French report is here:http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11460.html
Hello English readers.
The routing for this summer trip was as follows:
30/07/15 CDG-AUH B777-300 Etihad,Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11344.html
31/07/15 AUH-BKK B777-300 Etihad,Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11358.html
03/07/15. BKK-SIN A330 Cathay Pacific,Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11444.html
06/08/15 SIN-MNL A330-300 Philippines Airlines,Business YOU ARE HERE
09/08/15 MNL-BKK B777-200 Thai international,Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11557.html
13/08/15 BKK-AUH B777-200 Etihad Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11739.html
13/08/15 AUH-CDG A340-600 Etihad A340/600,Business http://flight-report.com/fr/report-11876.html
After touring the city-state of Singapour in preparation for her Golden jubilee:
we are leaving the Fullerton bay hotel to recommend with its central location:
The good view from the pool'terrace
and here is the view from our room
Here is a look from the drive to the airport in the Marina Bay area:Tall Trees Singapore Gardens By The Bay
We arrived at SIN terminal 1
Check-in Business counters are rather empty
Changi airport has been praised for his design:Mrs Bargi62 is captived by the beautiful orchid gardens
I head to the SATS Premier lounge
First impression is favorable:
It's a pleasant lounge hanging over the concourse but there are no tarmac view
It's clean and quiet,not to many people
There is an area with the main buffet and hot items
Another small buffet
Food selection:light,we have recently taken breakfast at the hotel.
self-service bar
newspaper
Clean toilets and showers inside the lounge
The time had come for boarding
Gate C20 to Manila
Shot of our plane:
a neighbour
Boarding is called with respect of priority
Elegant looking of the cabin,bright,equipped with Sogerma seats:
The seat pitch is very decent
Details of the seat,pillow,seat controls,power ports
safety-card
the choice of food
welcome drink
oshibori
wifi access on board
push back was on time
take-off and overflight of Singapour's Bay
winglet
There is no IFE but a screen tablet will be distributed.
and now lunch with starter:great,very fresh
and I really enjoyed the main course
coffee:i's not possible to have an expresso
leg space with flat-bed Sogerma seats:very comfortable.
Stormy weather over Philippines Islands and Manila
beautiful red colour of the sky
landing:We really feel like in the North of France;)
Arrival at Manila Ninoy Aquino International airport: a bigbazard
thank you for following this report.
Thanks for this report,
Nice services onboard.Anyway PR should improve standard a bit.
Wish to see MNL bonus on the next report!
It is astounding that the IFE is not built into the seat. This immediately recalls low cost carriers.
The seat is an interesting product, with one passenger lower and closer to the floor and the other higher, with feet meeting in the middle.
Thanks for taking the time to share this report on PR with the English community!
I’ve always been intrigued by the PR A333 that comes to NGO, but haven’t found a viable reason to go to MNL. The cabin doesn’t look too bad visually, but I’ve never been a fan of this “tiered” Sogerma seat. Is this a new cabin? I always thought PR used angle lie-flat seats.
For a regional flight, catering looks acceptable. The bag of mixed nuts is KE-esque. Presentation of the starter on the banana leaf is a nice touch although I'd expect more than two small shrimp. You declined the dessert?
The tablet IFE looks small, and I always dislike them since they don’t contain the moving map. Overall, a decent offering from PR. Room for improvement, but comparable to the mainland Chinese carriers is probably good enough for their niche market.
Great photos on arrival in MNL.
Great photos, PR's product doesn't seem nothing extraordinary on the hard product, but the food looks good.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing this exotic report on a unique Business class hard product. As far as I know only Royal Air Maroc and Philippines have this Sogerma seat. The seat looks pretty nice overall, but it is weird to have one passengers legs cross over the other in bed mode. Although it is a smart use of space to create a denser configuration while keeping a good amount of personal space. Very nice pics. Thanks for sharing!