Layover and connecting at Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport isn’t the most exciting experience, but by U.S. standards is quite alright. Most likely you’ll be flying American Airlines since it is AA’s fortress hub. Flew from SLC to DFW to LGA, all equipment was on the aging MD-80. Connecting at DFW is easy, you simply find out which terminal your connecting ... Read More »
Malaysia Airlines has a new promotion to celebrate an additional flight between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. Travel Jun 15 – Jul 11, 2013. Officially the fare is 390 HKD roundtrip, but with surcharges and taxes added it’s $1137 as seen below. This is a good deal, especially since AirAsia has a sale also and the roundtrip price is $932. So ... Read More »
Malaysia Airlines has a fare sale through March 15, 2013. Travel dates: 23 Feb – 24 Mar and 6 Apr – 26 Jun 2013 Keep in mind not all cities have the same valid travel dates, you’ll need to check the web site for exact details. Read More »
To add to the oneworld news from last week that Malaysia Airlines joined oneworld, SriLankan Airlines (UL) is expected to join OW at the end of this year. This isn’t nearly as impactful as Malaysia Airlines joining, but still good news nonetheless for Hong Kong travelers. Cathay Pacific is sponsoring UL’s entry into oneworld and you’ll be able to travel ... Read More »
I needed to book a ticket from Sapporo CTS to Tokyo HND one way on specifically Japan Airlines. I wanted to see which program would cost the least for an award ticket. Asia Miles won’t even allow a one-way ticket with JL, so it would cost 15,000 roundtrip. American Airlines charges 7,500 AAdvantage miles, not too bad. United charges 6,000 miles one way, ... Read More »
In some positive news, Malaysia Airlines has officially joined the oneworld alliance! This is great news since the Asia Miles program is part of oneworld and you’ll be able to now redeem those miles for flights on MH. There are three flights which Malaysia Airlines operates from HKG. HKG – Kuala Lumpur (non-stop) HKG – Kota Kinabalu (non-stop) HKG – ... Read More »
I know a lot of Hong Kong people like to go skiing. Most of the time people think of going to Hokkaido Japan, or more specifically Niseko. The closest major airport is Sapporo Chitose CTS. But cost is usually a huge factor deterring skiers from going. I suggest saving up your award miles for this expensive route. If using Asia Miles, it costs ... Read More »
Flew JAL recently and saw in their in-flight magazine that they’re rolling out new seating on the Boeing 777-300ER in 2013. The seats will first be available on the NRT – LHR route in January 2013 and then moving to retrofit the 767-300ER in the second half of 2013. The Australian Business Traveller web site has great pictures. Read More »
Qatar Airways will join oneworld, most likely in late 2013 or early 2014. This is a huge win for oneworld since they are falling behind the other two major alliances in terms of routes and carriers. It also doesn’t hurt that Qatar is consistently ranked as one of the top airlines in the world! Qatar Airways has a huge network ... Read More »
At 10am HKT the Cathay Pacific fanfares released this morning are all still available. All of this week’s destinations are still available for booking, but I think Singapore will sell out soon of previous weeks are any indication. Maybe Hanoi, Ho Chih Minh, and Phnom Penh will quickly sellout as well. This week I noticed there is a large number ... Read More »
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