Hong Kong might not be celebrating Thanksgiving, but that won’t stop Cathay Pacific from launching a Black Friday Promotion for flights from the US to Asia. You can get $1,000 off Business Class and $500 off Premium Economy tickets for round-trip flights to select destinations. Business Class starts as low as $2,334 from Seattle to […]
WOW Air was one of the low-cost carriers that sparked the fare wars over the North Atlantic, with one-way fares as low as $69 one-way, forcing competitors to respond. From their base in Iceland, they were able to fly across the Atlantic with narrow-body planes, which made for cheap, if uncomfortable flights. Now, their local competitor
OAG analyzes the on-time performance of the world’s airlines and airports and for the first time, also published the world’s busiest domestic and international routes – as well as what your chances are to arrive on-time and what airlines have the best performance no these routes! The world’s busiest domestic route is between the two
Most people purchase their flight tickets based no the flight times and price. Frequent travelers might have loyalty to a specific airline, but few fliers make the effort to compare service quality, seat comfort, safety, the end-to-end experience and many still get tripped up by surprising baggage fees at the end of the booking process.
Turkish Airlines is the flag carrier of Turkey and proudly advertises the fact that they fly to more countries on Earth than any other airlines. They’ve also made the news with their flying chefs and excellent food in Business Class. With their hub in Istanbul, they are competing head-on with Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and
Singapore Airlines is my favorite airline and the World’s Best Airline of 2018 and that quality usually comes at a price. Right now, members of the Kris Flyer award program can get deeply discounted award tickets on select routes as part of the Spontaneous Escapes promotion including long-haul flights to San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, London
Wizz Air (read my snapshot review here) the Eastern European low-cost carrier, is adjusting their baggage policy to match the recently tightened policy of Ryan Air. But, in this case its actually an improvement over their even more stringent and costly policy before! They are introducing a new 10kg check-in bag at a lower fee,
The rewards program of Turkish Airlines is called “Miles & Smiles”. It has received more attention (especially in the US) with their participation in StarAlliance, the move to revenue-oriented miles earning by other StarAlliance airlines and their recent addition to the Citi ThankYou program, allowing credit card holders of the bank to transfer points into
Cathay Pacific announced the introduction of new seats for their regional business class seats with the launch of the new Airbus A321neo at their subsidiary Cathay Dragon. The airline has ordered 32 A321 and starts receiving them as early as the end of 2019. Surprisingly, Cathay Pacific is planning to implement recliner seats, focusing instead
OAG has conducted an in-depth analysis of the on-time performance of airlines across the world and the winners are airbaltic (90.01%), Hong Kong Airlines (88.83%) and Hawaiian Airlines (87.24%). Several Low Cost Carriers (LCC) also make the top 15, including European Vueling, Jetstar Asia and Brasilian Azul. Two of my favorite airlines, Singapore Airlines and
Turkish Airlines is launching improved dining services for business class passengers on long-haul intercontinental flights. Passengers will be able to view and select meal choices online prior to their flight. They will also be able to dine at any time they wish during the flight, making meal services even more personal and convenient!
Eurowings is the low-cost subsidiary of German flag-carrier Lufthansa. They started out as a regional airline, but are now offering flights all over Europe as well as long-haul flights to Asia and North America. Recently they added a Business Class cabin, making them more of a hybrid-airline and hve been growing quickly! If you are