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Lounge Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International Terminal) at Tokyo Haneda

Review: JAL Sakura Lounge (International Terminal) at Tokyo Haneda

There are three Japan Airlines business class lounges – JAL Sakura Lounges – at Haneda airport. Two of them are in Terminal 1, the terminal used for JAL’s domestic flights, and one can be found in the international terminal. While I reviewed one of the domestic lounges as well as the international lounge at Narita […]

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Flight Review: Xiamen Air 737-800 Economy Class from Xiamen to Osaka KIX

Flight Review: Xiamen Air 737-800 Economy Class from Xiamen to Osaka KIX

Flight Information Date: May 21, 2018 Flight No.: MF839 Route: Xiamen Gaoqi to Osaka Kansai Airline: Xiamen Air Type: Boeing 737-800 Registration: B-5635 Besides an extensive domestic network and a growing network of long-haul flights, Xiamen Air also has decently sized operations connecting China with the rest of Asia. Those routes are mostly operated by its

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Lounge Review: Xiamen Air First and Business Class Lounge at Xiamen Gaoqi

Review: Xiamen Air First and Business Class Lounge at Xiamen Gaoqi

As mentioned when I wrote about my Xiamen Air flight from Vancouver to Xiamen, the airline considerably expanded its long-haul network over the last couple of years. To cope with the growing number of passengers, Xiamen Air opened a new lounge for its business and first class passengers as well as Sky Team status holders

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Flight Review: Xiamen Air 787-8 Economy Class from Vancouver to Xiamen

Flight Information Date: May 20, 2018 Flight No.: MF806 Route: Vancouver International to Xiamen Gaoqi Airline: Xiamen Air Type: Boeing 787-8 Registration: B-2763 While Xiamen Air has been around for more than 30 years, it wasn’t until about three years ago that the airline launched its first intercontinental service connecting its Xiamen base with Amsterdam in

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Flight Review: Harbour Air DHC-6 Twin Otter from Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour

Flight Review: Harbour Air DHC-6 Twin Otter from Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour

Flight Information Date: May 19, 2018 Flight No.: H32060 Route: Victoria Harbour to Vancouver Harbour Airline: Harbour Air Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Registration: C-FGQH To get back to Vancouver from Vancouver Island after flying to Nanaimo with Seair Seaplanes and then taking a bus to Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, Philippe and

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Flight Review: Seair Seaplanes Cessna Caravan from Richmond (YVR) to Nanaimo

Flight Information Date: May 18, 2018 Flight No.: SS1215 Route: Richmond (Vancouver International Airport) to Nanaimo Airline: Seair Seaplanes Type: Cessna 208 Caravan Registration: C-GMOW As mentioned in my article about plane spotting at Vancouver Harbour Seaplane Base, Seair Seaplanes is one of the two major seaplane airlines based in Canada’s British Columbia. Using a fleet

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Flight Review: Lufthansa 747-400 Economy Class from Frankfurt to Vancouver

Flight Review: Lufthansa 747-400 Economy Class from Frankfurt to Vancouver

Flight Information Date: May 16, 2018 Flight No.: LH492 Route: Frankfurt Main to Vancouver International Airline: Lufthansa Type: Boeing 747-400 Registration: D-ABVP Currently, there are three airlines operating between the German financial center of Frankfurt and Vancouver, the largest city in the Canadian province of British Columbia: Air Canada, Condor, and Lufthansa. Back in May, I

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