Royal Brunei Airlines is a small boutique airline based in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. They only have 14 aircraft, yet are known, at least in Australian frequent flyer circles, for a few key reasons: -- Flying from Melbourne to London (their only two…
I have no clue how it's possible that this was released over two weeks ago, but just entered my life now. VietJet is a Vietnamese low cost carrier that is perhaps best known globally for their annual flight attendant bikini calendar. Personally I'm not…
Malindo Air is a carrier based in Malaysia, which is owned by Indonesian Lion Air Group. It's name is a merging of 'Malaysia' and 'Indonesia.' The airline operates various flights to Asia, as well as some routes to Australia, including to Brisbane, Melbourne…
Well this is a weird one. Occasionally when I fly I see two passengers issued boarding passes for the same seat. There's an awkward discussion between the two passengers (who are equally confused as to why and how this happened), and then the crew will…
I've written a few times recently about Flybe, which is 'Europe's largest regional carrier.' I had wondered if their financial performance and share price could potentially lead to them being the next European airline to cease operations. The struggling…
Corsair is a French low cost carrier that primarily operates longhaul flights between Paris Orly and the Caribbean, though they have some other routes as well. Currently the airline doesn't fly to the US (they did back in the day, though all those routes…
Air Italy has been rapidly growing their route network recently. They announced a number of new destinations in North America over the past few months, including Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. They don't have much of a presence in…
Here's a new route I'm excited about, assuming it launches. Tibet Airlines has been on my radar for a while. The airline started flying in 2011, and is owned by Air China. Currently Tibet Airlines has a fleet of 29 aircraft, including 24 Airbus A319/A320…
It's a rough time for many global airlines. Not only have we seen several airlines liquidate over the past few months, but there are also rumors regarding the financial situations of some airlines that are still operating. One of those airlines is Hong…
Last year, Portugese charter airline Hi Fly took possession of an ex-Singapore Airlines A380. This was interesting for a number of reasons, namely because it was the first 'second hand' A380 to commence flying for a second carrier, and Hi Fly retains…
I spent a good deal of time in the US late last year and was horrified to see the amount of single use, plastic packaging in use everywhere. This was particularly evident in chain hotel rooms with their coffee machines. There were individual packs with…
In the previous installment I reviewed RwandAir's business class from Kigali to Brussels, and I figured I should break off the next segment into a separate installment, given how long the previous review got. RwandAir's flight to London Gatwick operates…
RwandAir's long haul service has been on my radar for a long time, so I couldn't wait to experience their business class on my flight to London via Brussels. I boarded through the second set of doors, and then turned left into the business class cabin.…
Yesterday I wrote a post sharing my nine favorite flights of 2018. This wasn't exclusively intended to be a list of the nine most luxurious flights I was on this year, but rather was intended to reflect some of the innovations and personal touches I…
With 2019 being right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to look at which airlines we can expect to introduce new business class seats in the new year. We've seen a lot of innovation the past couple of years when it comes to premium cabin seating,…
In September 2017 I first wrote about Global Ghana Airlines, a new startup airline that intended to operate nonstop flights between Chicago and Accra. At the time the airline announced that they'd begin operating flights within weeks. There was only…
The African aviation industry is an interesting one on so many levels. On one end of the spectrum you have Ethiopian Airlines, which has scaled their route network in a way that no other airline on the continent has. They're even investing in some other…
For me this is a week of travel planning. Earlier I shared the details of the trip that I booked to Sri Lanka, which includes travel in business class on Japan Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and KLM. I'm excited about all the new products I'll be able…
Last December I wrote about a fascinating domestic transatlantic route that operated once weekly this past summer. Specifically, ASL Airlines operated a Boeing 737-700 that was marketed by Air Saint-Pierre between Paris and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.…
I'm currently planning my first ever trip to Beirut, and am in the process of booking flights. I'm curious what you guys make of this situation. My plan is to fly Middle East Airlines to Lebanon, both because they offer the most flights there, and also…
After doing some lounge hopping at Nairobi Airport, it was time to fly to Kigali. My flight was scheduled to depart at 3:15PM, and my boarding pass indicated that boarding was scheduled to start at 2:30PM. So I headed to the gate at around 2:20PM. My…
