Cathay Pacific has been my go-to airline to get to Asia for a long time. I love the Cathay Pacific Business Class mini-suites (more so than Cathay Pacific First Class) and the airline goes to almost anywhere I want. Cathay Pacific Economy Class Cebu (CEB) to Hong Kong (HKG) on the A330, including the Plaza […]
This week I undertook several award booking adventures… Unable to book Japan Airlines (JAL) with Alaska miles First, I set out to book Japan Airlines using my Alaska miles. It all seems easy enough and Japan Airlines shows up in the award booking search on the Alaska Airlines website. Alaska can book into U and D class […]
Garuda Indonesia uses the international configuration for a number of flights between the busiest airports in Indonesia Jakarta and Denpasar. Terminal 3 at Jakarta airport was just inaugurated a few weeks ago and everything is still shiny. It looks more than Singapore Changi Airport than what you are used to from Jakarta airport. Garuda is […]
Qantas runs a surprisingly large operation at the smallish Melbourne Airport. Qantas has flights to Los Angeles and Asia on an A380, as well as several flights with codeshare partner Emirates. The company runs a dedicated first class lounge (similar to what you may have seen at Los Angeles Airport). The lounge occupies the upper […]
China Airlines operates an A330 daily from Taipei to Osaka, which I flew for this review. The airline has a pretty decent regional network; it’s no Dragonair but it reaches most cities across the region at least once a day. The two airports are just about one thousand miles apart and such a short distance […]
Cathay Pacific has had a long-standing service to and from South African’s largest city and I was curious to try out the long flight over the Indian Ocean to Hong Kong. The flight does not feature a first class anymore, but is run in a three-cabin configuration (economy, premium economy and business). It now features the new […]
After my 10-day ‘layover’ in Hong Kong (and after exploring Phnom Penh and Hanoi), I was curious to see how much I’d like the A330 configuration for Cathay Pacific Business Class. I decided to use the Terminal 1 lounge across from Gate 4 – ‘The Wing’ – and to my surprise it was rather empty that […]
Let’s spill the beans right away – this was an awesome flight with the well-oiled Cathay Pacific machine. I had arrived early to check in after a bit of exploring in LA. It was open four hours before departure (there was also an earlier flight to Hong Kong) and check-in took all of a few […]
I had been on the westbound flight (my Etihad Business Class Review) just 5 weeks earlier – this time I took the day time flight from the US to the UAE. Etihad uses Empire CLS in San Francisco for their complimentary chauffeur service (also on award tickets such as mine). The driver picked me up […]
I had been on Cathay Pacific First Class (Review) a few times and also on the New York – Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific Business class – but never on that combination – so it was time try again before prices for Cathay Pacific First Class would go ballistic due to American Airlines AAdvantage devaluation. […]
I had been on Cathay Pacific Business Class a few times but never on the Vancouver route. As I made my way on. AAdvantage award from Alaska to Rio de Janeiro for 50,000 miles I added the route to my itinerary. Now Cathay stops in Vancouver and continues to New York and has passenger rights […]
For my Cathay Pacific First Class flight two weeks ago from Singapore to Hong Kong and on to San Francisco I had a 4 hour layover in Hong Kong. Since I had been to The Wing First Class lounge near Gate 4 several times I wanted to try something new. Since May 2015 Cathay Pacific […]
Cathay Pacific First Class isn’t easy to book these days using AAdvantage miles – availability is just a few seats per month now but it is much easier just a few days before your trip. I had booked my return from Singapore via Hong Kong to San Francisco. After my flight from Singapore to Hong […]
Book your flight on Cathay Pacific here. This was just my second ever first class flight on my favorite airline Cathay Pacific. I flew westbound over the Pacific in October last year with Cathay Pacific First Class from Los Angeles. I was one of the first passengers to board and I got into my suite […]
Trip Index (what we have published so far): Air France Economy Class Review Paris (CDG) to Bangkok, Thailand (BKK), Asia – AF 166 Eat fabulous Bangkok street food at Soi 36 (near BTS Thong Lo) and Victory Monument Sample original Thai food at Somtam Nua, Bangkok near Siam Square – Bangkok’s best papaya salad? Bangkok’s […]
Trip Index (what we have published so far): Air France Economy Class Review Paris (CDG) to Bangkok, Thailand (BKK), Asia – AF 166 Eat fabulous Bangkok street food at Soi 36 (near BTS Thong Lo) and Victory Monument Sample original Thai food at Somtam Nua, Bangkok near Siam Square – Bangkok’s best papaya salad? Bangkok’s […]
Trip Index (what we have published so far): Air France Economy Class Review Paris (CDG) to Bangkok, Thailand (BKK), Asia – AF 166 Eat fabulous Bangkok street food at Soi 36 (near BTS Thong Lo) and Victory Monument Sample original Thai food at Somtam Nua, Bangkok near Siam Square – Bangkok’s best papaya salad? Bangkok’s […]
Book your flight on Cathay Pacific here. Last week, I finally got my first experience with Cathay Pacific First Class flying from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. I had previously written about my Business Class flights experience here: Review Business Class New York JFK to Hong Kong Review Cathay Pacific Business Class Hong Kong to […]
Book your flight on Cathay Pacific here. Believe it or not, but I can't remember to have ever missed a flight, especially not when I'm at the airport on time. I watch the boarding announcements on the screen and usually add some extra time to get to faraway gates. Now, Hong Kong airport is big […]
Book your flight on Cathay Pacific here. One of the first articles I ever posted on this site was my review of the Cathay Business Class Lounge. In fact, some of the videos that I shot, that I put on YouTube, do rather well. I can report that not much has changed since my last visit. […]
Book your flight on Cathay Pacific here. I booked this flight as part of my one-way journey from San Francisco to New York (via Dallas) to Jakarta. American Airlines allows one-stop at the point of departure for an international award – that was New York for me. I paid a total of 55,000 miles for […]
For my flight in Business Class I arrived early at the check-in. In fact way too early! The departure time was 1.30 AM and check-in only starts at 6.30 PM for the Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong (10 PM via Vancouver and later the direct flight). Terminal 7 is a strange affair but the […]