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Well...I guess I goofed up again. Thanks for pointing it out!

@@LoneStarFlightReviews It's okay, not weird at all since that is not your language. 👌🏼

Comments like this always warm my heart. Thanks for your understanding - I will fix the English CCs once I can get my laptop working.

Great week ahead to you too! :)

Safran's IFE screen and systems are previously known as Zodiac. Starlux is using the same system too. And yes - I believe these are slightly customized Collins Pinnacle seats as they look 85% similar, except for the traytable. Surely all of these can't be old gen Safran Z300s like what Air France has on their older B777s.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews their A350-900 is a full 100% model.

Yep. The design alone is a dead giveaway - Batik and Garuda have been using those. Collins also make seats with similar design to Safran's Z300, called the Meridian.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews yep I searched it up they are similar design to the to Safran Z300.

Did you by chance find it on Skyart? Because they said these are Recaro CL3510Bs, which is true since TG did install some of them, but not on this plane as the design looks different. The seatback design screams Sicma to me, but I'm half-sure. You may be right. I'll check again.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews the older 777-200 has Recaro not the 777-200er. These seats are the same as the Boeing 777-300 ,3 older A330-300 ceo which was retrofitted in 2019 and both A340-500 and A340-600. I fly on the on both A340-500 and A340-600 since I was little and the Boeing 777-300 once in 2015 but I remember these seats. All the A340 are 2-4-2 for economy and Boeing 777-300 is 3-3-3 configuration like all of their Boeing 777 fleet. The 777-300 business class has 2-3-2 configuration unlike the 777-200 and 777-200er. A340-500 has 2-3-2 for premium economy ,all the A340 has 2-2-2 for business class. A340-600 is the only A340 with First class. The A380 also has Recaro economy seats but they are a bit different with the tray table, ife screen and the placement of the ife remote.

I checked again, and yes, you're right. These 777-200ER seats are made by Koito, of unknown model. I'll get the description fixed ASAP. I stand corrected. Thank you for correcting me!

@@LoneStarFlightReviews I can’t find out what model it is but it’s Koito

Description updated. Thanks!

It is indeed hard: I have to rely on Aerolopa, other flight reviewers, other airlines, and even some marketplace sites. In this case, the seats look very similar to the ones used in Korean Air and Japan Airlines, which are Weber (now Safran) 5751s.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews the back is very different the most so it’s mostly hard to tell.

Indeed. I was about to say these are Pinnacles, but this article confirms that the seats are Weber/Safran 5751: www.nycaviation.com/photo-galleries/photos-thai-airways-receives-first-boeing-777-300er-with-redesigned-interior/nggallery/image/the-thai-economy-cabin-features-302-weber-5751-seats-in-a-3-3-3-layout-photo-by-liem-bahnemannycaviation The same article would mention the business seats are made by Sogerma; that company is now Stelia, hence why I put Stelia Solstys instead of Sogerma Solstys.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews thank you for sending me this article. I am try to know each seats manufacturers for each airline and plane that they use on.

You're welcome! You can also watch Simply Aviation's videos; they also mention the seat types. Do note that in some cases inaccuracies can happen, so it's best to cross-check across multiple sites.

They are Z300s. Their trapezoid headrests are a dead giveaway, plus Z300s are more commonly used than Z400s. What I don't know is whether their new A330s have Pinnacles or Air France-style old-gen Z300s; I'm banking towards the prior.

Hurung premiere ki, Cak. Tunggu 2 dina maneh hehehe. Mung jelas apik. 😁

Just a 20-inch small-sized bag not exceeding 7kg, the rest were backpacks and checked bags of varying size. 😁

I am not sure about this. Some Instagram stories of Thai Airways crews seem to support your statement, but there have been some Thai passengers who boarded TG9XX and did not see any Thai dresses worn, which confused me. Nevertheless, thanks for watching!

Thanks! :)

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching! It was indeed mostly positive from start to finish! :)

Lumayan sih, mas. Luwih akeh nek dibandingke karo tahun lalu. Gak sempet liat nganti detail soale baru wae meh nonton siji wis meh landing 🤣

Oh - definitely. Who else offers 2-4-2 on a 787. The "Sky Wider" brand lives up to its name and that's why JAL used to be champions in the Economy Class department.

