Doha based airline, Qatar Airways, is in talks to buy a 49% stake in Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir, as the Gulf airline looks to grow its presence in one of the world’s fast-growing markets. Qatar Airways in talks to buy 49% RwandAir stake Qatar Airways is in negotiations to buy a 49% stake in […]
For this Qatar Economy flight from Malta to Addis Abeba, I had reviewed a few options. I wasn’t sure what kind of aircraft Qatar Airways would use for the Doha to Addis Abeba leg (the equipment varies from an A320 to a 777W/L and B787). I also assumed the A320 from Doha would just come […]
Doha’s Hamad International Airport opened up in 2014. When it opened up, the capacity of the airport was at 29 million passengers per year. Due to the growth in demand, they are planning a major expansion. The airport unveiled an expansion plan to prepare for the FIFA World Cup in 2022. The expansion of the […]
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– American Airlines has come out of the closet with their plans to go revenue based The earning structure looks much like on Delta and United (per dollar spend). They also introduced yet another elite tier and a minimum spend level per elite status. Now my fast track challenge looks like a ‘last call’ for […]
– Qatar is planning a proper welcome for it’s A380 welcome service to Atlanta with Jennifer Lopez Qatar Airlines expects a full 16 passengers a day going from Atlanta to Doha (!) while Delta says the number is more like five passengers. This does not account for connecting passengers which is likely much higher but […]
Thanks to my ‘special friends’ at the Department of Homeland Security, I had a big SSSS on my boarding pass and I knew that without a TSA approval I would not be able to fly. However, I had arrived for my Qatar Airways flight from San Francisco with American Airlines First Class and I would […]
Flying on the American A321T had escaped me for quite some time. Last Sunday it was finally time for me to give it a try. American launched this product in early 2014 and has been flying with the 10 First, 20 Business class and 66 Economy seats ever since from SFO and LAX to JFK. […]
The Brazilian airline Gol is an interesting airline – they partner with an eclectic mix of airlines around the world. Gol’s loyalty program is called Gol Smiles and for most of these partners you can redeem miles right inside the online interface. It is hard to get a hold of an award chart for GOL […]
##Update Many sites just fixed the prices in the last 10 minutes 🙁 However, I can still get to the booking screen on CheapOair, OneTravel, Travelocity and Expedia. Also, this fare is fully refundable, so if you’re thinking of booking, do it now and don’t waste time like I did… British Airways has apparently loaded fares […]