China Southern appears poised to retire its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbo jets this weekend, marking another carrier to remove this aircraft from service. China Southern Pulls Remaining A380 From Schedule – Is This The End? While never a...
Is Kiwi.com A Clever Online Travel Agency Or A Scam?
A family lost $24,000 after booking an airline ticket on Kiwi.com that was impossible to actually fly. Kiwi.com says the family is to blame for not checking transit restrictions, but does this incident rather show that Kiwi.com is just...
China Southern Now World’s Largest Airline
Guangzhou-based China Southern has claimed the title of world’s largest airline by seat capacity. While the pandemic continue to hammer much of the world, the Chinese domestic aviation market is again flourishing. China Southern Now World’s Largest Airline After...
Review: China Southern A380 First Class
China Southern provided flawless service, a comfortable suite, and a culinary adventure on my A380 First Class flight from Guangzhou to Beijing. I walked away very impressed. In all honestly, I sort of dreaded this flight…in a good way...
Review: China Southern Lounge Guangzhou (CAN)
Thanks to rolling delays due to poor weather in Beijing, I ended up spending seven hours in the China Southern lounge in Guangzhou. It wasn’t great, but could have been worse. Guangzhou is a behemoth airport and it took...
Bladder, Jelly Fish, And Other Delights in China Southern First Class
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. This week’s...
9 Airlines. 14 Flights. Which One Surprised Me The Most?
My last whirlwind trip around the world included a number of exceptional flights from top carriers around the world. But one stood out more than others. One surprised me so pleasantly that it merits a special post. In case...
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...
Review: China Southern 737 Economy Class Bangkok to Guangzhou
China Southern economy class was very survivable. That’s neither a compliment nor a slight. It was a reasonably priced, reasonably comfortable 2.5 hour flight. I landed in Bangkok after a redeye on Thai Airways. I had no boarding pass...
Planes Collide on Tarmac at JFK
In the midst of a scramble to get flights out between fierce winter storms, two planes have collided at New York JFK. Kuwait Airways reports on Twitter: Here’s Twitter’s English transition: Kuwait Airways wishes to acknowledge that one of...
Will China Southern Leave SkyTeam for oneworld?
Back in March, China Southern and American Airlines announced a close partnership, with AA acquiring a stake in the Chinese carrier. Now as the relationship continues to develop, China Southern is putting out feelers for leaving SkyTeam. If you...
Help Me Get Home: Three Choices!
Greetings once again from SE Asia. I’m working late in Vientiane, Laos this evening. The Novotel at BKK was over $200 so I thought, what the heck, let’s turn lemons into lemonade. I’ve never been to Laos before and the...