After a two-hour delay, I was happy to board the flight and get to Frankfurt. It would be my first time flying the Lufthansa CityLine CRJ-900. The boarding gate appeared empty, but when boarding was called it took mere moments...
Review: Lufthansa A321 Business Class Frankfurt to Milan
The fun on this flight was more the ride to the plane and the views out the window. That will be the focus of this brief report of Lufthansa Business Class aboard the A321-200 from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan...
Review: Lufthansa A380 First Class Houston to Frankfurt
My recent flight from Houston to Frankfurt was one of the worst Lufthansa First Class flights of my life. It truly was. But I also must add it was not just fine, but a good flight overall. Read on...
Review: Iberia Express A320 Business Class Madrid to Palma Mallorca
Yesterday I reviewed Iberia’s domestic mainline A320 in business class. Today, I’ll review the same plane in the same cabin, flying under the Iberia Express banner. It was a short overnight in Madrid. I arrived at 10:40pm and was...
Review: Iberia A320 Business Class Bilbao to Madrid
The short flight from Bilbao to Madrid once again left me with the premium cabin to myself. But Iberia’s domestic business class service, at least on this late evening departure, was anything but premium. Bilbao is a beautiful airport....
Review: Malaysia Airlines A380 First Class Kuala Lumpur to London
As boarding neared completion, I looked around the Malaysia Airlines A380 first class cabin…seven seats remained open: I was the only passenger onboard. A FA walked by and I asked where the other passengers were. “It’s just you today,”...
Review: Malaysia Airlines 737-800 Business Class Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur
The last time I had flown a Malaysia Airlines 737-800, I had experienced the scariest flight of my life. Since then, two 777s from the same airline had gone down: one shot down over Ukraine and the other crashed...
Review: Japan Airlines 777-300ER First Class
Three FAs, one passenger makes for a great ratio in first class. Not only was I blessed to fly Japan Airlines (JAL) in first class, but I had the entire cabin to myself. But I think even if the...
Review: JAL 767-300 Economy Class
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...
