Economy Class

Not having flown Turkish Airlines for over two years, I was excited to have a chance to fly with them in December on my way from Seoul to Vienna. The first flight of the trip took me from Seoul to Istanbul onboard one of the airline’s Airbus A330-300 aircraft. While I reviewed economy class on […]

While I reviewed a JAL economy class flight from Tokyo to Seoul before, I still decided to write about this flight for two reasons. First, this time the flight was operated by a 777-200ER instead of a 767-300ER meaning the cabin was different. Second, I was lucky to be able to take the flight in

VietJet is a Vietnamese low-cost airline that commenced operations in 2011. Since then, it has grown to operate a fleet of almost 70 aircraft – with many more on order – on flights to and from more than a dozen airports in the country. Besides an extensive domestic network, it also connects cities like Hanoi,

Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based at Suvarnabhumi airport. Using a fleet of Airbus A319 and A320 as well as ATR 72 aircraft, it connects Bangkok and other Thai cities with each other as well as with destinations in other countries in the region. Aside from a few of its A319s, its aircraft feature

The smallest aircraft and the only narrow-body type in Hong Kong Airlines’ fleet is the A320. While the airline mainly uses the type on shorter flights in the region, to destinations in China and Vietnam for example, they are also deployed on some longer flights to Japan and Korea. I flew on the Hong Kong

The second Hong Kong Airlines’ aircraft type that I had the chance to try on my trip to Los Angeles was its flagship Airbus A350-900. The airline uses the type mainly on its trans-Pacific flights connecting Hong Kong with the United States and Canada. Continue reading this review to see what the economy class flight

While Hong Kong Airlines has been encountering some economic difficulties recently, the airline is still a good – and often relatively cheap – option on flights within Asia as well as between Asia and the United States. I had a chance to fly with the airline in economy class from Osaka to Los Angeles and

After a flight on Aeroflot’s Airbus A330-300 from Tokyo to Moscow, a not-so-pleasant transfer experience at Sheremetyevo airport, and a quick visit to All Star Lounge, it was time to fly to Vienna. While originally, the flight was scheduled to be operated by a Boeing 737-800, it was actually operated by one of Aeroflot’s Airbus

Aeroflot oftentimes offer some of the cheapest economy class fares between Europe and Asia. And, while the transfer experience at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport leaves a lot to be desired, the airline itself offers decent service. When making my way to Europe back in December, my girlfriend and I flew from Tokyo to Moscow on Aeroflot’s