Airlines

Airline: Vietnam Airlines (VN) Aircraft: Airbus A321 Flight #: VN 592 Route: Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) to Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) Date: April 22, 2019 Duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes Cabin and Layout: Vietnam Airlines business class, 16-seat capacity across…

When flying with your pet, you want to make sure you’re flying on a carrier that not only cares about you but also your pet.  A good place to start is the airline’s track record. Here’s a breakdown of the…

Hainan Airlines is one of the world’s newer airlines. Founded in 1993, it is the world’s largest civilian-run airline in China, and the fourth largest in terms of fleet size. With that being said, Hainan Airlines is also quite unknown…

Saudia, or Saudi Arabian Airlines, is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. Although they are based in Jeddah, they also operate a few flights out of Riyadh. Their flight network to/from Saudi Arabia is very small, but they are known…

Airline: United Airlines (UA) Aircraft: Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner Flight #: UA 2361 Route: Los Angeles (LAX) to Houston (IAH) Date: April 24, 2019 Duration: 3 hours, 13 minutes Cabin and Layout: United brand-new Polaris, 44-seat capacity across 11 rows, 1-2-1 configuration Seat:…

The SkyTeam Alliance is one of the 3 main airline alliances in the world. The SkyTeam gets little attention compared to Star Alliance and Oneworld, but as you’ll find out in this guide, it’s extremely useful to know the ins…

In this second post of the 2-part series on the value of Platinum Pro status, we’re going to analyze the value of perks you can use at the airport, fees and waivers, as well as alliance-wide benefits. This will include…

Airline: Cathay Pacific (CX) Aircraft: Airbus A330-300 (B-HLQ) Flight #: CX110 Route: Sydney (SYD) > Hong Kong (HKG) Date: May 9, 2019 Duration: 9hr 45min Cabin & Layout: Business Class, 39-seats, 1-2-1 config Seat(s): 17A Miles Used: 85,000 Asia Miles…

Platinum Pro is the second-highest public tier in the American Airlines AAdvantage loyalty program. Executive Platinum is higher, and Platinum and Gold are the lower levels. Because there are so many Platinum Pro benefits, we will look at this in…

Airline: Korean Air (KE) Aircraft: Airbus A380 Flight #: KE 12 Route: Los Angeles (LAX) > Seoul-Incheon (ICN) Date: April 11, 2019 Duration: 13 hours, 20 minutes Cabin & Layout: Korean Air first class, 12-seat capacity across 3 rows in a 1-2-1 configuration Seats:…

China Airlines is somewhat of a misnomer because of its name: this airline is actually the flag carrier of Taiwan. Geographically, Taiwan is an island state off of the coast of Southeast China and is technically a Chinese state —…

In our previous coverage of what United elite status is worth, we talked about the benefits of ticketing, fee waivers, and at-the-airport benefits (including those with Star Alliance). For this post, here’s a look at the perks and benefits surrounding…

If you are looking at award travel, there is a good chance that you may be flying on a Star Alliance airline. Star Alliance is the biggest airline alliance in the world, consisting of 26 different airlines. These include well-known…

The United MileagePlus loyalty program has 4 public elite levels and 1 invitation-only level designed for super high-spending customers. Each of these status levels comes with a variety of benefits to help the frequent traveler, though each perk carries a…

Air China is one of the flag carriers of China, which is one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. Plenty of people travel to China for business, but the tourist market for China is similarly gigantic. China doesn’t get…

TAP Portugal Overview TAP Portugal is the national airline of Portugal serving customers with flights across the world primarily out of its Lisbon (LIS) airport hub. The airline has been a Star Alliance member since 2005 joining other member airlines…

Airline: All Nippon Airways (ANA) Aircraft: Airbus A380 (JA381A) Flight #: NH 183 Route: Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) – Narita International Airport (NRT) Date: May 24, 2019 – Inaugural Flight Duration: 7 hrs 30 mins Cabin + Layout:…

Note: As a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Aeroflot is currently experiencing many restrictions on airspace and may temporarily suspend flights. Aeroflot is Russia’s state-owned national airline, and one of the oldest airlines in the world. Although Russia is not…

UPDATE: Alitalia ceased operations in 2021. It was replaced by ITA Airways. Alitalia has recently been in the news for being an airline ripe for bankruptcy, but we’re here to tell you that Alitalia (now renationalized as ITA (Italia Trasporti…

Airline: Singapore Airlines Aircraft: Boeing 787 – 10 Dreamliner (9V-SCA) Flight#: SQ 637 Route: Tokyo (NRT) to Singapore (SIN) Date: March 16, 2019 Duration: 7hrs 02mins Cabin + Layout: 36 Regional Business Class seats in a 1-2-1 staggered configuration Seat:…

Air Canada’s frequent flyer program is called Aeroplan, and many an award traveler has used it to book premium cabin tickets on a variety of Star Alliance carriers with points. While many have experience with booking tickets outright, using the…