After the poor customer service and onboard experience, Malaysia Airlines Golden Lounge at their home airport of Kuala Lumpur was a refreshing change and all-around great experience! It was a highlight of our trip and made up for some of the poor service along the way!
Malaysia Airlines (MH) is the flag carrier of Malaysia (read my overview here). Between the competition of AirAsia locally and Singapore Airlines, Garuda and Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines has been struggling. The two fatal crashes in 2014 made things worse, leading into bankruptcy in 2015. I had booked multiple tickets on Malaysia Airlines despite the
Recently, I reviewed the Pagstop lounge at the international terminal 1 at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport – and it wasn’t great. As a Priority Pass member, you also have the option to visit the Miascor lounge, located near gate 9. Let’s see how inviting that lounge is!
Many airlines allow customers to book business class tickets with miles through their loyalty programs or upgrade with miles or upgrade certificates. In an effort to monetize those business class seats, a growing number of airlines is offering customers to bid to upgrade their flight by one class, say from Economy to Business class. For
Terminal 1, the old International terminal at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, has earned a reputation for being one of the worst airports. Fortunately, that is changing with a renovation of the terminal underway. The departure and arrivals areas are almost finished and much nicer, brighter and friendlier! Unfortunately, the two lounges in the terminal
Malaysia Airlines is the flag-carrier of Malaysia and has most recently made news with the two tragic accidents of flights MH370 and MH17 in 2014 as well as the bankruptcy, mass layoffs and reorganization in 2015. Despite these challenges, Malaysia Airlines is continuing to operate and you can find out more about them below!
Every year SkyTrax announces the awards for the best airlines in the world, this year at the Paris Airshow. If you have followed my blog, you will be familiar with their airline quality ratings – they are one data point in my reviews of airlines. They are based on an airline satisfaction survey conducted with
Off all my China Airlines experiences on my recent trip with them, the Dynasty Lounge at Taipei International Airport was by far the best. After a 13 hour flight in an uncomfortable seat (read more here), I had a 2 hour layover (thanks to an early arrival), giving my enough time to check out the
China Airlines (CI) is one of two major carriers based in Taiwan (not mainland China). They are the countries largest and flag carrier, I have flown them in Economy Class before and scored an award business class ticket for a last-minute one-way trip from San Francisco to Taipei and Manila. This review covers the experience
When you travel a lot, having a lounge to hide away from the madness that are large airports and be able to relax a little, have a coffee in the morning, take a shower after a long flight or just use the internet, can make a big difference in how you experience your trip. This
China Airlines is the largest airline and the flag-carrier of Taiwan, not to be confused with Air China, the flag-carrier of mainland China. Even though they fly to Europe, the Americas and all over Asia, and are a member of the SkyTeam alliance, they are not very well known. Read on to find out more
When you are flying on a Star Alliance carrier through Tokyo’s Narita International Airport, you have a lot of choices: It’s a hub for Japan’s ANA airline as well as the Asia hub for United and there are three lounges. As a business or first class passenger or StarAlliance Gold member, you can go to