At the end of October, Kenya Airways launched daily nonstop flights between Nairobi and New York. This was a huge point of pride for both the airline and country, and I witnessed that firsthand when taking the New York to Nairobi inaugural flight. If…
2018 has already seen several European airlines go bust, including Skywork, VLM, Azul Air and most notably Primera Air. Another airline to cease operations was Cyprus based Cobalt. I flew Cobalt a year ago from Larnaca to Brussels, and it was a great…
Jambojet is a Kenyan low cost carrier that's a subsidiary of Kenya Airways. The airline has a small fleet consisting of just five Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The airline also had Boeing 737s, though they're returning those to Kenya Airways. The airline…
For most of us, flying is an experience we love, especially if using miles and points to make the journey as comfortable as possible. We gaze out the window at the clouds, marvel at the miracle of flight, and calm ourselves down during any turbulence,…
Hello from London! Yesterday I took a flight that has been on my radar for quite a while, as I flew RwandAir from Kigali to Brussels to London Gatwick. I first wrote about the airline a bit over two years ago, when I mentioned that RwandAir has Africa's…
Hello from Egypt! I'm finishing up a week in Egypt -- this is my first time visiting the country. Cairo airport is famous in frequent flyer circles for several things -- having very cheap premium fares, and having some very unusual passenger experiences, which…
Hello from Kigali! Yesterday I flew RwandAir from Nairobi to Kigali, which was a short 64 minute flight that was operated by a CRJ900. I'll save my thoughts on the actual experience for the trip report (since there's only so much you can say about the…
Just last week I wrote about my confusion with Air Tanzania's 787. The airline used to only fly turboprops, but over the summer took delivery of a single Boeing 787, which is quite a bold step for a small airline. Since the beginning the airline has…
A Filipino cabin crew member has been labelled a hero after taking an unusual step to assist a passenger in need. Patrisha Organo was crewing a domestic PAL Express flight on Wednesday, when she noticed a baby was crying loudly mid-flight. This was already…
Less than two weeks ago, there came the awful news that Lion Air Indonesia flight JT610 from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang crashed with 189 people aboard. Unfortunately all those who were on board are presumed deceased, and the search continues for the remains…
How low can an airline go? Recently I wrote about how a heavy storm in Spain cancelled plenty of flights and meant that Portuguese Ryanair crew were forced to overnight in Malaga. Ryanair said that there were no hotels available for their crew (given…
It's not often I review economy flights, though this will be an exception. While we could have flown Air Canada between Whitehorse and Vancouver, we went out of our way to fly Air North, which bills itself as Yukon's airline. We arrived at Whitehorse…
I have a really surprising update, guys. You're not going to believe this. After Air Belgium canceled my flight three times, it's really hard to get a refund from them. Who would've thought?! Let's step back for a moment. Air Belgium is the Charleroi-based…
We arrived at Frankfurt Airport around two hours before departure, at 2PM. One of my favorite things about Frankfurt Airport is the old-style departures board, so we stopped there to check the status of our flight to Whitehorse. Condor departs from Terminal…
Unfortunately I don't have any insights here, but rather I'd just like to express my continued confusion. Air Tanzania has what I'd like to think is the most interesting aircraft delivery of 2018. This small airline previously only had turboprops, but…
Earlier this week I took Kenya Airways' inaugural flight from New York to Nairobi. The airline launched daily service, and it's a route that has been in the planning for a very long time. The excitement was palpable based on the parties they threw for…
I wanted to share a funny experience I had yesterday while trying to enter the Delta SkyClub at JFK. I took Kenya Airways’ inaugural flight from JFK to Nairobi, which operates out of Terminal 4 at JFK. I was the first business class passenger to check-in,…
In a previous post I shared the (truly) unbelievable celebration that Kenya Airways had around their JFK inaugural flight. In this post I wanted to talk about the flight itself, as this was my first flight on Kenya Airways. Kenya Airways’ 787 business…
Earlier today I landed in Nairobi after taking Kenya Airways' inaugural flight from New York JFK. I've been on my fair share of inaugural flights, though I've never ever ever ever ever ever (yes, those last few "evers" are needed here) seen anything…
Air Italy flies out of Terminal 1 at JFK, and I arrived at check-in at around 4:30PM, about four hours before departure (this is because I was coming off a connecting flight). When facing the security checkpoint, Air Italy's check-in counter was at the…
This is an awful start to the week. It's being reported that Lion Air Indonesia flight 610 has gone missing. The flight was scheduled to operate from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on Monday morning. It departed at 6:21AM local time, and was due to land at…
