Welcome to Bangkok. Today, I’ll be flying in Emirates A380 First Class to Hong Kong. Emirates has fifth freedom rights between these two cities, and this is one of the most affordable ways to experience one of the world’s best first-class products. I only paid US$620 for this flight. In this video, I’ll show you the full experience from Checking-in at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Emirates Lounge, to the boarding, suite, shower, bar and the meals. I cannot wait to show you, let’s go!!
This video was filmed on 30 June 2023
Emirates EK384
Bangkok (BKK) to Hong Kong (HKG)
Scheduled flight time: 3h
Distance: 1,689 km (1,049 mi)
On-time performance: 72%
A6-EEI, Airbus A380-861, 10 years old
Seat: 3A
Class: First
00:00 Bangkok
01:18 Check-in
02:34 The Emirates Lounge
05:25 Boarding
06:37 Economy Class
07:20 First Class
08:11 Welcome Drink
09:02 Take-off
10:06 First Class Features
13:28 ShowerSpa
14:55 Business Class
15:20 The Iconic Inflight Bar
16:14 First Class Dining Menu
17:22 Lunch
19:29 Inflight Entertainment
21:28 First Class Bed
22:48 Summary
23:47 Hong Kong
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31 Comments
Emirates 1st never gets old. Really great review. BTW – your English is really great too.
Rory is my favorite serial killer travel vlogger.
Flew to Manila with my wife last March on Emirates from Manchester business class. We were both amazed by Emirates customer service, this includes ground staff which was so helpful. Even though Emirates is polished experience we prefer Cathay Pacific business class because we can do Man to HKG direct
Planning to fly this route next year
Thanks as always, loved it, great to see what the first class, a beautiful experience ✅
Very in-depth and comprehensive review- thanks for sharing with us!
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I took a round-trip flight on this sector a few years ago. Yes, the shower was the most unique product of Emirates & is highly impressive & unforgettable. I think Emirates have suspended First Cls on this route for a while but it's glad the service has resumed now. Looking forward to seeing more incredible airlines service 😊
Excellent review Rory and what a steal price wise.
Emirates get some negative remarks on their old cabin with the gloss walnut and the gold bling, but passengers are mainly interested in the food and wine to make it better than club / business.
The lounge buffet circular thing looked exceptional, thanks for doing a bit of everything on the hot menu. So many choices
You can tell I like eating.
Well-deserved to offset your prior bad flight experience..
Flying on an A380 is optional. ☠️
I need a minimum of 3 to 4 jets on a plane before boarding any flight
3 to 4 jets on a plane with greater aerodynamic capacity
Great video! Please make a video about how you make your travel videos
Nice🎉🎉,
Please Air India First class😁🎊
Eva Air ( Taiwanese airline) Also has a 5th Freedom flight from Europe. I experienced this with a Flight from AMS to BKK, with the flight continuing onwards to Taipei with new crew a few hours later.
Wow, what a wonderful trip report, can I ask what film equipment you use and what editing system you use please? New sub btw
Awesome! How did you manage to do all that in 3 hr flight? I have flown business 3 times on the JFK-MXP route which is around 7:30–8:30 hrs and I feel like I can’t never do everything I want. I’m scheduled to fly them in first EWR-ATH in November but it’s on the 777; I can’t wait!!
Best travel vlogger.
3 hours in first class! worth it at that price
Amazing video! What a luxurious way to travel. The fact you can grab yourself a 1st Class experience for under $1000 has just put that on my "to do list". I think that 3 hours will go by too quickly though.
Thanks Rory, keep up the fantastic work!
Thank You Rory fabulous review again ! maybe a video about all the fifth freedom flights in the world is needed, this is a gem of a find ! 🙂
Dude back again in bangkok
❤️👍👏👏👏✈️💯برافو الامارات
Do you plan on flying Cathay Pacific next? Since you will be flying from Hong Kong ?
very nice presentation!
Is it a limitation on the Route that they don't offer First class a limousine at both ends? (this is the case for the Christchurch – Sydney route)
Hi! Rory. Thank You for sharing this wonderful video 👍🏻Hope to get the opportunity to experience the amazing Emirates A380 that gave you such an amazing memory.
How long is the journey?
Another wonderful documentary Rory. Thank you so much…….Roger…Pembrokeshire U.K.
Excellent…subscribed….may I ask what type and model of camera you used