United Airlines is finding its mission to expand to secondary cities in China is not as profitable as initially hoped for. The carrier will suspend service to Hangzhou effective October 16, 2017. We have no official announcement from United...
Cheap Qatar Airways Business Class Fare: Mistake or Not?
Several comments in my earlier post on Qatar’s cheap ex-SGN business class fare dismiss the possibility that a $672 r/t business class fare can be characterized as anything other than a mistake. I’m not so sure. Here’s why. Yesterday...
Review: China Eastern A330 Business Class Shanghai To Colombo
We certainly received VIP treatment on the ground, but how would our in-air experience be? Even better… We were escorted from the lounge directly onboard the plane, bypassing the queue, and found ourselves among the first onboard. A pair of...
Booked! Over 20K Miles in Qatar Airways Business Class for $672
I just booked an insane Qatar Airways Business Class deal…to connect with another insane deal I booked in Ethiopian Airlines Business Class. You see, that whole Ethiopian issue isn’t resolved yet, but I’m still banking on using my originally...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: July 30, 2017
Greetings from Southern California. My family is now re-united in LA and I’m happy to remain on the ground this week as I prepare for my next big trip. My RTW trip report stalled this week — the photos...