It had been a very fun and interesting fortnight in Japan but the time had come to depart. I had typically booked flights a day in advance to connect with a Virgin Atlantic award and was set to go. Arriving off the express train service from Kyoto, I walked the very short path connecting train...
I booked an Asiana flight leaving Osaka Kansai airport yesterday as my study tour had ended. Fellow Star Alliance member, All Nippon Airways (ANA) operate the lounge used on Asiana flights. ANA operate only a handful of lounges, primarily in the Tokyo airports, so this is one a simpler offering. This...
In typical style I am 50% planning, 50% impulsive or pressured last minute decisions. I am staying in Kyoto but time is marching on before my Virgin Atlantic flight to London departs from Hong Kong. Alas they no longer fly from Tokyo! There were many great options to get down...
Ok that title is a bit dramatic, I have used Virgin Atlantic (VS) before for the domestic service which has provided very good value for awards. However those routes are currently being terminated, with a few months remaining to Aberdeen and Edinburgh. This is in addition to discontinuing several key...
Here is an interesting relic I found from the 90s. It looks untouched. First class sleepers and business class seats: pictures and reviews
Trying something a bit different today, having booked an award to the middle east to position for a cheap set of fares starting in Dubai. So having already flown Stockholm to Dubai direct in Emirates First Class, the next best thing surely has to be Lufthansa.
Another early morning rush from Uppsala down to Arlanda, this time however to Terminal 5 to fly Lufthansa to Munich, connecting to a first class flight to Dubai! This would be worth the pain of getting to Munich relatively early. Sitting at the front of the plane, I overheard the gate agent (GA)...
Having checked out of the Hilton connection directly attached to the airport it was a short walk to check-in. Today I was returning home to Sweden. So Copenhagen to Stockholm is a major route as you could imagine between the two main Scandic capitals. Want to guess how many flights...
Today flying on SK1638 FRA-CPH, on a Airbus 320 OY-KAM in economy, seat 11D. Flight length: 1:30 hr, 422 miles. And a brief visit to one of the many Lufthansa Senator lounges in Frankfurt Airport.
Another reason it is good to keep physical copies of your travels. The flight I took from HK to Singapore on Cathay Pacific last week credited to my Asia Miles account even though my QF membership was entered and printed on the boarding pass. It’s no doubt a remanent from...
After a very long weekend with the ZoukOut music festival I was exhausted but had to leave Singapore. We had been out all night so by the time we got back to the Westin ate breakfast in the executive lounge then tried to catch up on some sleep. With an...
After ZoukOut I still needed a flight this Sunday back from Singapore back to Kuala Lumpur to connect onto my flight to Adelaide. Could of taken one of the many cheap options but understandably getting the flight on Malaysian is convenient as my bags will pass straight through, same terminal etc. By themselves however booking...
Transitting Dubai Emirates offer STPC called Dubai Connect. While there are some fine print on eligibility you effectively get a free hotel for a involuntarily long transit. Need to be ticketed on Emirates or Qantas. In my case I had quite a long transit, arriving in the evening from Stockholm and...
A brief mention of this lounge separately before my Emirates first class flights. My stay here was rather brief and relative to the first class product quite a disappointment particularly compared to other ports with actual Emirates lounges. Stockholm has limited long haul flights and this is the only lounge...
Today I flew on MH136 ADL-KUL, on a Airbus 330-300 9M-MTE in business class, seat 6K. Flight length: 7:45 hr, 3,530 miles. If that sounds familiar it is, besides taking MAS up to KL many times this year I also flew on MTE in early March albeit on the alternative-day,...
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