Airline Review
-
Review: AirAsia A320neo Hot Seat (KUL-CGK)
AirAsia flight details While I’ve flown and reviewed Indonesia AirAsia’s A320 Hot Seat product in the past, I’ve yet to try the original AirAsia Malaysia (AK). Founded in 1993, the airline originally started up as a full-service carrier owned by a government conglomerate. The failing airline was bought by Malaysian entrepreneurs Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin
-
Review: Malaysia Airlines 737 Business Class (SIN-KUL)
Malaysia Airlines flight details Malaysia Airlines is a carrier I am very familiar with, having flown dozens of flights with them prior to the pandemic. Following three odd travel years, this became my first time flying the airline post-Covid. For one, I was excited to finally get the opportunity to try the Malaysian flag carrier’s
-
Review: Garuda Indonesia A330neo Business Class (CGK-SIN)
Garuda Indonesia flight details Two weeks after flying back from Hong Kong, I again set off on my next portion of this trip to Singapore! Before figuring out my itinerary, I saw that Garuda Indonesia was flying their newest jet, the Airbus A330-900neo to Singapore. As I hadn’t flown Garuda’s version of these jets yet,
-
Review: Cathay Pacific A330 Business Class (HKG-CGK)
Cathay Pacific flight details After spending four days in Hong Kong, I flew back to Jakarta on Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A330-300 Business Class again. Although the airline used to regularly roster its Boeing 777s and A350s on this route, this hasn’t been the case in a while. As such, because the flight features the same product as
-
Review: Cathay Pacific A330 Business Class (CGK-HKG)
Cathay Pacific flight details To kick off my Emerald Farewell trip, I flew Cathay Pacific’s Airbus A330-300 Business Class, a product I know all too well. Being the backbone of the Hong Kong flag carrier’s fleet, the Airbus A330-300 gets rostered on most regional and Middle Eastern routes. I’ve even reviewed the aircraft’s Economy Class product on
-
Review: Japan Airlines 787-8 Economy Class (NRT-CGK)
Japan Airlines flight details Following a short 40 minutes at the JAL First Class Lounge, it was finally time to conclude this trip and fly home to Jakarta. This will be a much shorter review as I have explained about the booking process for this trip in the first instalment. I will also skim through the cabin
-
Review: Japan Airlines 787-8 Economy Class (LAX-NRT)
Japan Airlines flight details After spending about two weeks on the West Coast, it is finally time to head back to Asia! I have explained about the booking process for this trip in the first instalment, which you can read here! This time, we’ll be flying on a SkySuite-configured Boeing 787-8, identical to the product we flew earlier
-
Review: American Eagle E175 Main Cabin (SEA-LAX)
American Airlines Main Cabin As the world’s largest airline, American Airlines needs no introduction; a founding member of the oneworld alliance, the airline flies a fleet of over 900 aircraft to over 300 destinations worldwide. On this occasion, I was booked on American Eagle, the regional arm of American Airlines. Confusingly, American Eagle flights are
-
Review: Japan Airlines 767 Economy Class (NRT-SEA)
The Economy Class cabin is equipped with a 7-abreast 2-3-2 configuration divided into two cabins, totalling 24 rows. The SkyWider seats are 17.7 inches (45 cm) wide, which is amongst JAL’s narrowest Economy Class seats. By comparison, the SkyWider seats on the Boeing 787 are 18.9 inches (48 cm) wide.
-
Review: Japan Airlines 787-8 Economy Class (CGK-NRT)
Japan Airlines is said to have the world’s most comfortable Economy Class. But does it? Read this detailed review of a flight from Jakarta to Tokyo for more.