Garuda Indonesia just sued a video blogger for posting pictures of his business class menu. This it not a joke. Rius Vernandes is a popular YouTube and Instagram vlogger in Indonesia. Last week, he posted a video of a handwritten...
United Airlines Accelerates Resumption Of India Flights
With Pakistani airspace unexpectedly re-opened, United will resume flights to India earlier than originally planned. Yesterday, I wrote about United’s decision to delay the resumption of its service to India until late October. There, I suggested that aircraft had...
The Little Maniac On My Flight
I’ve seen some poorly-behaved children on my flights over the years, but never anything like my flight today… I was flying SriLankan from Colombo to Kuala Lumpur and was sitting in business class with four other passengers. As we...
Why Did United Airlines Cancel India Flights Until October 26th?
United Airlines will not resume flights to both New Delhi and Mumbai until at least October 26, 2019. This may have more to do with the 737 MAX than the closure of Pakistani airspace. Yesterday afternoon, United announced it...
EL AL Foreshadows A Horrible, Valueless Airline Loyalty Program
EL AL Israel Airlines is moving from the absurd to the insane…and without advance notice. EL AL either has a very high self-esteem or considers its Matmid loyalty customers to be a bunch of suckers. Redemption values have been...
First Impressions: Cathay Pacific A330 Business Class
Hello from Colombo. I’m resting up as I start the long trip home later today (via Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Amman, Bucharest, Milan, and San Francisco…). Here’s my first impressions of Cathay Pacific’s A330 business class. I flew from Hong...
On Prime Day, I’m Not Feeling The Love From Amazon….
I set out to write a post hawking the products I use most via my Amazon affiliate links, but I’m not seeing the sale pricing this year that I did last year. So I’ll write this post a little...
A Restful Sunday At The Swanky Shangri-La In Colombo
Warm Sunday greetings from Colombo. It has been a fabulous day of rest here as I take a break before boomeranging back to East Asia on Monday. The Shangri-La has truly impressed me. I realize I haven’t discussed my...
I’ve Fallen In Love With A New First Class Lounge!
After so many years flying the most aspirational first class products and visiting the best first class lounges, I finally found the opportunity to visit a new one in Hong Kong…and instantly fell in love. Last time I flew...
Doctor Forced To Cover Up On American Airlines Speaks Up
Dr. Tisha Rowe, the Texas doctor who was forced to cover herself with a blanket in order to board an American Airlines flight, has gone on the record with ABC News. The nine-minute interview demonstrates a calm and collected...
United Will Cancel 8,000 More Flights Due To Boeing 737 MAX
United Airlines has pulled the Boeing 737 MAX out of its schedule until November 3rd and thsi time the cuts are real and painful. It was only a couple weeks ago that I wrote about United pilling the 737...
AMEX SFO Centurion Lounge Is Better Than Both Priority Pass Restaurants
I recently had a couple long layovers in San Francisco and had a chance to try out both Priority Pass restaurants as well as the Centurion Lounge. I’m sticking to the Centurion Lounge. For lunch, I ate at San...
A Perfect Flight In Cathay Pacific First Class
Hello from Hong Kong, where I’ve completed the next leg of my journey and am now relaxing at The Pier. Although it was only a short three-hour flight from Beijing to Hong Kong, I was reminded once again how...
Review: Park Hyatt Maldives
The Park Hyatt Maldives is no small investment in terms of cost and time. But for my wife and me, it was a very special belated honeymoon trip. When Heidi and I got married, we were both too busy...
Ugh…Atlanta Bans Smoking In Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
A sweeping new anti-smoking ordinance will snuff out indoor smoking at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. I think it’s a terrible idea. Atlanta will ban smoking in all indoor areas, including restaurants and bars throughout the city, effective January 02,...
The Best Seat On A United Airlines 757-300
As a rule, I generally avoid bulkhead seating. But I’ll make an exception going forward on United’s 757-300s. While bulkhead seats in any class of service generally provide two advantages, namely more knee room and no one reclining into...
My Lucky Flight In China Southern First Class
Hello from Beijing, where I am resting up at the Beijing Capital Airport Hilton after a surprising flight on China Southern aboard the A380 in first class. In all honestly, I sort of dreaded this flight…in a good way...
American And United Have No Plans To Match Delta’s Latest Enhancement
American Airlines and United Airlines expressed no urgency in matching recent improvements to the international economy class product by Delta. Perhaps that is a wise move. I wrote about the upcoming changes to the Delta economy class product here....
Lufthansa Will Position More A380s In Munich
Lufthansa will concentrate more Airbus A380s at its Munich hub in 2020. Lufthansa currently has 14 A380s in its fleet, with nine operating from Frankfurt (FRA) and five from Munich (MUC). Next year, Lufthansa will even the split to...
Uh Oh! My China Southern Trip Is Already Heading South…
I have not even taken off yet and I’m already regretting my choice to fly China Southern first class. Let’s hope things don’t get worse. Reserving a seat assignment on China Southern is worse than pulling teeth or booking...
