Bangkok To Taipei Business Class

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Giulia Satmary

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Aug 4, 2024, 6:23:04 PM8/4/24

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Overallit was a fantastic short flight in business on Thai. It was my first time on Thai and in their new business class seat. I found the crew attentive and very cheerful but not really going out of their way to be friendly (maybe it's the language barrier). The catering was great and the Veuve was a plus! My biggest disappointment was with the seat and how tight it seemed along with the unusual bump/bar when placed into lie flat mode.

These seats are an efficient use of space because the footwell for the seat is underneath the seat in front, which is why in one row the seat is closer to the aisle, and in the next row the seat is closer to the window.

About 10 minutes after boarding the purser, Nicole, came by my seat to introduce herself. Five minutes later a flight attendant came by my seat to take my meal order. She took both my dinner and breakfast order, asked what I wanted to drink, asked if I wanted to be woken up for breakfast, if I wanted still or sparkling water, etc.

As we climbed out I browsed the entertainment selection. While the system was easy to use and responsive, the English selections were fairly limited. There were just under 50 movies, and then a fairly limited number of TV shows.

The entire meal service was done about two hours into the flight, and was really great. EVA Air is simply impeccable, from the service to the quantity of the food, to the quality of the food, to the drink selection. This is without a doubt one of my top three business class soft products out there.

The starter consisted of fresh fruit, muesli, and yogurt with granola, and I was also offered a selection from the breadbasket. Unlike the dinner service, food was served on a tray, rather than directly on the tray table.

EVA Air business class is spectacular, especially when it comes to the soft product. EVA has great service, incredible amenities, top-notch food and drinks, Wi-Fi, good bedding, and more. This is without a doubt one of my five all-time favorite business class products out there.

Yes! This is what EVA's great track record has been ... and hopefully will get even better, once a new Taiwan startup airline (Starlux Airlines) creates more competition for EVA when it starts to fly trans-Pacific in the future. The Founder and CEO of Starlux was formerly Chairman of EVA before a family squabble displaced him from that role, so...

@BillC - I've flown EVA a couple times, (SEA_BKK) I have yet to have a bad meal. Everything I've ordered has tasted great and beautifully presented. I remember my first flight to TPE and they served congee and gua bao. I knew the pork bun was going to taste good, but I had never had congee. It was fantastic. FA was surprised to see that I finished it in record time and even offered to bring me a second one. LOL. I'm a bit disappointed that the gua bao is not listed on the menu this time. Can't say enough good things about EVA. Heading to CNX in a few months, I was tempted to try out Delta's "Delta One" for the long flight (SEA-ICN, then Korean Air to CNX), but I'm kinda of afraid that I might be disappointed.

Since I will need to fly EVA next year instead of United (due to their Premier Status Qualification changes), I was wondering if you could be more specific about EVA's food weak points? I presume you were sitting in Business Class?

I have flown this plane when they first rolled it out a year ago, the metal I was on was brand spanking new with that new car smell. I liked the seat, I found it more comfortable than their reverse herringbone. The cabin felt cramped simply because it's a smaller plane than the 777s. Service was outstanding, as always but the food was still their weakest point. Flying their 787-100 in a month, I hope the catering has improved since.

1. Go to www[.]evaair[.]com (home page -- remove the [ ] and keep only the ".")

2. Choose your geographic region/preferred language if requested

3. Select the "Manage Your Trip" Tab on the home page

4. Select the "Booking Reference or Ticket Number" Button

5. Fill in the Form with your Booking Reference or Ticket Number + Last Name + First Name (Note that your Last/First Names must match exactly how it got entered during reservation -- typically exactly the same as on your Passport)

6. Click Login

7. Do your stuff -- choose your seat#, pre-order meals, etc.

Thank you for the very detailed report

I'll be flying EVA J from YYZ to TPE, I have used avianca lifemiles to redeem the flight. Quick question, can I select my seat in advance when the EVA award ticket is booked through lifemiles?

EVA is good, but certainly doesn't distinguish itself over other business class products to Asia for me. I think there are many airlines which would qualify in the "good" category for the business class products. There is very little to distinguish between the majority. I tend to like ANA and SQ more for their business class products. Also, I have ordered and been served iced coffee on SQ, ANA and LH.

Lucky, you should know you can't compare cabin configuration and seat count across different aircraft models. The 77W cabin is two feet wider than the 350. And the distance between the

doors is different. That's why BR gets more seats between the doors on the 77W than it does on the 350. Reverse herringbone actually takes more space than the staggered configuration.

i have no idea what you're yammering about it being not more spacious than RHBs cuz i've flown the new AC ones a few times (identical to AA and CI one) and i can absolutely say this BR one (something correct me here but I recall it's similar to the ones on QF 787-9 ?) looks far more open and spacious than the crammed config of the AA/AC one.

EVA is amazing, one of the best all around airlines on the planet, have never had a problem with them in years of flying! Top Notch! Lets also support Democracies when & where we can, our actions matter.

I think you were unreasonably stretching the bounds of credibility in imagining any FA outside the US would have any idea what a dirty martini was. The rest of the world has moved on, leaving martinis firmly in the middle of last century.

Plainly your FA hasn't served too many of these anyway since the olive was not on a toothpick.

I wish you'd been a bit more adventurous and had tried one or more of their signature cocktails!

I do *not* think that *any* of the USA airlines is capable of competing against foreign (but especially Asian) airlines for service and, often, even with respect to onboard facilities/amenities as well (although SFO's Polaris Lounge *is* Skytrax Best-in-World for 2019)! USA airlines need to massively upgrade their staff labor/service attitudes before improvements can even begin to occur ...

What you probably missed from the drinks menu is that EVA serves Taiwan's domestic KAVALAN single-malt whiskey, whose brand has won multiple Best-in-World awards at the World Whiskies Awards, International Spirits Challenge, etc. for consecutive years!

@Ethan

I had no idea about olive juice, until I looked it up just now ( some kind of vinegar/salt concoction used in cocktails). But feel free to continue to ascribe motives to others, even with zero knowledge and couched in pop psychology terms; it seems to be your forte.

I have three questions.

When are you flying the British Airways Club Suite?

When are you flying Virgin Atlantic's new upper class?

When are you flying ANA's shocking new business class suite?

Have flown both Eva and United business class SFO - TPE recently. Though United was the new Polaris business and I had one of the good window seats, Eva was a much better experience: great food, really responsive crew and comfortable seat and bedding - plus unusually stylish pajamas :)

Absolutely love EVA Royal Laurel. I'm eagerly anticipating the opprotunity to fly one of their dreamliners. I've flown the 77W twice and will be again in a few months but nothing on the 789. While i do really like the 77W setup once i saw they were going with more forward facing seats i really hoped for the alternating honeymoon option as i take this route with the wife mostly. The only thing i dont like much about the 77W setup is i do feel cramped in the footwell. I get a little claustrophobic at times so i'm hoping this setup is a little less like that but w/e, always happy to be in Royal Laurel. My fave business class soft product for sure.

I always love your reports. I flew their 787 last December and it was brand spanking new with that intoxicating new plane smell. I have to say that I love their staggered seat more than their 777s counterparts if you can get a true window seat. The 787 cabin does feel more a little cramped than the 777 though. The seat is so much more comfortable than the 777 in my opinion. Service is always...