Cathay Pacific’s London Heathrow lounge: as great as ever?
Cathay Pacific’s lounges have a reputation for offering a standard-setting premium service, but after the pandemic and in competition ... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Paperwork questions aside, JetBlue excels on JFK-SXM
Even as some Covid restrictions are eased, flying internationally is far more stressful than it used to be. During a recent trip to the AvGe... Continue Reading
Exploring Air North, Yukon’s Airline, between Kelowna and Vancouver
Air North, the small, Whitehorse, Canada-based airline that bills itself as Yukon’s Airline, has always intrigued me. I first spotted ... Continue Reading
Pacific Coastal flying as WestJet Link delivers sightseeing adventure
With two legs down in my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast Edition — first on Lynx Air and then Flair Airlines — it was time f... Continue Reading
BA’s outstation lounge outlier: Geneva’s hidden gem
Normally when you fly business from non-hub European airports all you have to look forward to when it comes to outstation lounges is a dim r... Continue Reading
Getting there on not-so-unique Flair with a low fare
With the first flight of my Canadian Air Carrier Extravaganza, West-Coast edition in the books, it was time for me to head back to Vancouver... Continue Reading
Why Canadian ULCC Lynx Air is a bargain that’s hard to beat
There’s a new airline flying just north of the border, in Canada. Introducing Lynx Air, a Calgary-based ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) ... Continue Reading
BA’s EAN: 1.5 Mbps just doesn’t cut it in 2022
Prior to the pandemic, British Airways’ provision of the hybrid air-to-ground/S-band satellite European Aviation Network-powered inflight co... Continue Reading
TAP’s Lisbon lounge: fine for the premium economy price
TAP Air Portugal’s business class lounge in Lisbon doesn’t have the best reputation in the industry, so your author’s expectations were fair... Continue Reading
Passengers not left wanting aboard Air France 777-300ER
After experiencing SkyTeam alliance member Delta Air Lines’ flagship product from New York JFK to Paris, and traversing France aboard ... Continue Reading
Air France onboard experience impresses on short flights
Living in New York has spoiled me in the sense that I can typically enjoy nonstop flights to many of the destinations I visit. Occasionally,... Continue Reading
Delta One suite aboard the A330neo remains solid PaxEx choice
After years of frustrating Zoom, Teams, RingCentral, Webex and other virtual meetings, I was thrilled to finally have a chance to travel for... Continue Reading
Eurostar Standard Premier mostly delivers on premium promise
Premium economy is increasingly a common fixture on airlines, but long distance rail travel has been generally slow to adopt this travel cla... Continue Reading
Learning from hotels: COVID’s travel hospitality changes
In the travel hospitality world, aviation and hotels have both been hard hit by COVID-19, and both sectors have had to respond swiftly to th... Continue Reading
Delta is consistent but some products are showing their age
For an AvGeek there are few greater pleasures than flying aboard internationally-configured aircraft on domestic flights. I recently had the... Continue Reading