As I shared in an earlier instalment, for our return flight back to Singapore after our European holiday, we opted to fly SWISS from Milan via Zurich. SWISS Business was something I’d been wanting to tick off for awhile, and 2 cancelled redemptions – one of which was caused by a technical fault on a…
Short hop: SWISS (Helvetic) E195-E2 Business Class Review (MXP-ZRH)
Our UK and Italy holiday was coming to an end, and it was time to head home. For our flight back to Singapore, I was determined to fly SWISS Business Class, having had to cruelly cancel a redemption back in May after our positioning flight went tech in London. Originating from Milan ended up making…
A few wrinkles: Thai Airways 777-300ER Royal Silk Review (BKK-LHR)
On my recent European autumn trip, I flew Thai Airways business class to London to kick off the trip. I’ve flown Thai short haul business class, and First on a medium haul, and several economy class flights, but this was my first experience of their long haul business class, or Royal Silk. I always feel…
Review: TAP Air Portugal A330-900 Business Class (JFK-LIS)
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. 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 the…
Review: Jetblue A321neo Mint Suite (LAX-JFK)
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…
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…
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…
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…
JAL what were you thinking? A review of JAL 787-9 “Sky Suite III” Business Class (HND-SIN)
After a lovely few days in a reopened Japan, it was time to head home to Singapore. For my return flight to Singapore, I had redeemed a JAL business class through Alaska Mileage Plan, at a cost of 25,000 Mileage Plan miles. This included a domestic leg from Osaka Itami to Tokyo Haneda. My flight…