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Prologue:

Welcome to this exciting RTW (Round the World) trip where I had the opportunity to sample Premium Economy long haul on 3 different airlines (JL, SQ and BA).

My first destination was HKG where I met with family. Originally I was looking for one way fares but I happened to find availability using award miles through the AS program. It so happens that only Premium Econ inventory was available for the day that I wanted to fly and since this was on JL I did not think twice before grabbing it.

I have flown on JL F, J and Y in the past so this was a new cabin experience for me.


VS Clubhouse SFO recently joined Priority Pass and I was able to access it this way.

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The lounge was fairly empty.

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Self service beverages which was not there on previous visits.

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Menu ordering from QR code. One thing that I noticed is that the choices were more limited. Perhaps this is only during Priority Pass members hours. I'm still surprised that such a nice lounge is available to Priority members.

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I ordered a tomato soup and chicken salad.

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The gate was very near the BA lounge so I stopped by to check it out quickly.

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It was not too crowded as expected.. Maybe the decoration scared some people away.

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On second thought maybe I should have come here instead of stopping at VS. :P

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========== Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse ==========



Staff Service: 10/10
Entertainment: /10
Business Center: /10
Food: 8/10
Lounge Design: /10
Spa and Bathroom: /10
Wifi: /10

Summary:

I really enjoyed this first leg of my trip and JL proved to be a solid and reliable choice.

Premium Econ was a good experience but there is no difference between catering from Y. That means that catering in the back is so good that it can be used for Y+.

The main asset with flying a Japanese carrier is the exceptional customer service that one can get and JL did not disappoint in that regard. I was touched by the small gesture of a written note which made this trip extra special and truly memorable.

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