ANA All Nippon Airways

Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita fairly new B777. I sat on row 23 in economy class. Row 21-23 in ANA 777 are separated from the main economy section so the cabin was quiet. Meal good above average. Wide range of movie selection. Cabin crew attentive and polite. Generally very good and comfortable flight.

SFO-NRT B777-200 return in economy class. Perfect service excellent food. very clean. Everything was perfect except seat pitch length very uncomfortable. Best service I've ever had but worst seat comfort I've ever had in this round trip.

FRA-NRT. Seat next to me was empty which added to the sense of comfort. FA's smiling and attentive. Toilets kept clean throughout the flight. Fish meal was delicious the red wines (I tried both) were so-so (lacking flavour and body) and bread was below ANA's usual standards (no whole wheat etc). Strange to be served such poor bread on a flight originating from Germany. Seat was good enough but not up to the full flat seats one finds on other airlines. I understand that tall people would have trouble getting a good sleep on such a seat. Maybe ANA can improve the boarding process in FRA? (One single boarding gate).

NRT-LAX-NRT in Business. Flight attendants friendly and extremely attentive seats not ideal but better than economy. Very difficult to sleep in any position except on your back (not lie flat seats). AVOD is limited. Food is always outstanding out of Narita. The menu you'll get for the Japanese meals is kaiseiki and would cost at least 6-7000 yen if eaten out on the town. However when returning to Japan from abroad the Japanese meals are less than stellar and are inadequate to the level of quality from NRT. They have been offering discounted business class fares that make this a very good value for money. Flew domestic US first class and it just cannot be compared to what you get on ANA business. The lounge in LAX is refurbished and as good as the lounge at NRT. Truly a joy to fly them. The long haul experience with them helps make the travel as painless as possible.

IAD-NRT-HKG. FAs had smiles on their faces whatever you wanted they would get it with no attitude. Seats comfy - pillow and blanket in Biz class were very comfy. Slippers were nice too. Movie selection not that great - they need to include English subtitles in more Japanese movies / shows so more can enjoy. Food was quite good - seafood / sushi was fresh. The seats could be longer - I'm only 5'4" and my legs hung out at the bottom past the foot rest. Not sure how "average" height people or taller handle it.

NRT-CDG Business cabin. Up to ANA standards when it comes to FA politeness and devotion to passenger service. Plane (B747) was very clean including the toilets throughout the flight. Seat was angled-flat but adequate to sleep. Inflight entertainment (VOD) was exhaustive in its offering (even though the channel guide catalog is somewhat hard to understand). Food was nice but odd in terms of offering. Appetizer and main course were delicious even though portions were slightly small. What surprised me the most was that ANA changed its policy (I was told by a FA) and the 2nd meal normally served two hours before landing had been discontinued and replaced by the (quite basic) light meal offering offered throughout the flight (sandwich pizza etc).