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Air China plans first class, Boeing 777 on Melbourne-Beijing flights

Apr 21, 2015, 12:07 PM

I am equally perplexed as S and cannot understand why Chris mentions China Airlines under the "Brisbane- Beijing" heading towards the end. As S points out, China Airlines is NOT a Chinese airline. It is the national airline of Taiwan. That is akin to saying that Singapore Air...
Cathay Pacific plans 'choose before you fly' meal selection

Aug 19, 2014, 04:40 PM

Malaysian has had paid meal upgrades in Economy for quite some time, called MHGourmet. IMO they did not even need those, since their Y meals are already much better than CX, especially on long hauls. But nice to have the extra choice.
Qantas upgrades business class breakfast

Mar 26, 2014, 03:29 PM

I have pre-ordered the lobster for breakfast on Malaysian many times and its a great meal to start the day. Especially when the crew go the extra mile and add scrambled eggs. Granted, you need to be Enrich Platinum for the lobster, but there are tonnes of other dishes on their Chef On Call (COC) ...
MAS to join oneworld on February 1, 2013

Oct 12, 2012, 09:00 PM

Unfortunately, very sure. I have passed through KUL several times since all of the lounge renovations were completed. MH is typically very slow to update its website, but the old Platinum Lounge is well and truly gone and I will miss it heaps! The space it used to occupy is now called "The Retre...
MAS to join oneworld on February 1, 2013

Oct 12, 2012, 06:43 PM

There is no more Platinum lounge at KLIA. I fly through KUL frequently and the First Class/ex-Platinum lounge have now been combined. Apparently, that was necessary because the Business Lounge renovations took up most of the space of the old First Class lounge. Sadly, that has all been replaced ...

Any word yet on when Qatar Airways are likely to launch the A350 to Perth?

Mar 18, 2015, 07:38 AM

I just flew Frankfurt to Doha on the new A350 2 weeks ago. I must say I was very underwhelmed!Was sitting towards the back of the business class cabin and the open air, lobby entrance arrangement meant a lot of noise from Economy was drifting forward, screaming babies and all. Furthermore, the ca...
Having just spent another uncomfortable night on a plane that was just too wa...

Sep 30, 2014, 03:49 PM

The cabin crew, not the cockpit, manages cabin temperature. Yes, they do routinely increase temperatures after a meal service and at night. Its just the cabin crew's way of making everyone drowsy and sleepy and it works.The temperature is controlled by zones and cabins (in most modern aircra...
10 hours overnight on Qantas J, but first stop is McDonalds - why is this so.

Sep 22, 2014, 02:53 PM

Totally agreed and I have experienced the same. My experience was on the Hong Kong to Sydney flight, though. Was still on an A380, lounge in HK was super full, so that no seat, let alone food was to be had. I could not believe the sheer number of passengers in their new lounge - it was standing r...
Any chane AusBT could approach Qantas to put together a guide to the Qantas/J...

Jun 09, 2014, 10:46 AM

Hi David, I think DrT is on to something here. I myself have often wondered why Qantas management makes it so difficult to understand the codeshare/connection perks and pitfalls with its relatively large Asian routes out of Singapore or even across the Tasman.Had the same experience recently and ...
Does CX use SATS premium check in at Sinagapore?

Jun 09, 2014, 10:29 AM

No it does not. Last few times I flew out of SIN with CX, their first class check in was handled at the same row as all other classes. No invitation was extended to the SATS premium check in lounge. But I did walk past the premium check in lounge and it did not look very attractive at all. So you...