A pleasant Sunday evening to you from Germany. I’m wrapping up a trip and looking forward to spending the next few weeks in California. The big news last week, at least in my mind, was Hyatt’s new status fast...
Review: Uzbekistan Airways A320 Business Class Tashkent to Dushanbe
Great service and a decent meal characterized a short 189-mile flight from the capital of Uzbekistan to the capital of Tajikistan on Uzbekistan Airways. After leaving the lounge and being “chauffeured” by bus to the aircraft, we boarded via...
Review: Uzbekistan Airways Business Lounge Tashkent (TAS)
While not Lufthansa’s First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, the CIP Hall at Tashkent Airport offers an impressive lounge service for premium class passengers and those willing to pay for it. This service is free for business class passengers on...
Review: Uzbekistan Airways 787 Business Class New York to Tashkent
Uzbekistan Airways began flying non-stop (once per week) on its new 787-8 Dreamliner between New York JFK and Tashkent earlier this summer. What is the seat, food and service like onboard in business class? Here’s my spoiler: I flew...
Introduction: A Trip to -Stans with One Mile at a Time
Few things excite me more than visiting a new country and this trip would introduce me to two new exotic nations: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. For years, I’ve toyed with booking a trip on Uzbekistan Airways, which until this summer...
Four Course Breakfast on a 45-Minute Flight
My recent trip to the –stans included a 189-mile flight on Uzbekistan Airways from Tashkent to Dushanbe. Though only 45 minutes, a full breakfast was served and is the subject of this week’s Meal of the Week. The flight...
So Much for Flying the Ilyushin Il-114…
Well, we gave it a good try, but it seems flying on the Ilyushin Il-114 simply wasn’t meant to be… As our time in Uzbekistan draws to a close, Ben and I have wasted hours trying to find a way...
First Impressions of Uzbekistan Airways 787 Business Class
Earlier this week I flew with Ben from New York to Tashkent non-stop on a brand new Uzbekistan Airways 787-8 in business class. I’m thankful to have flown it for you…so you don’t have to. Let’s start with the...
Next Stop: Uzbekistan + Tajikistan with Lucky! (Need Help Getting Home)
This is going to be a fun week! For months Ben (“Lucky”) from One Mile at a Time and I have been talking about another trip together. We share a mutual desire to try out as many new airlines...
