Keishi Nukina, Author at KN Aviation

Flight Review: Qatar Airways 777-300ER Business Class from Doha to Hanoi via Bangkok

Business Class / By Keishi Nukina / April 3, 2018

Flight Information Date: February 15, 2018 Flight No.: QR834 Route: Doha Hamad International to Hanoi Noi Bai (via Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) Airline: Qatar Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: A7-BAG With the flight in Qatar Airways QSuites business class, an enjoyable visit to New York, and a short stay at the Westin Doha over, it was time for the […]

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Kobe Airport's Operation Switched to Private Kansai Airports Company as of April 1, 2018

Kobe Airport’s Operation Handed Over to Private Kansai Airports Company as of April 1, 2018

Blog, News / By Keishi Nukina / April 2, 2018

Yesterday, April 1, 2018, the operations of Kobe airport were handed over from the city to a private company, Kansai Airports Kobe – a subsidiary of Kansai Airports, the operator of the two Osaka airports. Privatization of Kobe Airport The privatization process started in late 2016 when Kobe city announced its plan to privatize Kobe airport. While

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Spotting & Event Report: Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 787-9 and ‘Haneda to the World’

Plane Spotting / By Keishi Nukina / April 1, 2018

Another day, another visit to an airport. Yesterday, I wrote about my visit to Narita airport to get some photos of aircraft together with blossoming sakura trees. Today, I visited Tokyo’s other airport, Haneda, for a couple of hours. Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 787-9 The main reason of the visit was to see the arrival

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Spotting Report: Cherry Blossom Season at Tokyo Narita Airport

Plane Spotting / By Keishi Nukina / March 31, 2018

Every year, millions of Japanese do hanami – cherry blossom viewing all over the country. And, hundreds if not thousands of aviation enthusiasts (as well as “non-avgeeks”) visit Sakura no Yama park near Narita airport to enjoy the cherry blossoms together with aircraft. Today, I decided to visit the park as well. And, while getting there

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Taking Advantage of +Qatar to Get a Free Night at The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa

Taking Advantage of the PlusQatar Program to Get a Free Night at The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa

Blog / By Keishi Nukina / March 29, 2018

As mentioned in my previous post, after arriving from New York, I had a whole day to spend in Doha. While I initially planned to do at least a bit of sightseeing, the fact that I was quite tired and that it was very hazy outside resulted in me spending my whole transfer in The Westin

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Review: Qatar Airways First and Business Class Immigration Facility and Arrivals Lounge at Doha

Airport Lounges / By Keishi Nukina / March 26, 2018

As I had almost twenty hours between my Qatar Airways flights from New York and to Hanoi, I entered the country so that I could – among other things – experience and write about Qatar Airways arrival facilities at its home airport. I also tried PlusQatar – Qatar’s free stopover hotel program, but I will write

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Flight Review: Qatar Airways A350-900 Business Class from New York JFK to Doha

Business Class / By Keishi Nukina / March 25, 2018

Flight Information Date: February 13, 2018 Flight No.: QR704 Route: New York John F. Kennedy to Doha Hamad International Airline: Qatar Airways Type: Airbus A350-900 Registration: A7-ALD With a couple of days of sightseeing and a day of spotting in New York over, it was time to continue on to my next destination, Hong Kong. But, not before

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Review: British Airways Galleries Club Lounge at New York JFK

Airport Lounges / By Keishi Nukina / March 24, 2018

While my Qatar Airways QSuites flight arrived at JFK’s terminal 8, my return flight to Doha departed from terminal 7. As such, after checking in, I was instructed to visit the British Airways Galleries Club Lounge. The lounge was located right after security, a (broken) escalator “ride” or an elevator ride up from the main

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Spotting Report: A Sunny Afternoon at New York John F. Kennedy Airport

Plane Spotting / By Keishi Nukina / March 24, 2018

I hoped to spend at least a day spotting at JFK airport during my trip to New York back in February. Unfortunately, though, the weather wasn’t good for large part of my stay, and so I mostly enjoyed spending time in the city. The luck changed on my last day when the forecast said the

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