ANA A380 Flying Honu Inaugural Flight Tokyo Honolulu

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ANA All Nippon Airways have started flying their Airbus A380 "Flying Honu" between Tokyo Narita and Honolulu on 24 May 2019. I was among the first passengers to fly on the inaugural flight. There were lot of good celebrations at the boarding gate and on-board.

This is a detail trip report of the first ANA A380 “Flying Honu” themed flight in Business Class. Throughout the video, I also looked into other unique features on this ANA flight including ANA Couchii, economy class and premium economy. In next video, I will review ANA A380 First Class from Honolulu to Tokyo.

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On 24th May 2019, following on from my video exploring the delivery of All Nippon Airway’s first, brand new Airbus A380 Flying Honu aeroplane, decorated in a spectacular, lively and bright blue sea turtle themed livery, I took the A380 Flying Honu’s first ever, inaugural flight from Narita International Airport, close to Tokyo, Japan in the Chiba district to Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States in ANA business class.

It was a very enjoyable flight and experience and even before I boarded, I had the honour of witnessing the ceremony to mark the inaugural flight of the Flying Honu with music, dancing and a set of very cute, life-sized plush turtles, each one representing one of the blue, green and orange ANA Flying Honu liveries – look out for these guys later in the video, as they feature in what has to be the world’s cutest pre-flight safety video you’ve ever seen!

Before flying, I meet the designer of the blue, sea turtle aeroplane livery and I also meet Yuji Hirako, the CEO and president of ANA, who gives out free gifts to myself and all the passengers, including a special fold up bag and fun, souvenir Honu ANA Hawaii t-shirts!

On board, I have the opportunity to examine the on-board facilities and service. The aeroplane is very geared towards looking after families with young children. Its Couchii section in economy class provides an area for young families where children can lounge and lie across multiple seats – groups of four seats have cushions which, when lifted up, form one long seat to lounge back on as if you were in business class! It’s great for young children to be able to take a nap when they need it and it promotes a more relaxed atmosphere for young families, with children who may find it hard to be restricted to a single seat for the whole flight, especially on a long haul flight from Japan to the United States like this one.

The child friendly facilities don’t end there – I take the chance to assess the nappy changing room on board, which has been designed with baby’s needs in mind from start to finish, and I also look at the dedicated baby food and even baby cutlery provided on board – All Nippon Airways new flying Honu is definitely an aeroplane that you can trust to get you and your children from A to B in comfort and in an environment which is a home from home.

The inaugural flight of the flying Honu is the perfect time for me to check out the on-board catering. I go for the Japanese option which consists of a large number of smaller items including beef, fish, other seafood, rice and fruit – the appetiser, the starter (soup), the main meal and the dessert are all served together on one tray so that you can eat it at your leisure – the service was a little slow, but I’m sure this will improve in time; the quality of the food, however, was excellent.

I have a lie down after my meal – the sleeping arrangements in business class consist of a long bed with plenty of room; just watch that you don’t get your feet stuck!

Throughout the video, I have the chance to discuss this special, maiden flight of the ANA Flying Honu with fellow aviation enthusiasts and people who people who live and breathe the Airbus A380. It’s great to hear other people’s opinions on this maiden flight and I want to hear your opinion too – let me know what you thought of the whole experience down in the comments section below and, as always, thanks for watching!
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Thank you for your kind support. I've spent the whole night (about 10 hours) in editing (plus hours of filming on the plane) so it's time to sleep now after the content is made. (Who said my life is easy? ;P) Stay tuned next week for the Flying Honu ANA A380 First Class Review!

SamChui
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That is one of the coolest liveries I’ve ever seen on an A380! Awesome!

lareehart
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Japanese service is world class 😍 Their level of respect is amazing. Bowing to passengers as they board 🙌

jazzbarker
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That’s probably the cutest Safety vid ever 😍😍

stapler
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Japan is a wonderful country, got a chance to Japan last week to Kansai first and fly back from Haneda.It left a deep impression on me.

哥们依旧稳定发力
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Wow, what a flight! Such an festive atmosphere!

BayAreaTraveler
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Sam chui, your the best aviation youtuber I've ever seen. Great job on the videos. I hope I can see you on future flights. Goodluck!!!

tckrmassa
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I love ANA, the service and staff is just amazing, I would love to fly on their A380 one day. Fly high ANA, and keep on supporting that amazing aircraft that is the Airbus A380!

nico
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A380 is Quiet aircraft + Japanese people are more Quite than another country. A380 that operated by Japanese airlines = The Most Comfortable Flight EVER...

rendratryhermawan
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Glad the A380 is still somewhat living. ANA is a great airline and Honolulu is a beautiful city. I also like Narita airport, their express train is convenient with a rail pass

AverytheCubanAmerican
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I definitely like the blue apron. It makes her stunning. Also, It's always good to see a brand new A-380 fly. Magnificent.

nyashakchirume
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They really went all the way in the Flying Honu theme!! Not only the livery, but all the small details, it is such huge work from ANA. Once again, fantastic video Sam!

malonvll
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YES LETS GOO ANANANAN LIFE I LOVE THE A380 so nice and it deserve what it needs

JAFFACASTS
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The flying Honu looks amazing!!! I really wish more carriers took on the A380. So sad to see production cease.

nycflyertravel
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Japan is really above everything when it comes to service

paulsolaman
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I'm hitting the like button before even watching, REASON: Lightening speed to edit and upload! Hats Off ! Commitment Level Pro

shakaib
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Sam your the only youtuber that really knows how to do aviation videos in conditions for us aviation geeks.

rodrigovillegasmonsalve
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Sam, this video was a home run. And your choice music was so awesome. Best video made yet!

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Thank you for all your wonderful contributions. Just flew two weeks ago from HNL to NRT and saw this bird parked in HNL probably for a test run. What I like the most about all your videos is your awesome positive spirit and smile. Thank you and safe travels!

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wow! President delivering boxes.. Thats passion for your job

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