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StarFlyer to Restart International Scheduled Operations During 2018 Winter Schedule

StarFlyer Aims to Restart International Scheduled Operations During 2018 Winter Schedule

Earlier today, StarFlyer – an airline currently operating only domestic scheduled services – announced that it intends to reenter the international scheduled market starting with 2018 winter schedule. StarFlyer International Scheduled Routes Set to Return The airline is planning to launch the following three international routes during 2018 winter schedule: Kitakyushu to Taipei Taoyuan Fukuoka […]

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Delta Air Lines 747 Said "Sayonara" to Japan as It Operated Its Last Flight Out of Tokyo Yesterday

Delta Air Lines 747 Said “Sayonara” as It Operated Its Last Flight Out of Japan Yesterday

Yesterday, Delta Air Lines 747-400 got one step closer to its retirement as it operated its last flight out of Japan. The flight, DL276 to Detroit, was pushed back at 6:23PM – about half an hour behind its scheduled departure time of 5:50PM – and took off from Narita’s runway 34L at 6:53PM. A look

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Landed in Sapporo: First Impressions from AirAsia Japan's Inaugural Flight

Landed in Sapporo: First Impressions from AirAsia Japan’s Inaugural Flight

As I am writing this, I am sitting in Super Lounge at Sapporo airport, waiting for my Jetstar flight back to Tokyo. The reason I am here is that I took the AirAsia Japan inaugural from Nagoya earlier today. While I will post a full report later on, I wanted to share some quick impressions of the flight

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Lounge Review: Cathay Pacific "The Arrival" at Hong Kong International

Lounge Review: Cathay Pacific “The Arrival” at Hong Kong International

Besides operating a network of excellent departure lounges, Cathay Pacific also operates an arrival lounge – aptly named “The Arrival” – at its base in Hong Kong. Since the lounge is accessible to all Cathay Pacific first and business class passengers arriving in Hong Kong, I had a chance to visit it after my first

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A Look at All ANA 787 Liveries as the Second "Mackerel" Gets Repainted into Regular Livery

A Look at All ANA 787 Liveries as the Second “Mackerel” Gets Repainted into Regular Livery

With 36 Boeing 787-8s and 26 Boeing 787-9s currently in its fleet, All Nippon Airways (ANA) is the largest 787 operator in the world. The first two 787-8s operated by ANA – the launch customer of the type – were delivered to the airline in 2011 wearing a special “mackerel” livery. The first one of

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Can't Decide Where to Go on Your Next Trip to Europe? Let Lufthansa Surprise You

Can’t Decide Where to Go on Your Next European Trip? Let Lufthansa Surprise You

A couple of months ago, I wrote about JAL’s “Dokokani Mile” – a system where you can get an award ticket for a highly discounted rate you let JAL choose the destination. Today, I want to introduce something similar – although cash-based – offered by Lufthansa. Let Lufthansa Surprise You With Lufthansa Surprise, you can

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Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Hong Kong

Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class from Bangkok BKK to Hong Kong

Flight Information Date: September 23, 2017 Flight No.: CX708 Route: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Hong Kong International Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: B-KPP After relaxing for a couple of hours at the BS Residence Suvarnabhumi, I took the shuttle back to the airport to catch my Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong. The flight was

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When a Typhoon Ruins Your Weekend Travel Plans, You… Book a Flight on a 747 Instead!

Some days ago, I wrote a preview article to a trip I had coming up to fly on Jinbei Jet inaugural. Thanks to a typhoon that is making its way towards Japan looking like it could affect the flight, I decided to cancel the trip. Well, sort of… I was able to come up with

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Lounge Review: Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Lounge Review: Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

My Cathay Pacific first class experience last month started with a visit to the Cathay Pacific First and Business Class Lounge in Bangkok prior to my departure to Hong Kong. While my flight was departing from gate D7 in the central part of the terminal, the lounge was located in Concourse G. Still, no big

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