Phoebe: Hey, you guys! Phoebe here from Little Grey Box with Matt behind the camera! Now,
we are on board American Airlines this morning because we are flying from
Sydney to LA! WOOHOOO!
Phoebe: We're onboard American Airlines Dreamliner 787
from Sydney to L.A and, you guys, we are very, very thankful to be experiencing
their Flagship Business today. As you guys know, Matt and I are just normal people
and this is such a special thing. We really don't take this for granted
so, a HUGE thank you to American Airlines for having us and letting us experience
your Flagship Business. We appreciate it SO much!
Now, I thought we would get started by doing exactly what you do when you jump on a plane
which is to try out all the little tricky bits. Let's have a look at some of the features here
and some of the extras that you get when you board!
Phoebe: So the table stows underneath the television which is in front of me and this is
something I really, really like. Let me show you when I pull it out.
It can come all the way down, nice and close or you can move it further away.
I'm still getting the hang of it to it so bear with me.
So, what I really like about that is there's more room
between you and the table and not only that, you guys,
but there's so much room here next to me that even if this was full of food,
which I hope it will be, I could still slide out really easy to go and use the toilet.
That's something you normally can't do. Normally, once the food comes, you are locked in
you are trapped. So I really love that and I love how it stows up, under the TV
and it's out of your way but it's not taking up any of your leg room and it's also
an additional spot for you to rest things.]
Let me put this back out for my food...
Now, in terms of entertainment I have this really big screen in front of me.
It's a fantastic size! You can operate it one of two ways...
It's touch activated
Or, stowed under here, and I pulled it out just cos I knew it'd be ready,
they have this! If you were lying back in your seat
and then you can't quite reach the screen to change the
movie or anything like that, that's when you'd use this. Otherwise, I'm inclined to go with the touchscreen.
They have a great selection of new release movies, there's a really wide variety of movies
in general. There's games, there's even Chromecast, you guys!
We could put some Little Grey Box videos on the air and make people watch them!
There's seat-to-seat chatting so you can sliiiiide in the DM's of the cutie in seat 3B!
Now, in this sneaky little compartment, you lift it up and
in here they've got some great gadgets so there's actually a good amount of space in here!
I've got my camera, my passport, of course, I like to have eyes on it at all times.
You can fit your phone and all of those hand-held gadgets right in there
This is where your remote for the television stows. They've also got your USB port so
that you can charge any of your USB devices. They have a full power outlet too!
So, for example, Matt and I will probably plug our laptop in there at some point
when we start actually 'working.'
So we're all settled in and the first service was drink service!
So they have come around with a beautiful little cart stocked with all the beverages you could ever
dream of! I'm working so I've kept it clean with a Diet Coke with fresh lime, my favourite!
they also have these beautiful bowls of warmed mixed nuts, which are lovely.
And what's really interesting is the wine list has actually been curated by
a master sommelier, Bobby Stuckey. Now, he has chosen wines that are global
you've got everything and anything you could ever want on here!
They've got champagne from France, chardonnay from California, a beautiful riesling from Australia
shoutout Bin 51, Penfolds, woop woop! They've got a cabernet sauvignon from California,
Shiraz from the Barossa Valley and a beautiful Portuguese port.
So, their wine list and drinks list is really extensive, you guys! It's a really nice way to kick the flight off.
Next up, we have the headphones you're supplied with on-board.
So these come in these little kits. No, they are not for keeps. You're just using them while you're on-board.
These are Bose but I did get the heads-up from American HQ
and I believe they have an upcoming partnership with Bang & Olufsen
so if you are flying and you see those on-board instead, that's the reason why.
So these are noise-cancelling headphones and they make such a big difference on a flight
like this. That ambient noise you can hear in the back of our videos, they just cut that right out!
and I even leave them on when I'm sleeping. They just make a really big difference to your in-flight quality.
Now when we found our seats we also found these. Now these are onboard gifts I would say
they are gift kits that you get and they are from This Is Ground, now they are a well-known leather company
and when I was talking to American HQ they said that what they are trying to do
rather than going to work with really big brands who are already established
and really well-known they are trying to find brands like This Is Ground who are up-and-coming
they are smaller businesses who'll really value the partnerships with one another
and work together to get these really high-quality products in front of people like you and me.
So let's open this up and have a look!
I love me an inflight kit, I feel so fancy!
Ok what have we got...
Eye mask, essential! We've got some mouthwash, cause we all know how it is after 13 hours onboard a plane
We've got toothbrush and toothpaste.
We've got a pen.
Socks.
Some information about the kit.
