Over the weekend a Fiji Airways Boeing 737 operated a four segment journey from Nadi to Teesside, which saw the plane flying for nearly 24 hours. In many cases airlines lease planes long-term, rather than outright buying them. When those leases are up,…
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Alaska Mileage Plan is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs, thanks to the unique array of airline partners that they have. At the moment, Mileage Plan is offering a great promotion for travel on Fiji Airways -- you can either receive up to 50%…
This May Fiji Airways announced some exciting fleet updates, as they'd be acquiring two Airbus A350s as of later this year. Fiji Airways was able to get these planes on fairly short notice because they were initially supposed to go to Hong Kong Airlines,…
The past few years we've seen airlines investing significantly in their business class products. Not only do more airlines offer dine on demand onboard, but many airlines also offer pre-flight dining. This gives passengers the flexibility to eat what…
Last week it was revealed that Fiji Airways would be getting two A350s later this year. The airline is leasing these planes, and the reason they're able to get them on such short notice is because the planes were supposed to go to Hong Kong Airlines,…
Fiji Airways has today revealed some very exciting updates to their fleet. Fiji Airways will be taking delivery of two Airbus A350-900s later this year. The reason the airline is able to get these on relatively short notice is because they're leasing…
This June it was announced that Fiji Airways would become a oneworld Connect member. Obviously it takes a little while for this to happen, though it's now official. Yesterday Fiji Airways officially joined as a oneworld Connect member, so the benefits…
Fiji Airways already partners with Qantas, Cathay Pacific and American Airlines, in different capacities. I've written before about how redeeming Qantas points for Fiji Airways business class across the Pacific is a good 'Plan B' consideration. If Fiji…
While my previous flight was operated by Fiji Airways' one A330-300, this flight was operated by one of the airlines' three A330-200 aircraft. The business class cabin on both planes is identical, though the one difference is that on the -300 there's…
My flight from Nadi back to Los Angeles was scheduled to depart at 9:40PM, and I made it to the airport at around 7PM. Even though Nadi Airport has a fair number of longhaul flights, the airport is quite small, and feels more like a regional airport.…
After taking a bus to our remote stand, I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by the purser with a "bula" (the typical Fijian greeting), and pointed left towards business class. Fiji Airways has four A330s -- three of them are A330-200 aircraft,…
My flight to Fiji was at 11:30PM, though I decided to get to LAX very early, since I knew the lounge would fill up closer to departure, so it would be easier to take pictures earlier in the evening. Fiji Airways departs out of Tom Bradley International…
While I take a lot of crazy trips, usually they're structured that way by design. This trip was different, unfortunately. As you guys know, my goal is to review as many new airlines in business class as possible. While flying airlines like Pakistan and…
I'm used to taking crazy quick trips, though usually that's by design. Well, this trip ranks up there on the list of crazy trips, though unfortunately quite unintentionally. I just wrapped up my first day in Fiji, and was supposed to spend two more days…
At the beginning of the year I wrote a post about the 16 airlines I want to review in 2016. I've heard the feedback loud and clear that you guys want me to review new airlines (especially in business class), so I've been making an effort to do so. So…
It's no secret that Alaska Mileage Plan miles are extremely valuable. Alaska doesn't belong to any alliance, but they do have several unique airline partners both for earning and redeeming miles. Typically when I talk about redeeming Alaska miles I highlight…
