Update 10 August, 2017 It appears that it is happening, and starts 4x a week on Dec 18, 2017, with flights going Daily after Jan 14, 2018. While putting together our listing for all LAX International Non-Stop / Direct Flights listing, we noticed some good news… It appears the A350 may be coming to LAX by the end of 2017, … Read More
Back to HKG for a few hours. The flight to Frankfurt is at midnight and I have a few hours to get to know this airport and the lounges. Cathay Pacific has 5 lounges in Terminal 1, two of which are First Class, so there are plenty of choices. And first up is The Wing, just turn left after Security … Read More
Time has arrived for the midnight flight to Frankfurt. And I am quite curious just how well Cathay treats their First Class passengers on their home turf. So our porter gets our luggage over to the corner where First Class is kinda hiding. Honestly I am a bit underwhelmed and struck how minimal the set-up is, and then it hits … Read More
Hotel Report by: The Celestial EXPECTATIONS: High, of course. The Celestial always found the moniker ‘MO’ to be just so curious when describing a luxury brand… do we think it is MO as in MORE or mo as in SloMo… or even the dreaded… MO as in HoMO? Well the Mandarin Oriental lifestyle or MO is a well deserved namesake. … Read More
Having flown Singapore (SIA) before in their Suites, I was really excited to see what the 777 First Class was like. Singapore recently phased out the A380 service from LAX and added two flights on the 777-300ER. So no more Suites from LAX, only the First Class seating. I will say here, that the Suites were my ultimate Man-Cave (or … Read More
Flight Report by: Herr Abenteur Segment: UA 294 / SEA – SFO Seattle to San Francisco, is a relatively quick hop. Having not flown United in many years, I was pleasantly surprised with the setup of the A320. Economy is not the most comfortable I’ve been in, but more than tolerable for approximately 2 hours. No food service apart from … Read More
I was very pleased, there are a lot of Firsts with this flight. First Flight of our big trip ‘Round The World. First Time on Cathay in over 30 years. And First Class on Cathay Pacific, a winning combination. At first, upon entering the 777-300ER, the First Class Seat/Pods are bit drab and underwhelming… they look big, but the color … Read More
With a 2 hour layover in HKG, a shower, a snack, it was off to Gate 65 to hop on my flight to Denpasar. If available I would have done First Class, but the best they offer is a Regional Business Class seating, which is the equivalent of Delta or United’s First Class on their Hawaii flights. The seats were … Read More
I must admit that I am quite happy (a bit giddy, maybe) to be going back to Hong Kong. The last time was when Kai Tak was still open (closed in 1998) and standing on the tarmac waiting for a bus to take you to the terminal while a 747 was banking overhead and landing… crazy cool, or frightening for … Read More