We've got some toothpaste... essential!
We've got tissue pocket pack, we've got some earplugs! I really value these!
These are something else, if I don't have access to noise cancelling headphones,
these make all the difference on long haul flights, you guys!
We've also got some hand lotion, so cute! And a chapstick. Absolutely beautiful.
Now, one thing I will say is that you will be watching as I unwrap everything, there is a lot of single-use
plastic here and it's a real problem for the travel industry in general and I think its a struggle
for airlines especially because there is an issue with hygiene
and they need to make sure what they are giving us is hygienic so
I don't have the answers myself but I'm sure there is somebody much smarter than me out there
who will come up one day with the solution and really help airlines find a way to cut down on
on single-use plastics like these and things in here. I would love to see some bamboo products in there.
You know, bamboo toothbrushes and I know they are more expensive but they are sustainable
sustainable so it would be great to see some stuff like that in there and maybe a leather-free option?!
I know they're a leather brand but it'd be great to see a leather-free option for our vegan friends out there.
One great thing that American are doing, they cam around before with water bottles
and I was a bit hesitant to take one because I am trying to cut down on my single-use plastics
but the staff said, "Hey, we're actually going to refill those during the flight!"
So, HUGE kudos to American for doing something like that!
That one thing, that one difference has a huge impact
on the fight against single-use plastics. So, shout-out to you, American! Well done!
All right, it is meal time and we are starting with our entrees, I believe.
These are definitely entrees... and they are so vibrant! This looks absolutely beautiful!
Now, the entire menu has been crafted by celebrity chef, Sean Connolly
so you know it's good! If you don't know who he is, go and look him up, he makes a mean feed, you guys!
I, today, have decided to go with the vegetarian vegan meal. I've got a beautiful green salad,
They've come around with some fresh sourdough that is so soft and warm.
Oh! It smells gooood!
I've got a lemon, olive oil dressing over here. I've got a little plate of vegetables.
And then here some more veggies as well. This all looks phenomenal.
I really like to try and eat healthy when I'm flying and this is exactly what I needed.
Let's take a look at what Matt's got over there...
He's got some beautiful... well, we're going to the States now, so, I'm gonna say shrimp!
He's got some jumbo shrimp over there! Those are some FAT prawns!
He's also got a salad served with a balsamic vinaigrette and he's gone for two slices of sourdough, what an animal...
and that looks sensational, let's tuck in!
It is time for mains, you guys and I have enough room after eatin' all that salad!
So, over here I have got some delicious vegetables with polenta
Now the lovely guy who served me, he was quite concerned, he said
"Look, I'm sorry it looks a little rough on the plate but what happens when they're transporting it,
obviously, everything moves," so, is it plated the way Masterchef would do it?
No, it's not. But, we're talking about a plane here! So, let's be reasonable!
As long as it tastes good, I'm fine with that!
So, I'll jump in and have a taste in a second. Let's talk about what Matt's got...
so he jumped on and pre-selected his meal. They do have an inflight menu
that he could've chosen from but to make sure he got what he wanted, he ordered online before we boarded.
He went with the blue eyed cod and that fish looks beautiful.
Let's jump in and give mine a go!
Hot!
*Hasafashafsas*
Hot but really delicious! So, that's got like a tomato sauce on with Italian herbs.
Beetroot! Yeah, yum! That's roasted beetroot, so good.
Polenta! I don't know if I've eaten polenta before
Good!
Last but not least we have dessert! Now, Matt was presented with the option to have a Sundae
which he said yes to and the hostess asked, "What would you like on it?" and he said, "EVERYTHING!"
So he's just had a sundae with butterscotch, chocolate sauce, passionfruit sauce,
strawberries, nuts AND whipped cream.
She looked a little horrified, you know that?! She was a little shocked at what she was seeing.
I, on the other hand, being of civil origin, have received my loooovely chocolate, vegan cake
This smells amazing! Ooh! Quite dense to the fork.
She thick!
Oh that smells so good. So chocolatey!
Let's give this a go.
She thick!
As you can see, I've had an outfit change because when we boarded they came around and
they were handing out free jammies! And if there's two things I like, it's free stuff and jammies!
So this is like a dream come true.
They have all different sizes, small through to extra-large. I have gone with extra-large
because I like my pyjamas as baggy as humanly possible
Matt will tell you, I'm not one of those girls with the cute, tight, satin, pink number.
I like em baggy!
So, in recent years, American Airlines has brought on hundreds of new planes and
what that means, is situations like now, you've got all of those modern elements and those techy elements
that you really need in this day and age.
