All the Pho we could eat in the Vietnam Airlines Business Class lounge. The Vietnamese Tet New Year holiday made travel within Vietnam difficult and so I decided to fly to see Angkor Wat, and Cambodia, earlier than I originally intended. I will return to Vietnam for a few more weeks at the end of March.
I decided to try Vietnam Airlines for this flight but the flight was operated by Cambodia Angkor Air.
I decided to try Vietnam Airlines for this flight but the flight was operated by Cambodia Angkor Air.
| Tan So Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon is new, light and airy. Despite the Tet holiday, it did not seem busy. Check-in was disorganised but friendly and there was no checking for liquids at security. Lounge I was soon in the Vietnam Airways Business Class lounge with a bowl of Pho (rice noodle soup). It was a pleasant place to spend a few hours, with nice view of the runways, good WiFi and lots of food and drink. I spent my time thinking about my Bollinger evening at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon with their General Manager James, and his brilliant wife Sybille. What a perfect way to spend my last night in Saigon. Flight The one hour flight there were larger seats in Business Class but no wine or food was served, not even peanuts. I got a poor coffee and then a beer, after filling out Cambodian immigration forms, it was time to land. Siem Reap Airport Siem Reap airport you walk to the terminal. There you are asked to complete a third form, not given out on the plane, and hand over US$30 in cash, and US$2 more if you do not have a photo, to get your tourist visa. 🐻🐻🐻🐻 (4 out of 5 ‘teddies’) - a much better airport in Ho Chi Minh City, and the flight was good, but they lost a 'teddy' because no wine, or food, were served on the plane. My tip: wear light clothes for the walk to the terminal at Siem Reap. |  The clean & airy Business Class lounge.  Wine, spirits & beer were on offer in the lounge.  Issy even made a new friend the night before at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon.  The larger seats in Business Class.  The undrinkable coffee.  The better beer! |
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