Air Travel

With Air France having retired the Airbus A380, British Airways and Lufthansa are the two remaining operators of the type in Europe. The latter, however, only plans on bringing a handful of its Superjumbos out of storage. That leaves British Airways your best bet when it comes to flying the A380 on a European airline. […]

Star Alliance Gold is an alliance-wide status that, instead of being earned directly, comes as a perk that top-tier frequent flyer status holders with Star Alliance member airlines get. Those with Star Alliance Gold status can enjoy a variety of benefits like lounge access and fast track security access when flying with any of the

One of the most useful perks that business and first class passengers can enjoy on the ground is lounge access. The same applies to those holding higher-tier frequent flyer statuses. While the exact lounge you will be able to access depends on the airline you are flying with, when flying with a Star Alliance member

If you earn a frequent flyer status with an airline belonging to one of the three major alliances, you will often also get an alliance-wide status at the same time. In the case of Star Alliance, there are two – Silver and Gold – with the latter being incomparably more valuable than the former. Continue

If you are new to the world of frequent flyer programs and you just created an account with one of the Star Alliance airlines’ frequent flyer programs, chances are you run into a mention of “Star Alliance Silver.” In this article, I take a look at what it is, whether it has any benefits that

ANA was established in 1952 and primarily operates from Tokyo Haneda and Tokyo Narita, as well as other major Japanese airports like Osaka Itami and Fukuoka. ANA is consistently rated as a safe airline to fly with. The airline is IATA IOSA certified and its safety regulator is one of the world’s leading civil aviation

Qantas was one of the first airlines to operate the A380 and, in total, received 12 airframes. While the airline’s A380 fleet size has shrunk since then, Qantas is still investing considerable resources to keep the superjumbos in the air. Continue reading to see how many Qantas A380s are active, what routes they operate, and

Recently, we flew with our daughter for the first time, taking three flights – two on ANA and one on Jetstar Japan. With all of those being domestic flights around Japan, I thought I would put together a list of some of the things that are worth knowing before taking such a flight with your

If you just started collecting frequent flyer miles, you might be surprised to find that there are two types of miles or points in your frequent flyer account. While each airline uses slightly different names for the two, in essence, they are award miles and status miles. Continue reading to learn more about the two.