Air Travel

The inability to fly over Russia turned Finnair’s biggest advantage in connecting Europe with Asia into a disadvantage resulting in hours of extra flying time. That said, oftentimes it still is a viable option on those routes and might also pop up when you search for flights between the United States and Europe, for example. […]

With a network of about 150 destinations spanning all six inhabited continents, Qatar Airways is often an option for many long-haul itineraries. Combined with often attractive fares compared to competitors, chances are you are inclined to choose the airline for your next trip. Before deciding, though, you are likely wondering what the airline is like

The two largest Middle Eastern airlines – Emirates and Qatar Airways – are some of the most popular options when it comes to flying, among other destination pairs, from the US East Coast to Southeast Asia and from Europe to Asia. Since flying Emirates for the first time in 2008 and Qatar Airways in 2012,

At long last, on April 29, 2023, Japan canceled all of its COVID-19-related travel restrictions, joining the vast majority of other countries. Perhaps realizing the limited benefit of those measures at this point, the date the restrictions expired was moved up from the originally scheduled May 8, 2023. In either case, with my recent trip

Did you ever look out of an aircraft window and notice the paint marking on the airport runway and wonder what they all mean? Runway paint markings are visual markers that help guide pilots and ensure safe aircraft take-offs and landings. And, if you’re intrigued to understand more about these markings and how they help

If you are about to fly with an airline you never heard of, you might be wondering if it’s safe. The short answer is that air travel continues to be one of the safest forms of travel. In 2022, a busy year for air travel, there were a total of 33 accidents involving commercial passenger

The airline industry is in a state of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning in 2020 and extending through to 2022, lockdowns and travel restrictions were imposed by many governments, passenger numbers were a fraction of what they were prior to the pandemic, and many aircraft remained in storage in vast aircraft parking ‘lots.’ The

Lufthansa Group airlines Lufthansa, Swiss, and Edelweiss Air are some of the last few remaining Airbus A340 operators in the world. Arguably, they are also the easiest options when it comes to flying on the type. While the former flies the type from Frankfurt and Munich, the latter two airlines operate out of Zurich. In