Keishi Nukina

Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A330-300 Economy Class Cabin

Review: Hong Kong Airlines A330-300 Economy Class from Osaka to Hong Kong

While Hong Kong Airlines has been encountering some economic difficulties recently, the airline is still a good – and often relatively cheap – option on flights within Asia as well as between Asia and the United States. I had a chance to fly with the airline in economy class from Osaka to Los Angeles and […]

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Trip Preview: Visiting Palmdale to Fly on NASA's DC-8

Trip Preview: Visiting Palmdale to Fly on NASA’s DC-8

Last year, I was fortunate enough to fly on NASA’s airborne observatory – SOFIA – in Christchurch, New Zealand. Last month, I had a chance to experience another one of the agency’s research aircraft – Douglas DC-8. I won’t talk much about that in this article, though. Instead, I’ll give you a brief overview of

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Shimojishima Airport: A Brief History and a Tour of Its New Terminal

Shimojishima Airport: A Brief History and a Tour of Its New Terminal

Some days ago, I published a report about the first Jetstar Japan flight from Tokyo Narita to Shimojishima. While the inaugural flight didn’t take me to a brand new airport, it took me to an airport that has been “reborn” thanks to a brand new terminal and resumed scheduled service after about a 25-year hiatus.

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New Terminal, New Era: Onboard Jetstar Japan's Inaugural Flight from Tokyo to Shimojishima

New Terminal, New Era: Onboard Jetstar Japan’s Inaugural Flight from Tokyo to Shimojishima

Over the last couple of years, I took quite a few “special” flights – whether inaugurals or farewells. Among others, I was on Air France’s inaugural 787 flight, on the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400CC inaugural flight, as well as on the Cathay Pacific 747 farewell flight. That said, I’d never been on an inaugural flight

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Review: Ambassador Transit Lounge (Terminal 2) at Singapore Changi Airport

Review: Ambassador Transit Lounge (Terminal 2) at Singapore Changi Airport

Harilela Group operates a variety of facilities at Singapore Changi airport including restaurants, hotels, and lounges. All but one of the facilities are in the airport’s transit area. One of those is also the Ambassador Transit Lounge in terminal 2 which I had a chance to visit back in March. Just like the SATS Premier

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Review: SATS Premier Lounge (Terminal 2) at Singapore Changi Airport

Review: SATS Premier Lounge (Terminal 2) at Singapore Changi Airport

When it comes to airports with Priority Pass lounges, there are very few that offer as much choice as Singapore Changi. In fact, there are as many as 11 lounges accessible to Priority Pass members with at least one in each of the airport’s four terminals. Prior to taking an ANA flight to Tokyo, I

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