BKK-HKG TG602
A330 Business Class
Dep: 1845
Arr: 2230
As this was my first time in BKK and with flying TG, I was unsure about the lounge situation so we went into the first lounge we saw: which was in Concourse E. Basically it was a tiny lounge that yes, did the job, but was fairly disappointing - I was expecting much more from the TG flagship lounge. I later discovered that TG have about six? lounges in BKK and this one was not one of the best. We still managed a bite to eat and used the WIFI before heading to our gate (via the smoking room for a cigarette).
I wasn't really sure what to expect with this A330: I didn't know if it would have the same seats as the A340 or if it was going to have Regional seating configuration. I was unlucky, and it was a Regional config. Also - the flight was packed to the brim including a full J cabin. Unfortunately also, there was a asian family comprising of about 12? people, and about half of them were kids under the age of 10 who proceeded to cause havoc throughout the flight.
I was disappointed with the seats, the IFE, the attitude from the crew and the hoards of yelling kids from the row behind me. It was a complete contrast from the SYD-BKK flight. Further, the 2.5 hr flight time was chewed up by the meal service - it took that long! The IFE was loop based and we were fortunate to have a 1981 concert of Tina Turner playing on the "big screen"... lovely. The food was revolting on this leg also.
OK - the main wasn't that bad - the Salmon (always a bad choice I know) was very dry but the combination was nice.