On a fun road trip around Slovenia that I did with my family during our recent trip to Europe, we needed a place to stay for one night in Maribor, the country’s second-largest city. After considering a couple of different options, I decided to book the B&B Hotel Maribor located right in the city center […]
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SkyTeam, like Star Alliance and oneworld, offers frequent travelers on its member airlines alliance-wide statuses. The alliance has two such statuses – Elite and Elite Plus. In this article, I will take a close look at the latter which is harder to earn but also offers more benefits including airport lounge access compared to the former. Continue
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SkyTeam has, like Star Alliance, two levels of alliance status: Elite and Elite Plus. While Elite is the lower level of the two, it offers some perks that the other two major alliances do not offer to their lowest-tier frequent flyer status holders. The most notable of those is extra baggage allowance. Continue reading this
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In January 2022, Yamato Holdings and Japan Airlines announced that they would introduce scheduled cargo flights around Japan using Airbus A321P2Fs. The flights, operated by JAL’s low-cost subsidiary Spring Japan, will launch in April 2024. Earlier this month, the first Yamato Holdings A321P2F was ferried to Japan, and today, the aircraft started proving flights in
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While Etihad Airways, unlike Emirates and flydubai, didn’t announce any new aircraft orders at Dubai Airshow 2023, it did present its vision for the next few years. As part of “Journey 2030” as the airline calls the plan, the airline plans to significantly grow its fleet and network. A couple of days ago, Etihad revealed
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I remember the first time I consciously saw an EMB-120, a now out-of-production Embraer turboprop. It was at Bratislava Airport, back in 2005 when I was just starting my plane spotting and aviation geek journey. While I took photos of the type a number of times since that moment, it took me nearly 20 years
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On November 19, 2023, Scandinavian Airlines operated its last Boeing 737 flight. The flight was not only the last 737 flight for SAS but also its last Boeing aircraft-operated flight. With the exception of its SAS Link subsidiary which uses Embraer E195s, the airline only operates Airbus aircraft starting from today. To commemorate the occasion,
SAS Bids Farewell to Boeing 737 with a Special Flight, Goes All-Airbus Read More »
On a recent trip to Romania, I had some time to spend at Cluj-Napoca Airport prior to catching a flight to Budapest. With there being a Priority Pass in both the domestic and international parts of the terminal, I decided to pay a brief visit to the latter. Continue reading this review to see what
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After flying from Budapest to Bucharest on an ATR the day before, I took a flight to Cluj-Napoca. This was the second flight of a side trip to Romania I took during a month-long trip to Europe. Continue reading this review to see what the domestic economy class flight on TAROM’s 737-700 was like. Booking
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Are you interested in trying business or first class for FREE at a deep discount?
If so, you might want to check out Four Ways to Try Business & First Class Without Breaking the Bank and experiment with some of the methods mentioned in it.
It’s a free guide that I put together detailing some of the ways I was able to do so myself.
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