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Cathay Pacific's The Deck lounge at Hong Kong International Airport. Floor to ceiling windows brighten a sleek open space with various seating.

Press Release: Cathay Pacific lounge, The Deck, is now open

Cathay Pacific is excited to announce the reopening today of The Deck lounge at Hong Kong International Airport, giving customers more ways ... Continue Reading

Aerial view Munich Airport. Multiple aircraft are at the gates.

Meeting the needs of the premium leisure traveller: at the airport

As the aviation industry adjusts to a changed world after most Covid-related travel restrictions have been lifted, a key question is how the... Continue Reading

Star Alliance lounge in FCO, Rome. Image: Star Alliance

Press Release: Star Alliance lounge at Fiumicino offering paid access

Star Alliance, winner of the world’s best airline alliance and best alliance lounge at Skytrax, is now offering pay-per-use access to the St... Continue Reading

Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse lounge at Heathrow Airport is equipped with a large bar area and various types of seating.

Virgin Atlantic’s Heathrow Clubhouse stays ahead of the curve

Though London Heathrow’s Terminal 3 has a plethora of high-quality airline lounges, including the stunning Cathay Pacific space, Virgin Atla... Continue Reading

the entry way to the Copa Club at Tocumen International Airport is backed by a huge wall of greenery.

Press Release: Copa opens Copa Club, moves ops to Tocumen’s new T2

Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S. A, and a member of the global Star Alliance airline network, is now welcoming passengers tr... Continue Reading

A high table is displayed here with black barstools tucked underneath.

Op-Ed: Time to banish the bane of the airport lounge: high-top stools

High-top stools in airline lounges: they’re not comfortable, they’re not productive, they’re not space-saving… so why are they everywhere, a... 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

Plant-based burger on a bun with all the dressings. A bowl of fries sits beside it. This can be found on BA's new menus

Airlines go bananas for plant-based meals

As airlines increase their focus on sustainability, the carbon emissions footprint from the food they serve passengers inflight — and in pre... Continue Reading

Delta A330-900neo suite is pictured here. The seat is blue with a much darker blue headrest and the outer thermoplastics and details are light grey, There are headphones hanging in the suite and bedding on the seat.

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

Night time view of the city through the window of the SAS A350

A solid seat but soft product falls short in SAS A350 business

While I started my pandemic-era US domestic flying as soon as the COVID-19 shots were in my arm, I continued to shy away from international ... Continue Reading

easyJet: flying the European low-cost carrier during COVID

Low-cost carriers like easyJet offer cheap and efficient transport, but generally are not known for going above and beyond in terms of servi... Continue Reading

United Airlines' 767-300ER Polaris business class seat with a man's knees showing plenty of space. The IFE screen is seen prominently in this photo

United’s Polaris-aplenty 767 from JFK: enjoy it while you can

When United Airlines decided to pack up and leave New York JFK and sell its precious landing slots to Delta, critics and frequent flyers ali... Continue Reading

A seat triple aboard a BA narrowbody; this is the Club Europe section with the middle seat blocked by a table for placing one's drink or PED

A tale of two halves: British Airways’ Eurobiz in COVID times

British Airways’ Club Europe business class can be great value on European flights. Priority checkin and lounge access make the airport expe... Continue Reading

Air France lounges in Paris and Montréal ask consistency questions

Continuity of design between home hub and outstation lounges seems to pose a surprising amount of challenges for airlines. Maintaining a bra... Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines 767 in-flight, with a view of the engine from the window

Delta’s domestic widebody flights are a treat

With international travel still largely off the table for most people, 2021 has seen the resurgence of highly sought after US domestic wideb... Continue Reading