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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read More
