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Lounge Review: ACV (NIA) Business Lounge at Hanoi Noi Bai

Review: ACV (NIA) Business Lounge at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport

Last month, prior to taking a Qatar Airways flight from Hanoi to Doha via Bangkok, I visited ACV Business Lounge – also sometimes referred to as NIA Lounge. It’s one of two business class lounges located in Noi Bai airport’s terminal 2 with the other one being the Vietnam Airlines’ lounge. The lounge is located […]

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Spotting Report & Guide: Photographing Aircraft from Hanoi Noi Bai Airport Terminal

Spotting Report & Guide: Photographing Aircraft from Hanoi Noi Bai Airport Terminal

When making my way to and from New York back in February (and on my way back), I spent a few hours taking photos at Hanoi Noi Bai airport. I didn’t have the time to venture to spots outside the terminal. Luckily, though, it is possible to get decent photos from inside Noi Bai’s terminal 2

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Getting from Hanoi Noi Bai Airport to the City and Enjoying a Morning Around Hoam Kiem Lake

Getting from Hanoi Noi Bai Airport to the City and Enjoying a Morning Around Hoam Kiem Lake

When booking positioning flights for the Qatar Airways sub-$700 business class fare out of Hanoi, it worked out in a way that I would be arriving in Vietnam the night before the Qatar Airways flight – and, only departing in late afternoon of the following day. As such, instead of looking for a hotel near

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The Last Chance to See the JASDF 747 Up Close? The Next Chitose Air Festival to Be Held on July 22, 2018

The Last Chance to See the JASDF 747 Up Close? The Next Chitose Air Festival to Be Held on July 22, 2018

Earlier today, the Japanese Air Self Defense Force put out an announcement that food and goods stall spots for the 2018 Chitose Air Festival are open for applications now. With that, it has essentially announced the date of this year’s Chitose Air Festival – July 22 (Sunday). The Last Chance to See the JASDF 747-400

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Flight Review: Cathay Dragon A320 Economy Class from Hong Kong to Hanoi

Flight Review: Cathay Dragon A320 Economy Class from Hong Kong to Hanoi

Flight Information Date: February 7, 2018 Flight No.: KA299 Route: Hong Kong International to Hanoi Noi Bai Airline: Cathay Dragon (Dragonair) Type: Airbus A320-200 Registration: B-HSI After arriving in Hong Kong and spending some time in one of the Plaza Premium lounges at the airport, it was time to continue the trip with a flight to Hanoi

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Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300 Economy Class from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong

Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300 Economy Class from Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong

Flight Information Date: February 7, 2018 Flight No.: CX501 Route: Tokyo Narita to Hong Kong International Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways Type: Boeing 777-300 Registration: B-HNJ Over the last two years, I reviewed Cathay Pacific Airways a couple of times including their last 747-400 flight as well as a pair of flights onboard the airline’s first class. However,

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Delta Air Lines to Increase Frequency to Daily on Honolulu - Fukuoka and Nagoya in Summer 2018

Delta Air Lines to Increase Frequency to Daily on Honolulu – Fukuoka and Honolulu – Nagoya in Summer 2018

Yesterday, Delta Air Lines announced that it is planning to increase the frequency of its Honolulu – Fukuoka and Honolulu – Nagoya routes to daily during the 2018 summer season. DL599/598: Honolulu – Fukuoka and Back Currently, the first of the two routes – connecting the Hawaiian capital with Fukuoka on Kyushu island – operates

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JAL Prefecture Stickers: A Nice Gesture and Something I Wish Other Airlines Would Get Inspired By

JAL Prefecture Stickers: A Likable Concept I Wish Other Airlines Would Get Inspired By

On my flight from Tokyo to Sapporo earlier today, I was surprised by the diversity of the cabin crew in terms of the prefectures they came from. The reason I know about it is because when making the welcome announcement, the ten or so prefectures were named one by one. And, the reason JAL does

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Japan Airlines' SAMURAI BLUE Jet to Return to the Japanese Skies in Late March 2018

Japan Airlines’ SAMURAI BLUE Jet to Return to the Japanese Skies in Late March 2018

Earlier today, in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Japan Airlines announced that it would be applying special SAMURAI BLUE decals to one of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft. SAMURAI BLUE refers to the Japanese national soccer team, and the aircraft (besides featuring SAMURAI BLUE the titles) will also feature an image depicting

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