Whether you are up the front in Business whether your'e in Premium Economy or you're in economy
you are going to find those in your seats and I did a bit of research on the average seat widths and
from front to back, there isn't that much difference in your seat widths so that's a really good thing to know.
Now, American Airlines really know what they are doing, they are handling something like
6, 300 daily departures to over 350 destinations worldwide!
So I mentioned before that what we're flying on is a Dreamliner 787.
On board your Dreamliners the cabin pressure and humidity are both higher
so what that means is it cuts down on passenger fatigue, dry eyes, headaches and all those yucky feelings.
There's a lot more room inside this cabin. You can walk around, stand bolt upright
and, I don't know about you, but I always feel better whenI have more room around me
on a long haul flight. Another thing that you'll notice on your Dreamliners is the windows are significantly larger.
They are 19-inches tall and they have these dimmer switches so you don't
have to be messing around with the shades and that kind of thing
and the dimmer switches mean you can control what kind of light is coming through so
they can be perfectly clear or you can take it all the way up to dark.
One other important thing to note is that they have in-flight wifi, you guys! So,
if you like to stay connected, you absolutely can. Now, wifi is for purchase of course, so they have
different packages. Matt and I have gone with the AU$19 package which covers you for the full flight.
Now, I will say this, your inflight wifi probably isn't quite as fast as you're used to in your home but
I think that's reasonable. I mean, where even are we?!
They are currently offering daily flights from Sydney to LA and that has worked out perfectly for Matt and I
because we are going onward to San Diego. So let's say you were going to San Diego or San Francisco.
You were going out to Vegas for a wild party time, you could catch that daily flight,
and spend some time in LA or just catch a connecting flight onwards.
Now, let's talk about the seat. The seat is really comfortable, there's a LOT of padding there.
Some of the seats I've seen, even still in Business, they can be quite hard and
and at first you don't notice but, I'm telling you, after about 6, 7, 8 hours...
you really start to feel it. This one is really padded, really soft. I get a bad back on long haul flights
like many people and the back support has been amazing so far.
Now there is a touch screen here that lights up so it's actually quite modern.
Some of the old ones, you know, you have to press it on the handset and you *errr* like this or you
it's on the armrest, no! This is a beautiful touch screen, it's really modern and what I really Iike
about it is when you don't touch it for a while, it goes dark.
Seating positions! Seating Position 1, that's where I am now, that's bolt upright.
That's your taxi, landing situation.
Then we've got 'casual reclining,' mode #2.
Okayyy, look at me go!
Ohhhhhh, yep!
I mean... the LEG room!! Come on!!
This is ridiculous! Let's go flat...
Did you see that? It just kept going! I thought it was going to stop ages ago and it just kept going.
That is flat-flat! That's not like "flat," that's flat, flat, FLAT!
Hot dog!
You don't just have to sleep on it like that with nothing on it
We have some great bedding here from a brand called Casper
I'm gonna unpack these I'm gonna make up the bed for you, so... let me just
some of the bedding got lost there I didn't realise it was going to go that flat
Let me dig out the rest of the bedding and then we'll make the bed
It's like going camping but a million times better
Alright, so the way this works is that the stripey bag you undo that
and it goes over the top of the seat and it creates extra cushioning
if you didn't already have enough
Extra padding!
okay, I'm doing it, I'm nailing it
Let me get in here all nice and snuggly
Oh you would not believe how cosy that is!
That's really soft on the butt
So so comfortable, so so cosy that extra bit of padding, yes!
This doona, duvet, whatever you want to call it, blanky and then...
Matthew, my pillow
No more filming, this is me
Then let's... let's take it there
So it has been a few hours since we saw you last Matt and I have been resting peacefully
It has been a really really easy flight
Not too bumpy or anything like that it's been really smooth sailing
So now, it's time for breakfast. We are about an hour and a half from landing in LA
and this is what we've got. So my veggie meal I've got some beans, some tomatoes, some... potatoes
My brain is mushy, I got some mushrooms, beautiful fresh sourdough, some fresh fruit, juice
coffee, tea, the works. So we are going to eat all this it looks absolutely delicious
and then you guys we are getting ready to land, now I know today
we have just shown you the Business Class offering, let's show you a little bit of their Premium Economy
Alright you guys that is it from us, I really hope you enjoyed this video and it has given you a little glimpse
into the world of Business Class on American Airlines
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to American Airlines for having us, AND thank you so much for watching
we really hope you enjoyed this video. Now if you don't already, be sure to subscribe and say hello
in the comments below, have a great weekend and I will see you next week
Love ya!