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Review: Aeroflot A330-300 Economy Class from Tokyo Narita to Vienna

Review: Aeroflot A330-300 Economy Class from Tokyo Narita to Moscow Sheremetyevo

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 […]

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Review: Austrian Airlines EMB-195 Economy Class from Basel to Vienna

Review: Austrian Airlines EMB-195 Economy Class from Basel to Vienna

With Austrian Airlines announcing the upcoming retirement of its Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprops, the Embraer EMB-195 is going to become the smallest aircraft type in its fleet. As such, chances are that if you will be flying on a relatively thin regional route out of Vienna for which the A320 series is too large,

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Review: EuroAirport Skyview Lounge at Basel Mulhouse

Review: EuroAirport Skyview Lounge at Basel Mulhouse Airport

Given that Basel airport’s EuroAirport Skyview Lounge was voted as the best lounge in the entire Priority Pass network once, as well as its best European lounge several times, I was excited to check it during my transit at the airport back at the beginning of January. And, while the lounge didn’t exactly impress me

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Review: Brussels Airlines (CityJet) Sukhoi Superjet from Brussels to Basel

Review: Brussels Airlines (CityJet) Sukhoi Superjet from Brussels to Basel

While the Sukhoi Superjet seemed like an ideal replacement for Brussels Airlines’ aging fleet of British Aerospace Avro RJ100s, problems with availability of spare parts among others meant that the airline decided to stop using it sooner than it originally planned. In fact, the last Brussels Airlines flight operated by the SSJ took place on

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Review: Brussels Airlines A320 Economy Class from Berlin Tegel to Brussels

Review: Brussels Airlines A320 Economy Class from Berlin Tegel to Brussels

One of the main aircraft types that Brussels Airlines uses on its intra-European flights is the Airbus A320. At the beginning of January, I had a chance to fly on it from Berlin to its base in Brussels – marking my first flight with the airline. Continue reading this review to see what it was

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Meininger Hotel Berlin Tiergarten Hall

Review: Meininger Hotel Berlin Tiergarten Near Tegel Airport

Meininger is a German budget hotel chain with properties Germany, Austria, and several other European countries. Earlier this month, I had a 6:50AM flight out of Berlin Tegel airport, and so I stayed at Meininger Hotel Berlin Tiergarten which is located just a short bus ride away from the airport. Initially, I booked the room

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