Trip Preview: Another Snowy Spotting Trip to Sapporo New Chitose Airport

Trip Preview: Another Snowy Spotting Trip to Sapporo New Chitose Airport

With all of the articles about the trip I took to New York back in mid-February out, it’s time to continue catching up with the trip reports that I am slightly falling behind on. And, the next in line is a series of reports about my late February, early March spotting trip to Sapporo. Another […]

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Mandarin Airlines to Launch Taichung - Tokyo Narita Route in June 2018

Mandarin Airlines to Launch Taichung – Tokyo Narita Route in June 2018

A couple of days ago, Mandarin Airlines announced that it would start direct flights between Taichung in Taiwan and Tokyo Narita airport in Japan in June 2018. AE266/267: Taichung – Tokyo Narita and Back Flights between the two cities will start operating on June 14, and will operate daily with the following schedule: AE266 from

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Flight Review: Cathay Dragon A330-300 Economy Class from Hanoi to Hong Kong

Flight Review: Cathay Dragon A330-300 Economy Class from Hanoi to Hong Kong

Flight Information Date: February 15, 2018 Flight No.: KA294 Route: Hanoi Noi Bai to Hong Kong International Airline: Cathay Dragon (Dragonair) Type: Airbus A330-300 Registration: B-LBD With the last Qatar Airways flight of my trip to New York, it was time to head back to Japan – but not before stopping in Hong Kong for a couple

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Flight Review: Qatar Airways 777-300ER Business Class from Doha to Hanoi via Bangkok

Flight Review: Qatar Airways 777-300ER Business Class from Doha to Hanoi via Bangkok

Flight Information Date: February 15, 2018 Flight No.: QR834 Route: Doha Hamad International to Hanoi Noi Bai (via Bangkok Suvarnabhumi) Airline: Qatar Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: A7-BAG With the flight in Qatar Airways QSuites business class, an enjoyable visit to New York, and a short stay at the Westin Doha over, it was time for the

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Kobe Airport's Operation Switched to Private Kansai Airports Company as of April 1, 2018

Kobe Airport’s Operation Handed Over to Private Kansai Airports Company as of April 1, 2018

Yesterday, April 1, 2018, the operations of Kobe airport were handed over from the city to a private company, Kansai Airports Kobe – a subsidiary of Kansai Airports, the operator of the two Osaka airports. Privatization of Kobe Airport The privatization process started in late 2016 when Kobe city announced its plan to privatize Kobe airport. While

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Spotting & Event Report: Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 787-9 and 'Haneda to the World'

Spotting & Event Report: Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 787-9 and ‘Haneda to the World’

Another day, another visit to an airport. Yesterday, I wrote about my visit to Narita airport to get some photos of aircraft together with blossoming sakura trees. Today, I visited Tokyo’s other airport, Haneda, for a couple of hours. Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight 787-9 The main reason of the visit was to see the arrival

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Spotting Report: Cherry Blossom Season at Tokyo Narita Airport

Spotting Report: Cherry Blossom Season at Tokyo Narita Airport

Every year, millions of Japanese do hanami – cherry blossom viewing all over the country. And, hundreds if not thousands of aviation enthusiasts (as well as “non-avgeeks”) visit Sakura no Yama park near Narita airport to enjoy the cherry blossoms together with aircraft. Today, I decided to visit the park as well. And, while getting there

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Taking Advantage of +Qatar to Get a Free Night at The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa

Taking Advantage of the PlusQatar Program to Get a Free Night at The Westin Doha Hotel & Spa

As mentioned in my previous post, after arriving from New York, I had a whole day to spend in Doha. While I initially planned to do at least a bit of sightseeing, the fact that I was quite tired and that it was very hazy outside resulted in me spending my whole transfer in The Westin

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Lounge Review: Qatar Airways First and Business Class Immigration Facility and Arrivals Lounge at Doha

Review: Qatar Airways First and Business Class Immigration Facility and Arrivals Lounge at Doha

As I had almost twenty hours between my Qatar Airways flights from New York and to Hanoi, I entered the country so that I could – among other things – experience and write about Qatar Airways arrival facilities at its home airport. I also tried PlusQatar – Qatar’s free stopover hotel program, but I will write

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