AA Flight 6113 HKG-NRT (Hong Kong to Narita, Tokyo) - No Upgrades

On January 1, 2005, I took Cathay 520 (American Airlines 6113) from Hong Kong (HKG) to Narita, Tokyo (NRT)

Unfortunately, coach was not full enough apparently so I did not get an operational upgrade, and had to stay in coach while business class was empty. Darn!

Nonetheless, the food was pretty darn good for coach!

Lunch

Green Tea Soba Noodles

Stir-Fried Beef with Japanese Soya Sauce
Japanese Rice and Vegetables
Or
*Braised Fish Filet with Winter Melon and Red Dates
Steamed Rice and Seasonal Vegetables

Chocolate Roll with Icing Sugar
Bread Roll and Butter
Tea and Coffee

*A special selection from the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s exclusive Happy Valley Clubhouse restaurants

I think this was the first Airbus plane I’ve ever been in, and I must say that it was a bit less noisy than Boeing ones. It seems that the air circulation system just isn’t as obnoxiously loud.

There was no legroom under the seats, however, because of the inflight entertainment (IFE) unit. The box just chews up a huge amount of space, and I was unable to fit my backpack there.

Also, the coach seats did not use regular headset jacks, so you had to use the headsets they supplied. They weren’t bad, but it wasn’t all that great.

The flight actually went by pretty fast, probably because I was watching the bizarre and hysterical I Heart Huckabees on this plane.

All in all, it wasn’t too bad. Business class would’ve been better, but coach was plenty fine on this Cathay Airlines flight. It’s too bad that upgrading on an AA codeshare doesn’t upgrade you all the way.