After my more than satisfying flight from San Francisco, I was looking forward to spending another six hours on Japan Airlines Business Class to Bangkok. Check in at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport was crowded at around 8AM but the business class line was short. However, it took the check-in agent a good 20 minutes to get […]
The A320 short-haul jets that Qatar uses for its Africa and Middle East network are NOT my favorite. Last time, I had the ‘pleasure’ of spending 8 hours on my way to Uganda. This time, I would make the journey from Dar es Salaam to Doha. Julius Nyerere International Airport is just about 7 miles from […]
Kenya Airways has been fighting the low fare wars with business class tickets from as low as $400 for the return trip from Dubai to Nairobi and beyond. I was curious to see if its business class product (seat, cabin and service) lived up to the promise. Kenya Airways uses the SkyTeam Lounge in Dubai. […]
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 […]
Turkish Airlines Regional Business Class Review from Frankfurt (FRA) – Istanbul (IST) A321 I had initially booked an award using United miles from San Francisco to Novosibirsk all on Turkish Airlines. Turkish cancelled my San Francisco flight out of the blue just two weeks before departure (after half a dozen scheduled changes earlier in the year […]
The lounge situation at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport isn’t great, since part of the terminal burnt down a few years ago. Two years ago, South African Regional Business Class gave me a voucher for a rather terrible coffee shop instead of any lounge access. Now Turkish Airlines has invested in a proper lounge at […]
After my long stay at the Qatar Business Class Lounge at Doha Airport, I made my way to the bus gate at C26. Last call was signaled (though it was 30 minutes from departure). When I got there, I thought the last bus had already left, but business class boarding had not even started! In fact Qatar Business […]
I had been on a A320 Etihad Regional Business Class last year on my flight to Beirut. It was an old plane, a rowdy crowd in Business Class and just not a good flight to look back at. I was hoping this time it would be better for my flight to Male. Indeed the A320 […]
Please note: the information in this post is now outdated but have a read of our updated Bangkok Things to do Guide here. 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 […]
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 […]