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May 18, 2017

REVIEW: Belavia Economy Class Minsk - Paris

Belavia (B2) Flight 863 - Minsk (MSQ) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Embraer 195, Economy Class, Seat 27A As an avowed aviation geek, flying a new airline can be almost as exhilarating as visiting a new destination for me. Is that a little weird? Probably. But it's the truth, and I'm not ashamed to admit that the moments before I step on a new airline give rise to a tingle up my spine that is usually reserved for my fiance, Chris Evans, a new passport stamp, or a really go

Apr 24, 2017

REVIEW: AirAsia X Premium Class Kuala Lumpur - Kathmandu

AirAsia (D7) Flight 192 - Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Kathmandu (KTM) Airbus A330 , Premium Class, Seat 2A While many folks would may not believe it at first, I'm here to confirm that it's true - AirAsia, the low cost airline sending its bright red planes all over one of my favorite continents in the world, does indeed have a premium class product. While they might be known better for cheap flights, boarding passes printed on receipt paper, and charging for just about everything i

Jan 20, 2016

REVIEW: British Airways World Traveller Plus London Heathrow - Mumbai

I think we have all at one time or another had that traveler's dream of walking up to check-in for a flight and hearing those magic words - "Our flight is pretty full tonight so we're going to upgrade you." So imagine my surprise when I left the YOTEL London Heathrow and made my way over to Terminal 5 to check-in for my flight to Mumbai (BOM) only to be greeted by a friendly agent with a massive, welcoming smile who uttered those exactly words to me! Just kidding. This is Br

Mar 12, 2015

REVIEW: Royal Jordanian Business Class Chicago - Amman

Once a year a group of my friends picks a destination to explore together. Sometimes it’s rather tame, other times it’s a bit exotic. Jordan was a bit of a hard sell for my friends. First I needed to explain where the country was located. After we were all on the same page, I had to explain that despite being in the midst of a rather volatile cross-section of the Middle East it was going to be safe and fun for everyone. It took some soul searching and a few spectacular p

Mar 8, 2015

REVIEW: Etihad First Class Abu Dhabi - New York

In the aviation world, the first class cabins of the Big 3 Middle Eastern carriers (Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar Airways) are often lauded as some of the finest methods of aviation transport available to the public. Having not even flown in one of their business class cabins, I couldn't help but feel like I was missing out in some way since so many of my aviation fanatic friends had made the trek at least once. The surest way to make someone do something is to make them feel

Mar 8, 2015

REVIEW: AirBerlin Economy Class Frankfurt - Berlin

I was connecting to this AirBerlin (AB) flight from a long haul business class flight on Japan Airlines from Tokyo Narita. For European flights, most EU carriers offer a business class cabin where the seats are the same as the ones in economy class but the carrier has blocked the use of the middle seat to provide additional lateral space to premium cabin passengers. This is one of the few areas where European carriers actually offer an inferior product to most American carr

Mar 7, 2015

REVIEW: Virgin America First Class Chicago - Los Angeles

I’ve recently posted a few back to back reviews of airline products that are not within the oneworld alliance. That’s a whole lot of cheating that’s been going on. So before you say it, I already know that I’m a dirty, low-down, two-timin’ hussy. I own it. It feels good. Speaking of feeling good, that’s probably the opposite of what Virgin America (VX) would label themselves lately. It seems that just about every year someone writes an article pointing out how the carrie

Mar 7, 2015

REVIEW: Lufthansa Business Class Kuala Lumpur - Bangkok

I recently wrote about my experience flying with Egyptair on their Boeing 772 fifth freedom tag flight between Bangkok (BKK) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL). As I mentioned in that post, Southeast Asia is a fantastic location to try out the premium cabins of airlines you otherwise wouldn’t be able to fly. These tag flights are relatively short and often priced at very competitive rates. As a pretty loyal oneworld patron, I rarely have an opportunity to fly on Star Alliance carriers

Feb 22, 2015

REVIEW: EgyptAir Business Class Bangkok - Kuala Lumpur

On a recent jaunt through Southeast Asia, I found myself with a little free time on the tail end of my tour. I would be spending a good chunk of time exploring Angkor Wat and the area around Siem Reap (REP) in Cambodia for the majority of the trip, but there were six days left unplanned that I needed to fill. I was flying to and from REP with Malaysia Airlines, so I had to make the decision about whether or not I’d remain in Kuala Lumpur (KUL) the entire six days or head of

Feb 22, 2015

REVIEW: Emirates Business Class Hong Kong - Bangkok

BACKGROUND Despite my sometimes questionably fierce loyalty to the oneworld alliance, there are occasions where I find myself “sleeping with the enemy”. Those little moments of weakness typically happen when I’m traipsing around southeast Asia and get the urge for a little change of scenery. This area of the globe is filled with one of my favorite airline quirks – fifth freedom flights. With a multitude of unique airlines offering relatively cheap, short flights between ma

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