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…
KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes for March 2023 Released
The KrisFlyer Spontaneous Escapes list for travel in March 2023 has been released. As usual, Spontaneous Escapes offers are 30% off Saver award tickets on selected Singapore Airlines flights. The usual key terms & conditions apply: Highlights from this month’s list There’s a few regulars as usual in this month’s list, such as the Premium…
Review: ANA Lounge Narita No.2 Satellite
After my United Polaris flight from LAX, I had a few hours to kill in transit at Tokyo Narita before my connecting flight onwards home to Singapore. While I was not flying in a premium cabin for my Singapore Airlines flight, I had access to the ANA lounges courtesy of my KrisFlyer Elite Gold status.…
Review: United 787-9 Polaris (LAX-NRT)
When it came to finding a way home from my Seattle trip, I had my eye on United Polaris. To many, it would sound crazy to choose United over other options trans-Pacific, particularly the Asian carriers. Considering I have zero loyalty inclination to United, it seemed an even more incomprehensible choice. However, when United launched…
Review: United Polaris Lounge LAX
When United first introduced its long haul Polaris business class in 2016, and together with it the Polaris lounge, it was a product I wanted to check out. Nice as it looked, it was still United after all, so Polaris wasn’t that high on my agenda. The opportunity finally presented itself on this trip to…
Review: Conrad Los Angeles (Premium View King)
When I realised I would have to route through LAX, and potentially spend a couple of nights in LA, to get home on United Polaris from Seattle, I knew I should make it a priority to stay at the Conrad Los Angeles. After all, what better than to check out and review an almost brand…