I recently flew from LA to Hong Kong and had a chance to compare my experience to Chris’ good experience on the route a few weeks prior. At the airport I arrived a couple of hours before departure and the ground staff were very good. The ground agent...
Ticketing This was the return leg of a promotional fare booked a week or so in advance for $1,158. At the airport The checkin was quite fast and security and passport control also did not take very long. The departure gate was 16, just next to the...
I previously reviewed Cathay Pacific’s flight CX524 between Hong Kong and Narita and bemoaned the timings. Leaving at one in the morning and arriving around six, having moved forward one time zone, it’s a flight on which it is hard to get any rest and I find that...
This trip was with Cathay on flight CX919. At the Airport I checked in at Hong Kong airport a couple of hours before departure and the gate agent told me that I had been given an upgrade from economy to business. I had heard that upgrades are quite...
Ticketing This was the second leg of a Chengdu to London Heath Row return ticket which I had purchased at the Cathay ticket office in TST a month or so before departure, for $5,629. Chengdu is often a cheap starting place for Cathay flights, as we outlined in...
Ticketing This flight I took last Autumn was ticketed as part of a One World Multi Carrier award ticket. The ticket booked into U class. Checkin Narita is a long way from Tokyo and I decided to get to the airport early with the expectation that once there...
We previously explained that buying frequent flyer miles can be a cheap way of booking premium cabin flights. In this article we will look at the frequent flyer scheme of Alaska Airlines, a surprisingly cheap way for people based in Asia to fly. Introduction Alaska Airlines’ frequent flyer...
Why was my most recently flight from LAX-HKG the best flight ever? Simple, there was probably only about 65 passengers on the whole 777-300ER. Only 45pax in Economy, everyone had about three rows to themselves. I knew loads would be light on this flight, as I seat the...
One of the most convenient things about the Airport Express is the intown checkin. This service allows you to checkin your bags at Hong Kong or Kowloon stations before you board the train. This can be convenient if you want to avoid the possible hassle of checking in...
You may recall that HK Travel Blog previously shared how to save money on Cathay flights by originating in Thailand instead of Hong Kong. As our reader Nezistan commented, “this is true for just about any flight ex-BKK. If I have the time, I always fly ex-BKK and...
A lot of people use Asia Miles or other frequent flyer miles to make journeys which would otherwise be costly. We’ve previously shared articles comparing Asia Miles to other One World loyalty programmes, setting out some good value short distance redemptions using Asia Miles and more. One thing...
Cathay Pacific and British Airways are the airlines offering multiple direct flights daily between Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Here we compare British Airways’ economy class to the more locally familiar Cathay one. Schedule, Pricing and Booking Cathay offers five flights daily to London Heathrow. It also...
