THE BRIEF What a mess United created for my trip from Panama to Honolulu. Only two months before my trip was scheduled was I informed that those flights didn’t exist anymore. I spent hours on the phone and website searching for alternate routing. Of course, cancelling the flight would result in a fee that was […]
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THE BRIEF I haven’t been on a COPA AIR flight in a long time. I was looking forward to seeing if things have improved over the years. My chance came up recently when I needed to travel to Panama City. The only direct flight from Toronto was with Copa on their 737-800. The 737 pictured
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THE BRIEF Virgin ordered 16 A330neo-900 aircraft back in 2019. Always with an eye to the future, they decided that the interior would be a step up. Upper class, that is, in Virgin Airlines’ lingo. The new aircraft should be flying in October 2022. There will be 30 seats in the Upper Class(business class) with
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UNITED 218 HNL TO ORD THE BRIEF Finally, after a year and a half in one location (all be it a beautiful one in Hawaii), travel restrictions had eased and it was time to check in back home for a while. The best flight out was on UNITED 218 from HNL to ORD connecting to
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THE BRIEF I’ve not updated my last story on the World’s Best Airlines in quite some time so I thought I would do a new story every year on this topic. Obviously, the Covid Pandemic has had a terrible impact on all airlines and aviation in general. This does, however, present an opportunity to evaluate
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FLYING THE COOP BY CAPT. VIC THE BRIEF I recently had to fly the coop while the world was LOCKING DOWN in response to the Covid19 plague. It was not a pleasant experience and one I hope never to have to repeat. I had just barely got into Perth when the state of Western Australia
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THE BRIEF After enjoying the (see my review) VIRGIN AUSTRALIA LOUNGE a boarding announcement for Virgin Australia MEL to OOL was made. I used the Priority Exit Hall to access a separate Priority Screening line for Virgin Australia passengers. The line moved smoothly even though extra security measures were in place. Out in the domestic
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WESTJET 737 PREMIUM CLASS PREFLIGHT I haven’t flown WESTJET in quite a while but it satisfied the requirements for a recent trip I had to make. The number one reason I didn’t … they did not have a business class and you tended to end up in a sardine configuration on a 737. Since then,
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BY CAPT. VIC MAY 7, 2019 CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES PReFLIGHT I was recently in Penang ( see PEARL OF PENANG) and when it came time to look for transport back to Toronto I found the airfare for most were a pinch on the pricey side. The only reasonable option was CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES so CZ396
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UNITED NOT FIRST CLASS THE PREFLIGHT Those who read my work on a regular basis know I’m not a fan of North American carriers. Have a peek at my NEW MEMOS tab to check out who are the top rated Airlines of the World. The top four in the Business Class category include my go to airlines SINGAPORE and
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