Local and Global Experiences
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been named World’s Best Airline for the fourth time in this year’s Skytrax World Airline Awards. It also took the top spot in the World’s Best First Class, Best Airline in Asia and Best First Class Airline Seat categories in the 2018 rankings. The awards are […]
Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines, the subsidiary of Shanghai Juneyao (Group) Co. Ltd, is scheduled to receive its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in September 2018 with a total of three expected by the end of the year. It will be the first Chinese private airline to receive a widebody-long-haul jet airliner. […]
Singapore Airlines will be the first airline in the world to operate the A350-900ULR with seven on firm order with Airbus. The ultra-long-range aircraft will be configured in a two-class layout with 67 Business Class seats and 94 Premium Economy seats. The airline’s existing A350-900s feature 42 Business Class, 24 […]
Cathay Pacific is giving away up to 1 million miles in its Love of Miles Draw. There are 11 prizes to be given away. The first prize of 300,000 Asia Miles is redeemable for one First Class return ticket to San Francisco and more. The second prize is 200,000 Asia […]
If you are travelling on Emirates via Dubai this summer, that is now till 31 August 2018, you are in for a treat. Enjoy complimentary Emperor ice cream, made in-house by Emirates Flight Catering, at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 departure and transit areas. Just look out for the Emirates […]
I recently flew with Turkish Airlines to Moscow via Istanbul in May 2018 and got a pleasant surprise when I was given a Christian Lacroix Voyage amenity kit instead of the Bentley or Jaguar branded ones. On my journey home from Saint Petersburg to Singapore via Istanbul, I received the […]
Malaysia Airlines launched a new set of amenity kits for its first class customers in January this year, taking a dual-brand approach for its new kits featuring Payot skincare products as well as a small bottle of Cerruti eau de toilette. The men’s and women’s kits are part of a gift […]
The first time I flew on Hong Kong Airlines was from Hong Kong to Los Angeles and then again on the inaugural San Francisco – Hong Kong flight in March 2018. The full-service airline does not fly to or from Singapore where I reside. Hong Kong Airlines has a very […]
Hong Kong Airlines and TurbJet, the Pearl River Delta’s ferry services company have launched the Macao Leisure Pass to allow travellers to get from Macao to Hong Kong. Hong Kong Airlines does not fly to or from any of the Macao airports but you can be ferried across on Turbojet to […]
Singapore Airlines’s new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner will be flying between Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) and Bali Denpasar Airport (DPS) from 2 July 2018. The aircraft will initially operate SQ942 and SQ943 daily. You can now Singapore Airlines’ new regional cabin products onboard the new Dreamliner. There are 36 Business Class […]
3 May 1933. a Fokker FXVIi (F18) operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with the registration number PH-AIP ‘Pelikaan’ landed in Singapore’s Seletar Airport coming from Amsterdam. It was then the first airline to offer a regular scheduled service to Singapore. The Dutch airline continued flying to Seletar until June […]
Etihad Airways unveiled its new loungewear at the ‘Night at the Museum’ event co-hosted with influential fashion luminary Lauren Santo Domingo of Moda Operandi at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. The loungewear will be offered to the First Class guests and those staying in The Residence on board the Airbus A380 fleet. […]