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The Four Best Priority Pass Lounges I Visited in 2017

The Four Best Priority Pass Lounges I Visited in 2017

Since becoming a Priority Pass member in late 2016, I had a chance to visit close to 50 lounges belonging to the network. Of those, I visited the following 34 last year: Amsterdam, Netherlands: Aspire Lounge Schengen Bangkok BKK, Thailand: Air France-KLM Lounge, Louis’ Tavern CIP Lounge Near Gate G2, Oman Air Lounge Budapest, Hungary: Menzies […]

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Lounge Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International - Main Terminal) at Tokyo Narita

Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International – Main Terminal) at Tokyo Narita

Japan Airlines operates a pair of business class lounges in the international part of Tokyo Narita’s terminal 2. Before taking a flight to Delhi onboard JAL’s excellent business class on my way to Slovakia, I had the chance to visit the one located in the main terminal rather than the satellite building. The lounge is

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Happy New Year! A Look Back at 10 of My Favorite and 10 Most Read Posts of 2017

Happy New Year! A Look Back at 10 of My Favorite and 10 Most Read Posts of 2017

Happy New Year! Before I continue, I would like to thank you all for reading KN Aviation in 2017! I would also like to especially thank Hirofumi – the first KN Aviation contributor – that provided the site with an excellent series of reviews from his around-the-world trip with Star Alliance. You can look forward

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Flight Review: Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class from Istanbul to Delhi

Flight Review: Turkish Airlines 777-300ER Business Class from Istanbul to Delhi

Flight Information Date: September 4, 2017 Flight No.: TK716 Route: Istanbul Ataturk to Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airline: Turkish Airlines Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: TC-LKB ATD: 8:38PM ATA: 5:06AM+1 Flight Duration: 5 hrs 58 min My round-the-world trip with Star Alliance came to an end with a Turkish Airlines flight between Istanbul and Delhi. The flight was operated

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Japan Air Commuter Mechanic Dies in Hospital After Being Involved in an Incident at Kagoshima Airport

Japan Air Commuter Mechanic Dies in Hospital After Being Involved in an Incident at Kagoshima Airport

Japan Air Commuter mechanic died in hospital after getting crushed by a Saab 340 wing at Kagoshima airport, a variety of Japanese media including NHK reported. The incident occurred shortly before 1PM Japan time on December 29, 2017, when a Japan Coast Guard Saab 340 under maintenance by Japan Air Commuter tilted while getting towed

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A Decade Ago - 2007 in Review: My First DSLR & A Year of Euro Spotting Trips

A Decade Ago – 2007 in Review: My First DSLR & A Year of Euro Spotting Trips

It’s hard to believe it’s been more than a year since I posted my “a decade ago” review of my spotting beginnings in 2006. With 2017 coming to an end, I would like to continue with the second instalment of the series, covering 2007 – an important year in my “avgeek history.” In 2007, I

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ANA Flight 175 from LA to Tokyo Turns Around 4 Hours into the Flight Due to Unauthorized Passenger Onboard

ANA Flight 175 from LA to Tokyo Turns Around 4 Hours into the Flight Due to Unauthorized Passenger Onboard

On December 26, 2017, ANA flight 175 from Los Angeles to Tokyo Narita had to turn around and return to Los Angeles more than four hours into the flight due to discovery of an unauthorized passenger onboard. NH175 Turns Around Due to an Unauthorized Passenger The flight, NH175 operated by ANA’s Boeing 777-300ER (registered JA732A),

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Flight Review: AirAsia Japan Inaugural, A320 from Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo CTS

Flight Review: AirAsia Japan Inaugural, A320 from Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo CTS

Flight Information Date: October 29, 2017 Flight No.: DJ1 Route: Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo New Chitose Airline: AirAsia Japan Type: Airbus A320-200 Registration: JA01DJ When AirAsia Japan announced that it would finally be (re)starting operations, I decided to book the inaugural flight. The first flight was operated on the Nagoya Centrair to Sapporo New Chitose route –

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Merry Christmas! Christmas Trees from Tokyo to Nitra via Delhi, Amsterdam, and Vienna

Merry Christmas! Enjoying Decorated Airports While Flying Home (to Slovakia) for Christmas

Merry Christmas! A couple of days ago, I made my way from Tokyo to Nitra, Slovakia – my hometown – for my annual Christmas visit. (Having grown up in Europe, I can’t imagine spending Christmas in Japan…) While I will write reviews of all the flights I took and lounges I visited later on, today

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