ASIA

Dec 30 2016

Data for 2016 is now available from IATA and I find it fascinating what the 10 airline routes with the greatest capacity are for the year.

Some of these I knew, like the South Korean domestic route between Seoul’s closer-in Gimpo airport (not Incheon) and Jeju. And some of these I’ve flown. Japanese domestic routes are always up towards the top of the list, but pay attention and see that despite three in the top 10 Osaka – Tokyo isn’t there at all (last year it clocked in at number nine).

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Dec 29 2016

Korean Air offers the best first class award space between the US and Asia of any airline. And there’s very little competition for that space — because Korean Air partners like Delta and Alaska can book business class awards on Korean, but cannot book first class awards.

They also offer fantastic value partner awards, like US-Europe for 80,000 miles roundtrip in business class. And you can now book SkyTeam partner awards online.

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Dec 29 2016

American has several changes to the AAdvantage program going into effect January 1. More changes to the program will come later in 2017. And there have been hints of airline changes that will influence elite benefits further still.

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Dec 19 2016

Two weeks ago Pakistan International Airlines suffered a crash of an ATR 42 turboprop. After the incident they grounded their ATR fleet, and subbed in C-130 military cargo planes flying passengers on benches because those planes are able to operate at some of the country’s more challenging airports.

Before bringing the ATRs back into service, PIA employees sacrificed a goat next to a plane at the Islamabad International Airport.

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Dec 18 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Dec 16 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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Dec 14 2016

There are two things you need to do to avoid jet lag. Adjust to the local time of your destination as soon as possible, generally as soon as you board your flight. That means eating on your new local time, and sleeping on your new local time. And stay up until bedtime at your destination the day you arrive. If you go to sleep at noon, you’re going to be off for days. You need to force yourself to power through.

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Dec 10 2016

Qantas flies what used to be the longest flight in the world, Sydney – Dallas, with an Airbus A380.

For the past year Qantas has been talking about their own flight that tops Dubai – Auckland: Perth, in Western Australia, to London with a new Boeing 787-9 in late 2017. And they’re expected to announce it tomorrow.

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Dec 09 2016

Emirates expects to be offering premium economy within 18 months.

Some might argue they already offer premium economy, only they call it business class. Emirates offers an angled business class on its Boeing 777 aircraft. Only their A380s have fully flat seats. They’re introducing a new flat business class seat on new 777s, but not retrofitting existing ones.

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Dec 08 2016

A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.

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