With limited award availability between Japan and Europe, I decided to start my most recent trip with a flight to New York. Considering that I had some Alaska Airlines miles to burn, wanted to try JAL’s international first class for a long time, and there was award availability on the day I wanted to travel, …
Review: JAL 777-300ER First Class from Tokyo Haneda to New York JFK Read More »
While thinking of which flight to take to Sapporo in advance of taking the BB-8 ANA Jet’s last flight, Japan was hit by a large earthquake that put Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (the bullet train connecting Tokyo with the north of the country) out of service. To fill the gap, both ANA and JAL (and later …
Review: ANA 737-800 Premium Class from Tokyo to Sendai Read More »
On one of my trips to Sapporo back in December 2021, I booked a roundtrip flight with ANA using miles. Having had flown JAL’s domestic first class before but not ANA’s one, I decided to upgrade one of the flights into Premium Class for 14,000 yen (about 120 dollars). More specifically, I upgraded the return …
Review: ANA 767-300ER Premium Class from Sapporo to Tokyo Read More »
Most JAL’s domestic flights offer two classes of service – economy and Class J. However, on some flights on its busiest routes like Tokyo to Sapporo and Tokyo to Fukuoka, the airline also offers first class. The only notable difference between economy class and Class J is the seat. First class, on the other hand, …
Review: JAL A350-900 Domestic First Class from Tokyo to Fukuoka Read More »
While Cathay Pacific has not updated its first class seat in quite a long time, it still offers one of the world’s best first class experiences – both onboard and on the ground – in the world. As such, after having flown it on intra-Asian segments, I was excited to try Cathay Pacific’s first class …
Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class from New York JFK to Hong Kong Read More »
Flight Information Date: September 24, 2017 Flight No.: CX548 Route: Hong Kong International to Tokyo Haneda Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: B-KPV After visiting Cathay Pacific’s lounge in Bangkok, then flying to Hong Kong, and visiting “The Arrival” lounge, both business and first class “The Wing” lounges, and “The Pier, First” lounge, it was …
Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class from Hong Kong to Tokyo HND Read More »
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 …
Flight Review: Cathay Pacific 777-300ER First Class from Bangkok BKK to Hong Kong Read More »
(Flown on March 7, 2017) After three days of spotting in Miami, it was time to head back to Japan. While on my way there, I flew from Tokyo to Miami via Detroit and Atlanta, on my way back, I was only transferring once – in Detroit. I was looking forward to the flight as it …
Flight Review: Delta Air Lines MD-88 First Class from Miami to Detroit Read More »
(Flown on March 3, 2017) The last flight of the day on the first day of my trip was flight DL333 from Atlanta to Miami. In order to catch the 10:26PM flight, I left the Delta Sky Club around 9:40PM and headed straight to the departure gate. When I looked at the upgrade list, there …
Flight Review: Delta Air Lines 757-200 First Class from Atlanta to Miami Read More »