Saw your Business Class video because one of the FAs (Dorlia) on your flight was also on my flight from SFO-TPE. I can nitpick that they should have set the legroom to 33' for economy since JAL, KE, NH, and OZ do so, but again, it does not matter much because the seats were already so wonderful in most of their aspects. Tbh they made me forget about JAL, ANA, Korean, and Asiana, and they have definitely raised the bar! Thanks for watching!

Gur sedhiluk kok, Mas. Bar kui balek neh kok. 😁

Glad to be back! :)

TPE's Terminal 1 definitely looks ancient because it was from the 1970s - but not Terminal 2 for me. But for me, merely because of the attitude of the staff at security and the ground staff overall, I would place HND and NRT first, TPE second, HKG third, and Incheon last. As you said, Incheon seemed to be filled with people who were unhappy with their jobs. Terminal-wise, I'd say HND > NRT > ICN > HKG > TPE. Same with the PreCheck staff at SFO who rudely told me to take out laptops and shoes even though I have PreCheck and satirically told me that "you're supposed to hold your TSA PreCheck card" (tbh, this was my fault too) as if he knew I was a newbie, which I was. I was about to call a supervisor, but considering TSA said that even with PreCheck you can still be asked to remove your shoes and laptops, I call that business as usual, except for the rudeness. DFW and LAX TSA are way friendlier for me and DFW TSA even guided me on how to use PreCheck. I still managed to get past security in 2 to 3 minutes anyway, and at the end of the day, I've been through Incheon in the past and they were similar, if not worse, in rudeness. I would put BKK security in the same level of rudeness too. Terminal-wise, I have no complaints about SFO because they're way smaller than LAX which I liked. I was able to transit from the B gates back to the B gates again in just 25-35 minutes compared to the 45-55 that I took to transfer from TBIT to T4. Thanks for watching!

Agree - I don't want to spend $1500K++ on JAL and ANA (even when booked through United/AA since I am both a MileagePlus and AAdvantage member) when I can get roundtrip tickets on JX for $350-500 less (and I am also a Mileage Plan member which Starlux also partners with). Indeed, the crews were so nice! And....yeah. I ate congee twice onboard a plane; one on CX and one on JX. CX won hands down, they were the closest to my grandma's 😂 EDIT: Just realized I also ate congee on JAL. JAL won hands down in that case, CX close second. Thanks for watching!

STARLUX Premium Econ and Econ meals to LAX are from EVA AIR Kitchen (Because they are "somehow" related)

@@keiming2277 : Perhaps because of the "Chang Kuo-wei effect" as he used to hold a tremendous influence in both EVA and Evergreen? Nice to know this, though.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews And the Asia routes Econ meals are from China Airlines Kitchen

@@keiming2277 : Okay - so that eliminates my "Chang Kuo-wei effect" speculation. I believe they're just using what is available. Perhaps they'll do so until they have their own?

Hi, Isaac! I agree - this airline makes my Alaska Mileage Plan account worth it. Considering how overpriced JL and NH was, even when booked via AA and UA, JX's deal was a steal!

You should! Their prices are usually cheaper than BR and CI, with services better than CI and similar to BR (at least that's what my Taiwanese friends said) 😊

I still have 2 more to go! I should thank my badminton friends who recommended me this, making me ditch ANA and JAL. Now I get free souvenirs, free luxury, and....free Mandarin practice! Thanks for watching.

Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Kebetulan ini juga ketakutan saya saat itu. Puji Tuhan waktu itu lancar, 50 menit sampai. Tapi waktu itu saya bersama anggota keluarga yang perlu kursi roda, penerbangannya tepat waktu, dan pintu penerbangan berikutnya tidak jauh. Jadi, saya tidak berani memberi jawaban yang pasti, tapi seharusnya cukup asalkan jalan agak cepat dan tidak keluyuran sana sini. Kalau ketinggalan pun, seharusnya pihak maskapai langsung menaruh kita di penerbangan berikutnya. Sebaiknya kalau mau aman, ambil yang 2 jam ke atas.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews saya sudah booking tiket soalnya hehe karena ini pertama memakai thai arways dan pertama transit juga.. biasanya pakai direct garuda..

