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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

Cathay Pacific (CX) Flight 720 - Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Hong Kong (HKG) Boeing 777-300, Business Class, Seats 12D & 12E We arrived in KUL on a connecting flight with Malaysia Airlines after a week of fun filled adventure in Bali, Indonesia. Unfortunately a little bit of weather delayed our flight a bit, so there won't be any discussion of the business class lounge facilities used by Cathay Pacific in KUL as I didn't have time to visit at all on this trip. Note that Cathay op

After a very relaxing stay at the Pullman Khao Lak Katiliya, I needed to get back to Singapore (SIN) to catch my flights home to Chicago. Four airlines offer direct flights between Phuket (HKT) and SIN and many others offering one stop connections. Flights into and out of HKT are a highly competitive leisure market, with fares on all carriers typically hovering at about the same price. I wasn't particularly interested in flying any specific carrier, so I put off the purch

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

Japan Airlines (JL) and I have a long history with one another. As a budding aviation and travel nerd growing up in Japan, I was frequently exposed to JL’s reputation and advertising. Despite years of loyalty to the oneworld alliance and frequent trips to Japan and beyond, I never managed to snag myself a seat in a premium cabin on Japan Airlines. It was always the back of the bus for this traveler. When I hit the drawing board while planning my last oneworld explorer awa