The last day of the week at ICAO panel meetings is always the worst. That’s because on the last day of the meeting, all the […]
New Airline Reviews
Air France, Business Class – Boeing B 777-300: Paris CDG to Montreal
I’m on my way to Montreal again to present another working paper to ICAO. Transfer in Paris CDG I’ve just arrived in Paris on an […]
Air France, Business Class – Embraer 190: Frankfurt to Paris CDG
Today I continue my journey from Frankfurt to Paris with Air France. In Paris I’ll be connecting to an intercontinental connection. My flight to Paris […]
Condor Flugdienst, Business Class – Airbus A 321: Zürich to Frankfurt
Condor operates three daily services between Zürich and Frankfurt, in addition to several holiday destinations it serves nonstop from Zürich. To be honest, I wasn’t […]
British Airways, Business Class – Airbus A 319: London Heathrow to Basel
On my last evening in London I have tickets to see Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution. The original film from 1957 had the legendary […]
SWISS, Business Class – Embraer 190: Zürich to London Gatwick
I just arrived in Zürich on a flight from Larnaca. It’s 16h15, and my onward connection to Gatwick should depart at 17h05. Transfer in Zürich […]
Edelweiss Air, Business Class – Airbus A 320: Larnaca to Zürich
I’m on my way from Larnaca back to London. I was booked on the direct service to Gatwick. But then British Airways cancelled the flight […]
Lufthansa, Business Class – Airbus A 321 NEO: Munich to Larnaca
I just arrived in cold and grey Munich on a Lufthansa flight from Heathrow. By the time I enter the terminal it’s 10h30. The flight […]
Lufthansa CityLine, Business Class – Airbus A 320: London Heathrow to Munich
British Airways cancelled my flight. Specifically, what they cancelled was my flight from Larnaca back to Gatwick in a week’s time. But for reasons I […]
Hotel Reviews
A Brief Stay at The Citizen M Hotel at Gare de Lyon in Paris
Location In Paris I frequently stay at the Citizen M Gare de Lyon. The hotel is located on Rue Van Gogh, which links the Gare […]
TGV Lyria, Business Première: Basel to Paris Gare de Lyon
Getting to the Station In terms of transfer time, the train easily wins over a similar journey by plane. The departure of my TGV to […]
Air France KLM Irregularity Handing, you never cease to amaze me!
This is not a trip review. It‘s more of a commentary. Last Thursday I was on my way from Amsterdam to Basel on KLM. After […]
The New and Improved Novotel Kirchberg Hotel in Luxembourg
The Kirchberg Plateau is where all the big banks and several buildings of the European Union are located in Luxembourg, including the EU parliament. As […]
Stopping Over at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Oslo Airport
The Radisson Blu is not the only airport hotel in Oslo, but it’s certainly the closest one – within short walking distance of the terminal […]
A Short Stay at the Hilton am Stadtpark Hotel in Vienna
The Hilton am Stadtpark is located right across the road from the railway station at Wien Mitte, which is the terminus station of the CAT […]
SWISS, Business Class – Embraer 195-E2: Oslo to Zürich
I’m finally on my way home. And this will then be my last trip until the end of December. And that’s a good thing. Getting […]
SAS, Economy Class – Airbus A 319: Haugesund to Oslo
On the last day of the meeting, I make a slight detour on the way back to Haugesund. Visenes is a small settlement that was […]