgin had an on board masseuse and fashion shows
Airport arrival: Sabi Sabi airstrip (a quick flypast to check for any wildlife on the runway, then straight off the aircraft to a waiting land rover and a cool Gin and Tonic)

[LuganoPirate]

Thank you Canucklad, and may we one day find ourselves next to each other on a plane to somewhere.
I’d like to amend my meal choice, to caviar with the trimmings and plenty of it please!

[cwoodward]

Being based in Asia for the past 40 years my take on this is perhaps just a little different from most
Based on F if available or J if not

Departure airport: HK
Airline: CX UL ANZ
Cabin: Left or left+ forward
Lounge: The Pier F unequaled
Aircraft: A350 the best new aircraft in the last 25 years by a mile
Boarding Procedure: Hong Kong S’pore LHR
Seat Location: Window front
Seat: CX F CX J
Seat neighbor: F = None. If in J with no single seating = Tom or Alex would be a hoot, great stories and experiences over many years to share (embellish = me)
Cabin Crew: Cathay. If not most Asian legacy airlines. (never a crew from the sand pit = frightened rabbits and zero conversation)
Pilots: CX QF BA ANZ In any order
Inflight Food: UL ANZ CX SQ in that order
IFE: CX (consistently better)
Drinks wine: SQ CX (ANZ for new world wines)
Arrival airport: Hong Kong
Arrival Immigration: Hong Kong fast – efficient
Baggage arrival: Hong Kong – Auckland- Sumi (LHR = Horrible Manchester even worse
Arrival Immigration: HKG as its home fast easy

[IanFromHKG]

What a wonderful idea

To the airport: VS Range Rover to airport, in-car check-in
Airport: Koh Samui c. 10 years ago – grass huts, no queues
Lounge: CX The Pier F except for the restaurant section, Sydney QF F
Transfer to aircraft – old Koh Samui again, where they clearly made their own buses with whatever was available, including a single wheel with handle to allow steering ship-style, and marine throttle levers. Never ceased to make me smile
Aircraft: A350
Seat: CX F is the best I’ve had so far, Edithad’s The residence would be lovely to try, especially if I was (ahem) accompanied
Crew: CX F
Catering: Hong Kong Club
Drink: Salon champagne (never tried, but it is the occasional vintage produced by the house of Delamotte, a personal favourite, and I can’t help but think it must be even better!), Louis Latour Montagny Premier Cru, and TWG Gentlemen’s Earl Grey (the one in the oddly unmasculine pink tin)
Route: Long-haul, maybe London-Sydney so I can get the best of daytime and nighttime travelling
Onboard showers: EK (Again never tried, but I have to)
IFE: Studio CX plus whatever I have on my phone/laptop
Arrival airport – anywhere without miles of cramped corridors, surly staff, long queues or long waits for luggage.

[TimFitzgeraldTC]

Thanks David. Hopefully conversation wouldn’t be all travel & planes as much as I enjoy the topic!

To the airport: From Brighton – A Southern Service on time and not cancelled.
Airport: Gatwick – it’s near home and I actually don’t mind it!
Lounge: Etihad. Although any lounge with enough seats is a good start!
Transfer to aircraft – I’m walking if I can
Aircraft: A380
Seat: EY J / EK F (lots of others I’d happily try)
Seat Neighbours: I’ll take the whole cabin with family & friends!
Bar: Emirates A380 Bar
Crew: VS J (were excellent on my recent flight to MBJ)
Catering: Just have to accept it will never match on the ground. Chilli Pickle for a curry on board!
Drink: G&T with a few Gins to try and some decent Brandies. Pushing it to get a Pint of Harveys or Hophead onboard!
Route: Long-haul, to the Indian Ocean (direct)
IFE: EK
Arrival airport – I guess the Indian Ocean then (MLE/MRU/SEZ)

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