Four carriers currently serve the Sydney to Seoul route: Asiana, Jetstar, Korean Air, and the stupidly named t’way. The Korean Air flight is the earliest […]
New Airline Reviews
QANTAS, Business Class – Boeing B 737-800: Darwin to Sydney
The Boeing B 737-800 has been the mainstay of the QANTAS short- and mid-haul network and the only narrowbody in the fleet for many years. […]
QANTAS, Business Class – Embraer 190: Cairns to Darwin
QANTAS Link operates a fleet of nearly 100 aircraft on secondary routes and to small, regional airports around Australia. There are several airlines operating under […]
QANTAS, Bombardier Q400 – Economy Class: Townsville to Cairns
I just arrived in Townsville on a QANTAS flight from Mount Isa. I have just under two hours before my connection to Cairns. The last […]
QANTAS, Bombardier Q400 – Economy Class: Mount Isa to Townsville
Despite the fact that QANTAS is not a member of SkyTeam, it is possible, rather conveniently, to redeem FlyingBlue points on the Australian carrier. Availability […]
REX, Economy Class – Saab 340: Cairns to Mount Isa
Mount Isa is a mining town in the Queensland Outback. I’m not sure where I got the idea to visit. I guess I’m just curious […]
Singapore Airlines, Business Class – Airbus A 350-900: Singapore to Cairns
Singapore Airlines currently operates a fleet of 65 Airbus A 350-900s, which have replaced its fleet of Boeing B 777-200s. The airline recently issued a […]
Air France, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Paris CDG to Singapore
I have a layover of twelve hours in Paris CDG. Originally, I had planned to either visit Marne la Vallée (Disney) or make the trip […]
Air France, Business Class – Embraer 190: Frankfurt to Paris CDG
Not long before I took this flight, Air France KLM migrated their operation at Frankfurt Airport from the horrible Terminal 2 to the newly opened […]
Lufthansa, Economy Class – Airbus A 319: Zürich to Frankfurt
This flight marks the beginning of my summer vacation and I’ll be gone for a whole month. Frequent visitors to this website probably guest it […]
KLM Cityhopper, Economy Class – Embraer 195 E2: Amsterdam to Basel
KLM gradually appears to be getting the situation with the Embraer E2’s engines under control. Where previously they regularly deployed a leased in German Airways […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 319: Frankfurt to Amsterdam
I just landed in Frankfurt on a flight from Almaty via Astana in Kazakhstan. I managed a solid five hours of sleep, which is not […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 340-300: Almaty via Astana to Frankfurt
Most flights by European airlines from Central Asia to Europe depart in the dead of night, at the most ungodly hours. And unfortunately, the Lufthansa […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 330-300: Frankfurt to Almaty via Astana
This is going to be my first flight ever on Lufthansa’s A 330-300. The completion of this flight means that I have now flown on […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 321: Amsterdam to Frankfurt
Amsterdam Schiphol is one of Europe’s leading air transport hubs, and quite rightly so. Its layout is easy and quick to navigate. After the non-Schengen […]
Hotel Reviews
Turkish Airlines, Business Class – Boeing B 737-800: Ankara to Istanbul
Introduction Ankara is a sprawling city of six million inhabitants. Strangely, though, it doesn’t feel like a big city at all, perhaps because it lacks […]
The Sheraton Ankara
In Ankara I’m staying at the Sheraton in the city centre. The hotel sits at the top of a hill, which makes it quite a […]
Turkish Airlines, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Istanbul to Ankara
Transfer in Istanbul My flight from Basel touches down on the western runway at 15h33. And then we taxi for 28 minutes. Eventually, we pull […]
Turkish Airlines, Business Class – Boeing B 737-9 MAX: Basel to Istanbul
Introduction Talk about a déjà vu! I’m on my way to Turkey again. I’m taking the same flight I took a few weeks ago from […]
ITA Airways, Business Class – Airbus A 320 NEO: Rome to Zürich
Getting to the Airport I leave the CitizenM down by the Tiber at 12h10 and walk the short distance to Via di Torre Argentina. I […]
Afternoon Tea at the Hotel St. Regis Rome
Introduction On my last day in Rome I walk so, so much. From the CitizenM I walk to the Vittorio Emanuele Monument, and then from […]
Trenitalia, Frecciarossa – Executive Class: Pompeii via Napoli Centrale to Roma Termini
Introduction I spend four hours exploring the ruins of the old city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 A.D. when Vesuvius erupted. The remains […]
Italo, Business Class: Roma Termini via Napoli to Pompeii
Introduction Today I’m on my way to Naples to visit the ruins of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 A.D. when Vesuvius erupted. Getting to […]