Emirates only operates two aircraft types at this point – Airbus A380 and Boeing 777. Having received over 100 A380s from Airbus – and with most of them still being active – it is the world’s largest operator of the type. As such, it’s no surprise that the Emirates A380 can be seen on dozens […]
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The first day of Dubai Airshow 2023 was a busy one. With this being one of the world’s largest airshows, it is no surprise that several airlines announced major orders already. Among others, Emirates, flydubai, and Egyptair placed major orders with Boeing, and airBaltic with Airbus. Continue reading to learn more about these and other
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During a month-long family trip to Europe, I had a chance to take a little side trip to Romania. While the main purpose of the trip was to catch an Embraer EMB-120 on a flight from Cluj-Napoca to Budapest, I was also excited to fly on Romania’s national carrier TAROM for the first time. The
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On November 12, 2023, Japan Airlines operated its last scheduled Boeing 777-200ER flights. With that, the airline no longer operates the shorter variant of the type. That said, for the time being, it continues to operate the longer 777-300ER on international (and to an extent domestic) flights. JAL 777-200ERs Last Day of Scheduled Operations On
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One of the best ways to access airport lounges is using airport memberships. Two of the best-known ones are Priority Pass and LoungeKey, both run by the Collinson Group which is also behind Lounge Pass. At their core, the two programs are nearly the same. That said, while the former is a standalone program, the
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Oneworld is the only one of the three major airline alliances to have three tiers of status (both Star Alliance and SkyTeam only have two), each offering a set of increasingly better benefits to frequent flyers. The alliance’s top tier status – oneworld Emerald – is, in terms of perks offered, the best alliance status out
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Plaza Premium has four lounges at Taipei Taoyuan Airport – two in Terminal 1 and two in Terminal 2. During a more than six-hour layover at the airport during my recent trip to Europe, I had a chance to check out one of the two in Terminal 2 (the other one is currently temporarily closed).
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Each of the three major airline alliances offers their member airlines’ frequent flyers alliance-wide statuses. While Star Alliance and SkyTeam have two tiers of such statuses, oneworld has three. Sapphire is the alliance’s mid-tier status – better than Ruby but not as attractive as Emerald. Continue reading to learn what benefits you can enjoy as a
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In addition to airline lounges, there are also a number of third-party contract lounges at Taipei Taoyuan Airport. One of those is the Oriental Club Lounge located in the airport’s Terminal 2. With the lounge being a part of the Priority Pass network, I had a chance to check it out during my recent trip
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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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