Delta Air Lines to Increase Frequency to Daily on Honolulu - Fukuoka and Nagoya in Summer 2018

Delta Air Lines to Increase Frequency to Daily on Honolulu – Fukuoka and Honolulu – Nagoya in Summer 2018

Yesterday, Delta Air Lines announced that it is planning to increase the frequency of its Honolulu – Fukuoka and Honolulu – Nagoya routes to daily during the 2018 summer season. DL599/598: Honolulu – Fukuoka and Back Currently, the first of the two routes – connecting the Hawaiian capital with Fukuoka on Kyushu island – operates […]

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JAL Prefecture Stickers: A Nice Gesture and Something I Wish Other Airlines Would Get Inspired By

JAL Prefecture Stickers: A Likable Concept I Wish Other Airlines Would Get Inspired By

On my flight from Tokyo to Sapporo earlier today, I was surprised by the diversity of the cabin crew in terms of the prefectures they came from. The reason I know about it is because when making the welcome announcement, the ten or so prefectures were named one by one. And, the reason JAL does

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Japan Airlines' SAMURAI BLUE Jet to Return to the Japanese Skies in Late March 2018

Japan Airlines’ SAMURAI BLUE Jet to Return to the Japanese Skies in Late March 2018

Earlier today, in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Japan Airlines announced that it would be applying special SAMURAI BLUE decals to one of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft. SAMURAI BLUE refers to the Japanese national soccer team, and the aircraft (besides featuring SAMURAI BLUE the titles) will also feature an image depicting

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Trip Preview: From Tokyo to New York the Long Way Thanks to an Insane Qatar Airways' Business Class Fare

Trip Preview: From Tokyo to New York the Long Way Thanks to an Insane Qatar Airways’ Business Class Fare

With all of the reviews from my Christmas and New Year’s trip to Europe published, it is finally time to work on articles about an excellent trip to (mostly) New York and Hong Kong that I took earlier this month thanks to an insane Qatar Airways’ business class fare. Before diving into the actual detailed

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Flight Review: British Airways 777-300ER Economy Class from London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita

Flight Review: British Airways 777-300ER Economy Class from London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita

Flight Information Date: January 9, 2018 Flight No.: BA5 Route: London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita Airline: British Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: G-STBL The last flight of my Christmas and New Year’s trip to Europe took me from London Heathrow back to Tokyo. It was my second time flying on the route. And, while the last

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The Ultimate Guide to Using British Airways Avios for Japanese Domestic Flights on JAL

The Ultimate Guide to Japan Airlines Domestic Flights Booked Using British Airways Executive Club Avios

A couple of times in the past, especially in connection with Groupon Spain and Vente-privee France promotions, I wrote about how using British Airways Avios miles for Japanese domestic flights operated by JAL is one of my favorite uses of miles. As I believe in many cases using Avios for Japanese domestic flights can provide great

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Flight Review: Ryanair 737-800 Economy Class from Barcelona El Prat to Milan Bergamo

Flight Review: Ryanair 737-800 Economy Class from Barcelona El Prat to Milan Bergamo

Flight Information Date: January 7, 2018 Flight No.: U22765 Route: Barcelona El Prat to Milan Bergamo Airline: Ryanair Type: Boeing 737-800 Registration: EI-DCL After testing out easyJet on my way to Barcelona and then doing a quick roundtrip on the AVE high-speed train to Zaragoza, it was time to fly back to Milan from where I flew

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Fuji Dream Airlines: The Colorful Japanese Airline Chooses White for Its 12th Aircraft

Fuji Dream Airlines: The Colorful Japanese Airline Chooses White for Its 12th Aircraft

Fuji Dream Airlines (FDA) is a Japanese domestic airline headquartered in Shizuoka, the home of Mount Fuji, and mainly operating out of Nagoya Komaki airport. While it is not large enough to be known to the general public outside Japan, within the world of aviation enthusiasts, it is known for painting each of its aircraft in

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