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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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AirAsia Japan Returns on October 29, 2017, with a Nagoya-Sapporo Route

AirAsia Japan Returns with a Nagoya – Sapporo Route Starting on October 29, 2017

About a week ago, Tony Fernandes – the CEO of AirAsia – tweeted the following: AirAsia Japan will be finally opening real real soon. Super exciting. — Tony Fernandes (@tonyfernandes) October 10, 2017 Given that the launch of the new AirAsia Japan has been pushed back numerous times, I didn’t pay much attention to it.

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Trip Preview: The New Jinbei Jet Inaugural with an Unexpected Detour to South Korea

Trip Preview: The New Jinbei Jet Inaugural with an Unexpected Detour to South Korea

While I’m still in the process of posting individual articles about my September trip to Europe, I thought I’d write briefly about a short trip I have coming up next weekend. The New Jinbei Jet Inaugural Back in March, JTA (Japan Transocean Air) announced that it would paint two of its 737-800s in blue and pink

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Flying British Airways Domestically within Austria (via London) for Less than Austrian Airlines

The Cheapest Way to Fly Within Austria? With British Airways Through London!

In February, I will be flying from Hanoi to New York and back in Qatar Airways’ business class thanks to a crazy error fare from a couple of months ago. That roundtrip alone will give me enough tier points to reach the requirement for Executive Club Silver status. Why I Will Credit Miles for the

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Travel Service to Acquire Korean Air's and Czech Government's Stakes in Czech Airlines

Travel Service to Acquire Korean Air’s and Czech Government’s Stakes in Czech Airlines

Yesterday, Travel Service – the largest Czech airline and a 34% owner of CSA Czech Airlines – announced that it reached agreements with Korean Air and the Czech government to acquire further stake in the Czech flag carrier. The airline said that it would acquire Korean Air’s 44% stake, as well as Czech government’s 19.74%

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Skymark Airlines Introduces a Logo Jet Promoting “Shitamachi Bobsleigh”

Earlier today, Skymark Airlines announced a new logo jet that it will introduce to promote Shitamachi Bobsleigh Project. The new “Shitamachi Bobsleigh Jet” will operate from tomorrow, October 6, 2017, until December 2018. It will join Skymark’s other special liveries including Taka Girl Jet promoting the Fukuoka Hawks baseball team, and Yamato Jet promoting Space Battleship Yamato

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Agoda: The Best Way to Earn Small Amounts of Miles? (Works with More than 30 Programs)

Agoda: The Best Way to Earn Small Amounts of Miles? (Works with More than 30 Programs)

Currently, I have 7,902 miles sitting in my United Airlines MileagePlus account. Given that generally I credit miles for my Star Alliance flights to my ANA Mileage Plan account, I was looking for a way to use the United miles so that they just don’t sit there. Being located in Japan, one of the easiest

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Flying Cathay Pacific's First Class for $671.87: The Experience and the Booking

Flying Cathay Pacific’s First Class for $671.87: The Experience and the Booking

On Sunday, I got back from a trip to Europe that I wrote about briefly here. I already posted one of the reviews – a review of JAL Sakura Lounge at Haneda’s domestic terminal. Over the next weeks, I will continue with posting all the reviews and reports in chronological order. Trip Preview: Europe with

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Japan Airlines Orders 4 Boeing 787-8s to be Used on Domestic Flights from 2019

Japan Airlines Orders 4 Boeing 787-8s to be Used on Domestic Flights from 2019

Earlier this week, JAL (Japan Airlines) announced that it ordered four Boeing 787-8s on top of its existing 787 orders. The airline plans to use the new aircraft on domestic routes. The order is part of JAL’s preparation for the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the airline plans to enter the aircraft into domestic service

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