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Spotting Report: Sapporo New Chitose, Japan

Spotting Report: Winter Wonderland at Sapporo New Chitose Part 2

Last week, I wrote about the first two days of my recent four-day trip to Sapporo for spotting. In the second part, I will cover the last two days of the trip. Day 3: January 31, 2017 A Cloudy Start Upon waking up, the weather looked very promising. In fact, the skies were completely clear. …

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Review: Super Lounge at Sapporo New Chitose

Lounge Review: Super Lounge at Sapporo New Chitose

On my way home from a four day spotting trip to Sapporo Chitose, I had quite a few hours to spend in the terminal before catching a 9PM Air Do flight back to Tokyo. As such, among other things, I visited Super Lounge which I am able to access thanks to my Rakuten Premium credit …

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Review: Airport Lounge (T2 North) at Tokyo Haneda

Lounge Review: Airport Lounge Terminal 2 North Pier at Tokyo Haneda

Besides getting a Priority Pass membership for free with my Rakuten Premium credit card, I also get access to domestic credit card lounges. Before my flight to Sapporo at the end of last month, I had a chance to try one of those – the Airport Lounge in the north part of Haneda Airport’s terminal …

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Spotting Report: Tokyo Haneda, Japan

Spotting Report: Colorful Haneda with Lufthansa Retro and More

As I had some time last Saturday, and the weather in Tokyo was perfect, I decided to pay Haneda airport a visit. When I checked FlightRadar and realized that Lufthansa’s Retro 747-8i was on its way to Haneda as well, my excitement grew further. Busy International Terminal Observation Deck My first stop after arriving at …

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Spotting Report: Sapporo New Chitose, Japan

Spotting Report: Winter Wonderland at Sapporo New Chitose Part 1

When I visited Sapporo Chitose airport for winter spotting for the first time in February 2014, I knew I had to return. In fact, I was planning to do “snowy Sapporo spotting” every year. Due to one reason or another, that did not happen, but last week, I finally returned there. I spent four days …

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Spotting Report: Vienna Airport Visitor Terrace

Spotting Report & Guide: Vienna Airport Visitor Terrace with Snow

Posted: February 2, 2017 When I arrived back in Vienna from Paris after the Air France 787 inaugural flight last month, the airport was covered in snow, but it was sunny. As such, having recently read that the airport’s observation terrace has been expanded, I decided to visit it for the first time in hope …

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Austrian Airlines A320 Vienna Paris Review

Flight Review: Austrian Airlines A320 Economy Class from Vienna to Paris

After visiting Sky Lounge Schengen using my Priority Pass membership, I headed to gate F31 around 4:30PM – 50 minutes before the scheduled departure time. Boarding started at 5:05PM, and two minutes later, rows 18 through 30 were called to board. With my boarding pass for seat 23D in hand, I headed down the jetway, …

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Spotting Report: Catching Up with Traffic at Tokyo Haneda

Spotting Report: Catching Up with Tokyo Haneda Traffic

As I had some time yesterday, and the weather was pretty much perfect, I decided to head to Haneda airport in the afternoon. It had been a while since I last visited the airport for a prolonged spotting session, and so there were some new sights to shoot. Terminal 2 Observation Deck After arrival, I …

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Review: Air Lounge Vienna (Priority Pass)

Lounge Review: Air Lounge at Vienna International

Taking the Vienna to Dubai flight with Emirates twice in the last month gave me a chance to visit Air Lounge – the Priority Pass lounge in Vienna airport’s old terminal non-Schengen area – twice. The lounge is one of four Priority Pass lounges at the airport, and is largely similar to the Sky Lounge …

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