Aviation

Flight Review: Qantas Airbus A380 Business Class

April 10, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

After spending a few days in Melbourne, I again flew with Qantas on my journey back to Singapore. For this particular trip, I was flying business class on the Airbus A380. Qantas has a couple of business class configurations and while they flagship business class seats are to be found in their A330s, the A380 flight had a more suitable timing for me.

If you are flying out of Australia’s airports, the benefit of business class becomes palpable as soon as you check-in. For this particular flight, it was too late for me to check-in online so I did it manually at the airport. In contrast to the economy class queue which was pretty long, I was served in no time at the business class queue. Flying business class also gives you access to the express queue at the x-ray machines and saves you time.

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Review: Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge at Melbourne Airport

April 4, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

Melbourne has two Oneworld business class lounges in the airport, the Qantas Business Lounge and the Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge. Most passengers transiting in Melbourne probably wonder which oneworld lounge to spend time in. I had this very same thought in my head so when I was flying back to Singapore on Qantas business class, I decided to check out the Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge alongside the Qantas Lounge.

The lounge is located at Level 1, one floor below the gates and within the same level as the Qantas Business Lounge and other business class lounges. Designed by Foster + Partners, the decor is more in keeping with the traditional Cathay Pacific lounge look prior to the transition to the newer design in other venues such as The Pier in Hong Kong International Airport.

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Flight Review: Qantas First Class on the Airbus A380 (2019)

April 2, 2018 by Bino 3 Comments

Qantas offers its first class product on just two aircraft, the A380 and the 747. On the 25th of March, 2018; the airline upgraded one of its daily SIN to MEL flights with the A380 and launched a SIN to LHR service. Prior to this date, first class was not available if you are flying between SIN and MEL on Qantas. On the occasion of the inaugural flights with the A380, Qantas invited me to fly to Australia to try out the first class product.

During the time of my flight, the check-in counters at Changi Airport Terminal 1 were in the midst of an upgrade. The airport was building a communal check-in area for passengers flying first or business but this was not completed yet so I opted to check-in at the Qantas premium economy counter.

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Review: British Airways Lounge at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) Terminal 1

March 27, 2018 by Bino 2 Comments

Refurbished in 2015, the British Airways Lounge in Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1 has always piqued my curiosity. It’s located along the same stretch as the Qantas Singapore Lounge, the SATS Premier Lounge and the Thai Airways Lounge and while these lounges look more subdued from the outside, the BA Lounge demands attention with the sparkling blue decor that is visible from the glass door.

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Flight Review: Philippine Airlines Business Class A330-300 – Delayed & Dirty Seat

March 21, 2018 by Bino 4 Comments

I have in the past year been flying with Philippine Airlines with increasing frequency. After encountering a spate of delays (6 out of the last 6 PAL flights I took were delayed by at least an hour), I decided that I’ve had enough.

However, I found out sometime late last year that Philippine Airlines was rolling out its new tri-class A330-300 on the MNL to SIN route. These planes were recently refurbished with fully-flat business class seats with a 1-2-1 configuration. Finally, I thought; PAL now has a decent business class seat (though I thought PAL’s 777-300ER business class was not too bad). This led me to make a J class redemption on one of the A330 flights.

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Review: Emirates Business Class Lounge Concourse B – Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 3

March 15, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

My recent flights with Emirates to Mauritius and Seychelles gave me the opportunity to spend a couple of hours at Dubai International Airport. It had been some 6 years since I last flew with Emirates and during that interim, Terminal 3 opened with a whole slew of airport lounges. DXB’s Terminal 3 which is dedicated to Emirates flights has three varying Business Class Lounges at Concourse A, B and C respectively. The Concourse A lounge, which is catered to Emirates’ A380 flights, is the largest one while the Concourse C lounge is the smallest.

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Review: Plaza Premium Lounge – Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1 Zone D (TPE)

February 25, 2018 by Bino Leave a Comment

The Plaza Premium Network has expanded quite substantially in Asia over the years with a number of lounges within the region’s major airports. During my last trip to Taipei, I checked out the Plaza Premium Lounge in Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 1. Within the airport, there are actually 4 Plaza Premium lounges. Two in Terminal 1 and another two in Terminal 2. During this particular visit to Terminal 1, I checked out the Plaza Premium Lounge marked as Zone D. Passengers with DragonPass, Priority Pass as well as some regional Citibank credit cards are able to access the lounge.

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Review: Coral Executive Lounge in Don Mueang Airport Bangkok (DMK)

November 14, 2017 by Bino Leave a Comment

It used to be the case that Bangkok’s alternative international airport, Don Mueang (DMK) offered not a single lounge for passengers. As the airport served as the base of mainly budget carriers such as AirAsia, there was little in the way of premium offerings in the international terminal. This changed recently with the opening of the Coral Executive Lounge in Don Mueang Airport. The lounge provider – The Coral – is not new to providing airport lounge services. Aside from the one in Don Mueang, they also have lounges in Phuket, Udon Thani and Chiang Mai, among others.

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