Selama tidak keluyuran sana sini dan jalan agak cepat, seharusnya cukup. Berdoa saja agar gatenya tidak jauh. Kalau tertinggal pun, seharusnya staff Thai bisa memindahkan ke penerbangan berikutnya, baik itu lewat Thai atau maskapai lain yang bekerja sama dengan Thai.

@@LoneStarFlightReviews terima kasih.. untuk masalah tiketnya karna no penerbangan sama (jkt-bangkok) (bangkok-narita) nanti saat print satu lembar atau 2 lembar tiket yaa??

Nomor yang sama adalah nomor tiketnya. Nomor penerbangannya akan berbeda (433 + 642 atau 436 + 642), jadi 2 lembar.

Indeed. An investigation to this reveals that both Filmora and I goofed up: I have set the subtitles to 5 seconds, but Filmora only displayed it for 3 to 4 seconds and I failed to notice this. Sorry! Will assure that it'll only happen on this, FRITS #52 as well as #54.

According to their website, 10.

I saw this comment coming since I would love to try ANA if not for the exorbitant price from both their site and United's site (which is why I ditched them in favor of JAL in this video, and again in favor of the world rank #39 and the runner-up of the World's Most Improved Airline, Starlux, this Spring) I must say both airlines are pretty much on par and it is hard to poke the holes of Japanese carriers, and I'll definitely try ANA if I have the chance.

You must've wondered from the way I pronounced "kayake masuk akal seh, meh masuk imigrasi" (it does make sense, though, since we're going to immigration), hahaha. But yeah, I do have Javanese, Chinese, American, and Sumatran background 😁

Hmm....then I wonder if they also named their A330s, 787s, and A350s categorically (meaning consistent to a category). Thanks for the information!

It was never my intention to make the subtitles disappear quickly, and I apologize. Many people have complained the same thing and I am working on a resolution to fix this in future videos, as it appears to only be prevalent in my last few videos. Perhaps how Wondershare Filmora interprets subtitle duration may be behind this. Thanks for watching and the feedback!

UPDATE: I have conducted an investigation and it seems like the usage and the rendering of text animation is the culprit here. Perhaps for the next few videos I will not use text animation at all, and I will set the subtitle still at 5 seconds. It's funny that people have only noticed this problem on my last 2 videos, and not the previous ones. That being said, I appreciate you bringing this to my notice, and I admit that I went a bit off-track with the quality control of my videos this time.

Thanks for watching plus the lounge and frequent flyer information!

Thanks for watching and the advice! I saw this coming - I've set the subtitles to stay for 5 seconds, but idk why Filmora only ended up displaying them for 3 seconds. I'll perhaps set them 1 or 2 seconds longer next time, or just put no animations whatsoever to the subtitles making it each a full 5 second subtitle without any second being cut due to animations. Thanks again! I appreciate your feedback. Since many of my viewers spotted the same issue, allow me to pin your comment.

UPDATE: I have conducted an investigation and it seems like the usage and the rendering of text animation is the culprit here. Perhaps for the next few videos I will not use text animation at all, and I will set the subtitle still at 5 seconds. It's funny that people have only noticed this problem on my last 2 videos, and not the previous ones. That being said, I appreciate you bringing this to my notice, and I admit that I messed up with the quality control of my videos this time.

Thanks, man! :)

Thanks bro! 😊

Thanks for watching and the advice! On some parts it was indeed shaky due to turbulence, on other parts it was perhaps due to me making my hands busy here and there while keeping an eye on my two travel parties who needed assistance (perhaps I should've known that a heavy mirrorless with a cheap lightweight phone tripod won't work best) But I agree, stability is one of the many things I still need to work on, and suggestions like yours help a long way. I thank you for that.

When it comes to modernizing old planes, JAL is definitely one of the frontrunners. Boeing does offer a modernization package to make these 767s look like 777s on the inside. Thanks for watching! 😊