Note: This flight was taken in February 2022. Certain travel restrictions and service protocols described in this review may not be reflective of the current state of travel. Introduction I’ve shared the background of why I took this trip in an earlier post Introduction: The Three Year Chase. I do recommend reading that, to understand…
Gone bananas: JAL serves single banana for business class special meal
There’s a story making the rounds in recent days, of how a passenger ordered a vegetarian vegan meal (VGML) on a Japan Airlines business class flight from Jakarta to Tokyo-Narita, and was served a single banana for breakfast. Kris_Chari on Flyertalk first mentioned his experience in this thread, and the story has been picked up…
Review: ANA 777-300ER ‘The Suite’ First Class (NRT-SFO)
Note: This flight was taken in February 2022. Certain travel restrictions and service protocols described in this review may not be reflective of the current state of travel. In the previous instalment of this trip, I reviewed my ANA Business class flight on the 787-9 from Singapore to Tokyo. This is the second leg of…
Review: ANA 787-9 Business Class (SIN-NRT)
Note: This flight was taken in February 2022. Certain travel restrictions and service protocols described in this review may not be reflective of the current state of travel. To kick off my round-the-world, end-of-three-year-chase trip, was an early morning flight to Tokyo-Narita. I’ve shared the background of why I took this trip in an earlier…
Introduction: The Three Year Chase
Note: This flight was taken in February 2022. Certain travel restrictions and service protocols described in this review may not be reflective of the current state of travel. Introduction This is the introduction to a round-the-world trip I took in early 2022. Yes, this trip report is a year overdue. I apologise for the tardiness…
Qantas Unveils First and Business Class Cabins for A350s
Qantas has today pulled back the covers on the first details and renderings of the new First and Business class cabins that will be fitted to their ‘Project Sunrise’ A350-1000s. These A350s, with these cabins, will be making the long treks from east coast of Australia to far-flung destinations such as New York and London.…
Review: Singapore Airlines A380 Business Class (HKG-SIN)
Introduction When I decided to make a quick weekend getaway to Hong Kong in February, a straightforward redemption on Singapore Airlines seemed the best option. There was the added bonus of flying on the A380, which is currently operating the last SQ flight out of Hong Kong. The business class product on the A380 isn’t…
Scoot will get Embraer E190-E2 aircraft from 2024
Scoot has announced it will add Embraer E190-E2 aircraft to its fleet, with the first delivery scheduled for 2024. The low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines group plans to add nine of the latest variant of Embraer’s regional jets. The plan is for all nine aircraft to be introduced to the fleet by end-2025. Scoot…
Oldie but goodie: Review of Conrad Hong Kong
For my recent trip to Hong Kong, I opted to stay at the Conrad Hong Kong. It was a quick weekend getaway with the girlfriend, but of course any opportunity to revisit one of my favourite destinations pre-Covid and check out another Conrad, was always welcome. The trip itself was great and totally seamless, as…
Travelling to a reopened Hong Kong
I just spent the weekend in Hong Kong, flying up on Friday morning and returning Sunday night. Pre-Covid and pre-2019 protests, Hong Kong was one of my favourite destinations for quick getaways. The food is of course the main draw for me, although the shopping isn’t too bad either (especially since GST just went up…