Interesting article! Does anyone know what the approximate pitch and recline of those early Qantas and and PanAm business/clipper class seats was? Given regular economy class pitch was still pretty generous then, you'd assume pitch for business class was comparable to the more spacious Premium Ec...

So for SYD-YVR-EWR flyers, presumably this lounge would only be accessible prior to the YVR-SYD flight, not the YVR-EWR leg?

Your advice about the odd-numbered window seats being the 'true' window seats (as opposed to the ones closer to the aisle) is not entirely true. I know this because I followed your advice and booked 3A on the 781 TPE-HKG, and to my surprise discovered that I was in an 'aisle window' seat. However...

Great article! I've noticed Chilean wines getting better too (though I've always had a soft spot for Carmenere, if it's handled well).Next up, how about a feature on wines from Uruguay? They're so good, and so under-appreciated and hard to get (and therefore overpriced) in Australia, but so cheap...

The (surprisingly nice) Amex Centurion Lounge in Mexico City airport T1 also has a Centurion only inner sanctum. The lounge manager gave me a sneak peek and it was lovely with darker, more luxurious looking decor. Don’t know details of service differences but even the regular lounge has wa...