This review recounts my journey from Guangzhou to Tokyo Haneda aboard a 767-300 on Japan Airlines. I give JAL high marks for its shorthaul economy class service. This flight occurred in 2016 as part of my larger trip to...
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...
Review: Thai Airways 747-400 Business Class Tokyo to Bangkok
Not only does Thai Airways have a very uncompetitive business class product aboard its 747-400, it also has one of the oddest seating configurations. My flight from Tokyo Haneda (HND) to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) was not one of my...
Review: ANA 777-300ER First Class Chicago to Tokyo
My ANA first class expectations were quite high going in, so I was ecstatic when they were exceeded. The seat and service were exactly as expected, but the meals onboard were not just great, but tremendous. This review is...
Review: Malaysia Airlines A350 First Class Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo
Malaysia Airlines offers an excellent and intimate first class product aboard its new A350. I immensely enjoyed my redeye flight from Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo Narita. While the new first class lounge is nice, ground services for first class...
Review: Malaysia Airlines 737 Business Class Singapore to Kuala Lumpur
Although a short 184-mile flight from SIN to KUL, Malaysia Airlines still provided excellent service and a hot meal. The real treat of the flight, however, was the views from the window. Check-in was a breeze in Singapore Changi...
Review: My Final Trip in Virgin America First Class
Today Virgin America ceases to exist. The Richard Branson-inspired carrier has merged with Alaska Airlines and will be filed away in the history books like Continental, Northwest, and US Airways before it. Here’s a review of my final trip...
Review: SWISS A320 Business Class Zurich to Rome
This flight review is more about the journey than the flight itself. I was treated to incredible views of the Alps that made this one of the most beautiful flights I’ve ever taken. After an early departure from the...
Review: Lufthansa A380 First Class Los Angeles to Munich
This flight review is going to be a bit different than my usual ones. It will be a bit more casual, since I just reviewed Lufthansa’s A380 First Class product last year and (thankfully) very little has changed. But...
HORRIBLE Service on My 16.5hr Singapore Airlines Flight
An object at rest remains at rest, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and service on Singapore Airlines is always amazing. Weren’t these the three laws of Newton? But I’m here to personally attest that...
Review: Singapore Airlines 777-300 Business Class Sydney to Singapore
This review recounts my daytime flight aboard Singapore’s fairly-dated regional 777-300 from Sydney to Singapore. As I metioned in my Rydges hotel review, we cut it far too close and arrived at the airport with mere moments to spare...
Review: Qantas 737-800 Economy Class Melbourne to Canberra
The plane went up, the plane went down. The point of this 293-mile economy class flight review is to ask whether Qantas is worth the premium over its low-cost competition. Qantas remains a full service airline, even on short...
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Suites Class Singapore to Melbourne
The moment had finally arrived. It was time to experience (at the time) the superlative first class product in the skies. We had to get to the gate, though, from The Private Room, Singapore’s lounge-within-a-lounge for first class passengers....
Review: Singapore Airlines 777-300ER First Class
After a successful photo finish in San Francisco to connect just as the doors were closing, my uncle and I settled into the eight-seat first class cabin dripping in sweat. Talk about first class… Note, this trip report covers...
Review: Qatar Airways A330 Business Class Doha to Ho Chi Minh City
No matter what time of day, you’re in for a comfortable flight on Qatar Airways. In my intro to this trip report, I focused on the excellent food onboard even a relatively short overnight flight in Qatar Airways business...
Review: Qatar Airways 777-300ER Qsuite Business Class New York to Doha
After spending the day in the AA Flagship Lounge, it was time to fly to Doha aboard Qatar Airways’ new Qsuite Business Class. The flight departed from Gate 14, jut a few paces from the lounge. I was unable...
Review: SWISS 777-300ER First Class Zurich to Los Angeles
After a nice meal in the first class lounge, it was time to board our SWISS First Class flight to Los Angeles. Unlike my usual reviews, where I line up to board well before announced boarding time, this time...
Review: Turkish Airlines A330-200 Business Class Istanbul to Frankfurt
Turkish Airlines offers a consistent, above-average product in its European business class. This flight demonstrated, once again, why I enjoy Turkish Airlines so much. It wasn’t the A330 I thought it would be…I already addressed that in my initial...
Review: Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class Los Angeles to Istanbul
What surprised me most about my Turkish Airlines 777-330ER Business Class flight from Los Angeles to Istanbul was not the great service or food onboard, but the seat. Turkish 10 Los Angeles (LAX) – Istanbul (IST) Monday, December 17 Depart: 6:30 PM...
Review: Delta 767-300 Business Class Honolulu to Los Angeles
Delta offers a daily 767 widebody service between Los Angeles and Honolulu, featuring fully lie-flat beds in business class. This was the primary reason I chose this particular flight to travel home from Honolulu to LA. I outline the...
