For years there have been rumors of the possibility of a merger between Emirates and Etihad. The airlines have hubs that are only a short drive apart from one another, and Dubai's new airport, Dubai World Central, is nearly halfway between Dubai and…
2017 was a rough year for the Gulf carriers when it came to their US route network, in particular due to the short-lived electronics ban that the US imposed on select airlines. This made it undesirable for many people to fly with the Gulf airlines, since…
After spending the night at the Sofitel Athens Airport we flew Aegean in economy from Athens to Milan, which was a surprisingly pleasant experience. Our flight arrived in Milan at around 10AM, while our connection to Dubai was at around 2PM. So when…
Yesterday a story went viral about a woman who was detained at Dubai Airport. The woman from the UK claimed she was detained because she didn't have the correct visa, and the officers started questioning her about her drinking, causing her to be detained.…
Canada has a lot of service from international carriers, given that the country really only has one global airline, Air Canada (though WestJet will soon become more competitive, as they take delivery of 787s). While Canada has a lot of international…
Around the middle of last year, Emirates and FlyDubai announced that they'd greatly strengthen ties, which is a logical move. The airlines' fleets complement one another -- FlyDubai’s fleet consists exclusively of 737s, while Emirates’ fleet consists…
Last September I wrote about how the Emirates Lounge JFK was closing for a renovation. The lounge closed on September 1, 2017, and was supposed to reopen in "early 2018." It's my understanding that they were initially planning on reopening in February.…
After spending a night at the Le Meridien Dubai, we headed to the airport early the next morning and had breakfast in the Emirates First Class Lounge, which I've reviewed before. One of the cool things about the A Concourse lounge is that you can board…
I travel through Cairo Airport more often than I should, thanks to the very reasonable paid first and business class fares available from the airport. Overall the airport is getting better than it used to be, in particular with the opening of Cairo Airport's…
Ah, Emirates! It was so nice to be back onboard Emirates, especially on a flight this long. We boarded through the forward left door on the upper deck, where we were greeted by the purser and two flight attendants, and escorted left into the first class…
In February of this year, Dubai International Airport (DXB) announced that they would be reducing runway operations from two runways to a single runway, for a 45 day period starting in mid April 2019. This is in order to conduct critical maintenance…
Earlier I wrote about how Etihad announced the details of their restructuring. The airline has been struggling financially for years, and hasn't really seemed to be profit-motivated based on the way they've been spending money. That's finally turning…
Emirates offers chauffeur service for first and business class passengers on paid tickets, as well as passengers on Emirates Skywards and Qantas Frequent Flyer award tickets (though not other partner award tickets), so we took advantage of that feature.…
Around the middle of last year, Emirates and FlyDubai announced that they'd greatly strengthen ties, which is a logical move. The airlines' fleets complement one another -- FlyDubai’s fleet consists exclusively of 737s, while Emirates’ fleet consists…
Emirates is by far the world's largest operator of the A380. The airline exclusively has 777s and A380s, so they operate huge planes on short routes (and also huge planes on long routes, obviously). As it stands, the airline operates the world's longest…
For the past couple of months, Emirates has had a pilot shortage. This has caused the airline to park planes at Dubai World Central, cut routes, and reduce pilot staffing on some routes. Emirates pilots are leaving the airline to work at other airlines…
I just finished flying an Emirates first class ticket from Vancouver to Milan, which I booked late last year when Emirates had an incredible fare sale. Essentially I could route from Vancouver to Los Angeles to Dubai to Milan and back, with the Vancouver…
Emirates is by far the world's largest operator of the A380. The airline has over 100 A380s in service, which represents nearly half of all A380s in service (that means they operate nearly as many A380s as the other dozen airlines with the plane combined).…
Summer in Dubai can be rough (even if you're just connecting there), given how hot it gets. With Ramadan 2018 now over, Emirates has a cool treat for passengers traveling through the airport. If you're passing through Terminal 3 at Dubai International…
Emirates has been making some unpopular decisions lately. One of their biggest problems right now relates to their pilot shortage (which they now deny is happening), as pilots have apparently been leaving the airline in droves. To deal with this, the…
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank is a lucrative frequent flyer program for travel on partner airlines thanks to their distance based award chart. They have reasonable award costs and also allow lots of stopovers, which is a nice combination for those looking…
