If you find yourself in Tokyo, hungry, and nostalgic for an airline experience, All Nippon Airways (ANA) has you covered with a new 777 restaurant.
Dinner Onboard A Parked All Nippon Airways 777
Mimicking Singapore Airlines, ANA will offer a flight-like experience on a parked Boeing 777-300ER at Tokyo Haneda Airport. The program is simple: pick a date, pick a time, pick a class of service, and prepare for your flight. Only business or first class seating is offered (with plenty of distancing onboard) and you’ll need to choose whether you want a Japanese or Western meal when booking.
How much does this cost?
- Business Class – 29,800JPY, or 269USD
- First Class – 59,800JPY, or 540USD
You can book here.
As One Mile At A Time notes, it appears that ANA is using its old configuration onboard the 777, so do not expect the latest product which is dubbed “The Room” in business class or “The Suite” in first class.
Nevertheless, it is still a remarkably comfortable product (you can read my full review of first class here).
> Read More: ANA 777-300ER First Class Review – Chicago to Tokyo
Bookings are offered on the following days this month:
- Wednesday, April 14, 2021
- Friday, April 16, 2021
- Saturday, April 17, 2021
- Sunday, April 18, 2021
- Monday, April 19, 2021
- Wednesday, April 21, 2021
- Friday, April 23, 2021
- Saturday, April 24, 2021
- Sunday, April 25, 2021
- Monday, April 26, 2021
- Tuesday, April 27, 2021
At press time, there was still plenty of availability for future bookings. Seats are available for lunch (11:30am – 2:00pm) and dinner (6:00pm – 9:00pm).
Guests will also have lounge access prior to their “flight.”
Is this worthwhile?
That’s a question only you can answer. If it helps at all, ANA offers fancy Champagne and caviar in first class. Here are some (Western) meal pictures from my first class flight on the same aircraft:
Yum…
CONCLUSION
I’m frankly surprised this has not sold out already, though perhaps people see a resumption of travel on the horizon and are saving their money.
$54o (even $269) is very steep…I’d rather dine with the Governor at French Laundry…but I can certainly see the attraction in this.
How much would you spend for dinner on a parked airplane?
I have always been fascinated with dining in an airplane. This is crazy expensive but something I would love to do.
We always hear how “taste” is affected by changes in altitude; the combination of dryness and low pressure reduces the sensitivity of taste buds to sweet and salty foods by around 30%. I think I also heard that typically more spices/salt/etc are needed to flavor items. It would be interesting if someone had this meal on the ground and then experienced it in the air to see if there were any notable difference in taste.
I think the important question is whether or not Hibiki 21 is catered in first on these “flights”…
Given the fact that Tokyo has the most Michelin star rated restaurants in the world it’s not an enticing proposition. Imagine telling your loved one that instead of celebrating a special occasion at L’Effervescence or Sazenka you are taking them to a re-heated meal ordeal.
What a senseless thing to do with $540.