Singapore’s Changi Airport has been rated the world’s best airport year after year and is determined to stay on top. It recently unveiled the new Terminal 4, the most modern terminal on the planet, designed to enable a fully automatic, self-service for passengers. I had a chance to fly out of Terminal 4, so follow […]
Singapore Airlines has announced that they will merge their regional subsidiary Silk Air into Singapore Airlines, after spending S$100 Million to upgrade the Silk Air planes. This is a great move for customers that will be less confusing, provide more consistency across flights and make earning miles and utilizing elite benefits easier. It’s a long
Eurowings announced their new business class last year and now you can book the flights with fares starting at EUR799 from Duesseldorf, Germany, to New York, Miami, Fort Myers, Punta Cana or Cancun! With fully flat seats, priority check-in, security and boarding, more luggage and better meals, this is a true business class offering at competitive
Rumors have been rampant in Manila that the airline assignments to Ninoy Aquino International Airports (NAIA or MNL) four terminals would change this year and now it is official. There will be a big shuffle for many flights starting August 31, 2018, with flag carrier Philippine Airlines moving all international flights to Terminal 1 and
Philippine Airlines (PAL) recently received the coveted SkyTrax 4-Star Rating and part of it is due to their fleet renewal with much better equipped planes. That continues with the launch of new Airbus A350 and Airbus A321neo planes entering service in May and June 2018. The A350 will be outfitted like the renovated A330 and
If you thought that airline travel in Economy Class couldn’t possibly get any worse than today, with 28 inch seat pitch, no recline, no luggage, no food and no seat assignment – you could be wrong. At this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo 2018 in Hamburg, Italian seat manufacturer Aviointeriors introduced the second iteration of their
topbonus, the loyalty program of bankrupt airberlin, has been in its death throws ever since the airline announced their insolvency last year, hanging on and offering occasional redemption of miles with various airlines and travel partners. Now, the game is finally up, the account access is closed and all miles are gone! There is still
After much rumbling since Philippine President Duterte called Boracay a “cesspool”, the government has now announced the closure of the islands for tourists from April 26 to October 26, 2018. With close to 2 million visitors to Boracay, one of the best beaches in Asia, this is a major impact on tourism in the Philippines.
Boarding might become easier in the near future. German Lufthansa tested a new biometric boarding process at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and was able to board a huge Airbus A380 in 20 minutes using facial recognition! After the successful trial, Lufthansa is planning to roll it out to other US airports – say goodbye
Rumors about the pending sale of uber’s business in South East Asia to rival Grab have been circulating for weeks. Now, it’s official and the two companies announced the acquisition. uber is selling their transportation business for a 27.5% in the rival with the uber CEO joining the board. The consolidation has been pushed by
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is reporting a worldwide growth of 4.6% in passenger travel in January 2018 compared to the year before. While that is a little slower than the month before, it’s due to calendar differences and continued strong growth is expected for the remainder of the year! IATA is expecting passenger
In a press release last week Russian flag carrier Aeroflot announced that going forward they will revoke the elite status of disruptive passengers who attack crew or staff, confiscate their miles and add them to a Russian no-fly list. Given the deterioration of passenger behavior over the last few years with reports of appalling actions