Hong Kong Express bursts with local flavour, just like its menu
Passengers have a wealth of choices when flying the three hours between Hong Kong and Japan, from full service airlines like Cathay, ANA and... Continue Reading
Nose to Tail
Cathay refines mini-suite category to near-perfection with Aria
In 2010, Cathay Pacific defined a generation of business class seats with JPA Design: the inward-facing herringbone Cirrus seat originally f... Continue Reading
Spotlessly clean Icelandair Saga Lounge gives new meaning to Fly Well
Scheduled to fly in Saga Premium class with Icelandair from Reykjavik to Washington Dulles in December, I decided to arrive early at Keflavi... Continue Reading
Last minute upgrade to KLM business on 787-10 proves worth it
As I prepared to return home after a few fun days in Scotland, KLM made me an offer for the return journey that got me thinking for a few mi... Continue Reading
N700S for Supreme: the evolution of the latest Shinkansen
Japan’s original and still busiest bullet train route is the Tokaido Shinkansen section of the original and still principal high-speed line ... Continue Reading
PaxEx advancements clear on newest KLM fleet type, the A321neo
When bad weather strikes and travel plans quickly go sideways, I try to roll with the punches and make the best of a bad situation. On a rec... Continue Reading
Charmed by BermudAir service though Aisle Class remains elusive
BermudAir has received outsized attention for a startup, particularly for its plan to offer an original all-business class cabin featuring b... Continue Reading
Loganair thrills AvGeeks on Twin Otter flight to Barra
At what point does a commercially scheduled flight transition to a sightseeing adventure? That’s the question a group of four #AvGeeks, incl... Continue Reading
Kintetsu Railway’s “kindness” seat: an innovative inspiration
When passenger experience innovations on Japanese railways come to mind, the high-speed Shinkansen, the backbone of the nation’s comprehensi... Continue Reading
Tough to top Turkish Airlines deal for IST-NAV flight
The other-worldly landscapes of Cappadocia, located in central Turkey, are some of the nation’s top tourist sites. High-speed rail has... Continue Reading
Lots to like in Icelandair Saga Premium aboard the 737 MAX
With a narrower fuselage diameter than Airbus A320 family aircraft, the capacity-maximized Boeing 737 MAX is not necessarily known as being ... Continue Reading
No frills, low cost, Peach offers nothing more or less on CTS-SDJ
With a little day trip in the cards during a recent trip to Japan, I needed to fly between the major Japanese city of Sapporo and the smalle... Continue Reading
Trenitalia’s Frecciarossa Executive proves delightfully decadent
European high-speed rail travel is broadly the same across the continent. Excluding low-cost operators, trains come in a two-class configura... Continue Reading
Enjoy a blast from the past aboard JAL 787-8 on TSA-HND
There are dozens of flights between Taipei, Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan on any given day, operated by airlines ranging from the most minimal no-... Continue Reading
Air Do delivers AvGeek fun and personal touches on venerable 767
Need to travel between Tokyo-Haneda and Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido? There are no shortage of options. Remarkably, Haneda-Sapporo is ... Continue Reading