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January 2, 2019

Cathay Pacific Honors New Years Mistake Fare

Happy new year! How did you spend your new years? I spent mine counting down with a friend,…
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January 1, 2019

I Flew Cathay Pacific’s New Narrower Economy Seat…and Hated It

TL/DR: Although I can’t blame Cathay Pacific for their new 10-abreast Economy seats, I had an awful experience,…
byJason
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December 28, 2018

Cathay Pacific Promises Inflight WiFi On All Longhaul Flights By End 2019

Every now and then we see airlines give ambitious plans that they don’t manage to follow through with.…
byAlvin
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December 27, 2018

RANKED: The Best Business Class Seats In 2018

As I’m incredibly busy over the next few days and am also doing some spring cleaning with the…
byAlvin
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December 17, 2018

K-Pop Fans Mob A 747-8 To Get Wanna One Autographs, Delay Flight By An Hour

Korea culture has its fair share of attention in Hong Kong – our city singlehandedly has such a…
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December 13, 2018

How To Use Your Bonus AAdvantage Miles From Hong Kong

For the next couple of days, American Airlines is offering a 120,000-mile bonus for every 150,000 miles that…
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December 8, 2018

A Great Way To Spend Your KrisFlyer Miles

Last week I booked an itinerary for myself that gave me a direct turn to Taipei for 40,000…
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December 8, 2018

YASS – Hong Kong Airlines’ New Economy Meals Show They Understand Their Brand

I love good airline branding, as it represents what I love about airlines. Airlines have – or are…
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December 2, 2018

BOOKED: EVA Air 787 Business Class (I’m An Idiot)

I’m an idiot sometimes. This December break I found my schedule freer than I was expecting, and I…
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November 24, 2018

Review: Royal Brunei A320neo Economy Class

An aviation expert's detailed review of Royal Brunei's A320neo economy class, detailing the cost, seat, food, service, amenities, and more.
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November 18, 2018

Ridiculously CHEAP HK$14,000 R/T Fares From London To Hong Kong

This is for all of those Hong Kongers studying in the UK and needing to get home (and…
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November 13, 2018

EVA Air’s NEW 787 Business Class Seat — WOW!!

Greetings from Taipei! Last Saturday, I flew to Hong Kong and right back onboard EVA Air’s brand new…
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November 11, 2018

Royal Brunei A320neo Economy Class: Better Than What You’d Expect

Hello from Bandar Seri Begawan! Today I had the opportunity to fly from Hong Kong to Bandar Seri…
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November 7, 2018

NEXT UP: Royal Brunei’s A320neo

I’m in Hong Kong, having spent the last three months on the ground. The last two months have…
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November 3, 2018

Qatar Airways Will “Highly Likely” Leave Oneworld

One of the greatest assets of the oneworld alliance would have to be Qatar Airways. They have an…
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October 29, 2018

Revealed: Turkish Airlines’ 787 Business Class Configuration

While I’ve never flown Turkish Airlines, I’ve heard basically unanimous praise about their soft product. In particular, their…
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October 27, 2018

Worst Premium Longhaul Products: Don’t Let These Airlines Screw You Over

Over the past decade we’ve seen the standard for longhaul flying transition from angled-flat and herringbone seats to…
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October 25, 2018

How To Deal With Cathay Pacific’s Latest Security Breach: “Do”s and “Don’t”s

Over the past few months Cathay Pacific underwent a security breach where details of many Marco Polo Club/Asia…
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October 24, 2018

Cathay Pacific Is Closing Their Arrivals Lounge At Hong Kong Airport

I love when airlines offer arrivals lounges at their hub airports. They’re a good way to prolong the…
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October 17, 2018

5 Fifth-Freedom Flights From Hong Kong I’d Like To Try

Sometimes airlines find profit in flying a plane to a certain destination via another, so to fulfil two…
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