It’s Woop and Wob again and this time, we’re reporting our trip from Tokyo (Narita) to New York (JFK) in First Class! We’ll show you our experience with the ANA Suite Check In, ANA Suite Lounge, and ANA First Class Flight! It was truly an amazing experience and a great way to end our entire trip.
Flight Details
Flight: NH10
Seats: 2A, 5A
Plane: Boeing 777-300 ER
Date & Time: June 5, 2019, 14:40-14:35
Price: Varies between Woop and Wob! Read more to find out!
How did we book these tickets?
Before we jump into the “suite” details, let’s review how we booked these flights. Award availability is very tough to come by, so we regularly checked the ANA award search for these flights. There’s no need to spend extra money for external services like ExpertFlyer if you know what you’re doing. ;)
Wooper booked the following itinerary:
Total Trip: JFK-HND, HND-BKK, BKK-NRT, NRT-JFK
Class: business class
Total Cost: 105,000 ANA miles and $329
Wobbuffet booked this segment with the following:
Part 1: JFK-HND, NRT-JFK
Class: first class
Total Cost: 120,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles and $256
How did we get all those miles? The bulk of the points came from American Express. American Express points can be transferred to ANA miles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles to purchase the flight. We opened American Express Gold and Platinum credit cards and received a total of 110,000 points each after minimum spend. In addition, the platinum card gives you 5x points on airline purchases and the gold card gives 4x points on USA dining and groceries!
You can read more about the credit cards and sign up with the following links:
American Express Platinum Card: http://bit.ly/2wyPlmN
American Express Gold Card: http://bit.ly/2wChWHP
You can read more about ANA and its mileage program here: https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/amc
Mileage and Premium Point Earnings for NRT-JFK
Woop and Wob: 0 miles and 0 premium points
Since this was booked completely with miles, there is neither mileage nor premium point earnings on this flight.
ANA Suite Check-In
After our fun time at Aeon mall (which you can read here: https://www.woopandwob.com/2020/01/8-hour-layover-in-tokyo-go-to-aeon-mall.html), we headed back to Narita airport. Because Wob is travelling in First Class, we both were able to use the ANA Suite Check in! Other ways to access this check-in lounge is by being an ANA Diamond member of flying First Class.
The suite check-in was a very tranquil place to check in. It was also very slick and modern. The check-in agent also provided us with hot towels and put a sticker on our boarding passes so that we don’t need to get checked again.
In case you get tired, you can have a seat while the agent checks you into your flight.
After checking in, we went to a private, single lane security checkpoint. After having our bags scanned, we proceeded to customs and immigration and were on our way to the ANA Suite Lounge.
ANA Suite Lounge
There are 2 ANA Suite Lounges in Narita Airport. We decided to go to the main lounge in Satellite 5 because we also wanted to check out the normal ANA Lounge, which is right next door. The ANA Lounge in Satellite 4 is on the 2nd floor and is actually windowless! Below is a map of how to access both ANA Lounges.
Map of Narita You can find more details here: Click ANA Link
There were lots of amazing food and desserts in the ANA Suite Lounge and we were super excited. Upon entering the lounge, we were guided to a quiet place in the lounge with amazing views and given a hot towel. The kind lounge attendant also offered to bring us a drink of our choice. Soon after, the ANA lounge attendant came back with our drinks.
After settling down, we had a feast in the lounge!
There’s a menu where you can order a la carte meals. The hot dishes on the left are exclusive to the ANA Suite Lounge. The right dishes can be ordered in the normal ANA Lounge as well.
After eating a ton of food in the ANA Suite Lounge, we walked over to the ANA Lounge next door. To our surprise, there was a sushi chef making fresh sushi! We just had to have some authentic Japanese sushi before we left.
After an amazing experience at the ANA Suite Lounge and ANA Lounge, we headed to board on our flight to NY.
We’re off to NY!
ANA First Class
We were in separate classes, but Wob invited Woop to relax together at times. :) (Though in reality, one should remain in their own classes). Wob boarded the plane first as he was flying first class.
First thing’s first. We took a look at the new First Class amenity kit. In addition to the Globe Trotter amenity kit with goodies in it, the ANA cabin crew gave us a leg refreshing kit, lip balm, and Wifi vouchers.
The Mapple Juice has a very detailed description: Mapple Juice Sparkling Apple - By years of our trial and error Mapple can finally introduce Sparkling Apple Juice. 100% straight juice is free of water, sugar, preservatives and additives. Ripened best quality Fuji apples of Nagano Prefecture are gently sparkled with a lot of time to produce Sparkling Juice. The fine bubbles moderately influence taste of apples. Find and enjoy elegant and refreshing drink till the last sip.
Next up are a ton of pictures of the meals. The food menu was extremely detailed.
Amuse
- Nut chili pie stick
- Marinated seabass and miso flavored egg yolk with kabosu citrus flavor
- Marinated oyster and Cajun taste tuna brochette
- Duck rillettes port wine flavor
Zensai - A selection of morsels
- Foie-gras with orange purée in ground cherry
- Grilled saikyo miso-marinated wagyu beef
- Dressed dried white gourd melon with salt-fermented sweetfish
- Marinated tiger prawn in soy-based sauce
- Grilled tofu pulp rolled with sillago
- Simmered burdock root stuffed with cream cheese Edamame (salt-boiled green soybeans)
Owan - A clear soup with produce
- Minced deep-sea smelt ball and marinated Kaga futokyuri cucumber
Otsukuri - A selection of sashimi
- Seared Pacific bluefin tuna Sliced swordtip squid
Takiawase - Simmered treats
- Steamed fig and fried greenling with sesame miso paste
Kobachi - Tasty tidbits
- Marinated eggplant and roasted beef with onion and wasabi sauce
Shusai - Main course
- Sake-grilled blackthroat seaperch with soy-based sauce
Steamed rice
- Steamed rice, miso soup and Japanese pickles
Kanmi - Confections
- Agar and brown syrup with matcha ice cream
Dessert #2
- Rice flour and passion fruit parfait
Dessert #3
- Petits fours
The meal was amazing and we still don’t get why they call the last dessert Petits fours when there are only 3 pieces.
After the meal, it’s time for bed. The first class was half empty, so the flight attendant set up 2D as the bed.
After a long 7 hours of rest, we woke up for breakfast. Breakfast was served quickly and it was delicious!
Kobachi
- Simmered stir-fried bitter melon and tofu in soy-based sauce
Shusai
- Salt-grilled isaki grunt fish
- White miso-grilled Mikawa akadori chicken
Steamed rice or rice porridge, miso soup and Japanese pickles
Accompaniment for steamed rice
- Dried nori seaweed
- Natto (fermented soybeans)
- Salted kombu kelp
After breakfast, we had more desserts!!! A rhubarb tart cake and a fruit plate with MANGO and PASSION FRUIT!
To round off the meal, we finished with a cup of matcha. It was an amazing way to finish an amazing first class flight.
Before leaving, the ANA flight attendants allowed us to keep the first class pajamas, menus and also gave us some ANA postcards and a handwritten note. These personal touches are the main reasons why we love flying with ANA. Thank you ANA. :)
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