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Category: Flight Reviews

  • Flight Review – KA104 Hong Kong to Kathmandu

    Airline: Cathay Dragon Gate: 522 Seat 12A: (Regional Business window) Plane: A330-300 Boarded: 18.38 (Scheduled 18.30) Bus to plane: 18.51 Pushback: 19.39 Departed: 19.55 (Scheduled 19.10) Arrived: 22.20 (Scheduled 22.00) 24.35 Duration: 4 hours 40 minutes Distance: 2,937 kms

  • Flight Review – QF29 Melbourne to Hong Kong

    Airline: Qantas Plane: Airbus 330-300 Gate: 14A Seat: 28K (Economy window) Boarded: 10.35 (Scheduled 09.50) Pushback: 10.58 Departed: 11.13 (Scheduled 10:35) Arrived: 17:43 (Scheduled 17:20) Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes Distance: 7,387 km This was my first time in a while back in economy for a long haul international flight but being very cheap ($420…

  • Flight Review – QF064 Johannesburg to Sydney

    Airline: Qantas Plane: Boeing 747-800 Gate: A6 Seat: 5B (Business Class Window seat) Pushback: 18.58 (Scheduled 18.50) / Takeoff: 19.09 Arrived: 14.57 (Scheduled 15.30) / At Gate: 15.04 Duration: 10 hours 59 minutes Length: 6,863 miles / 11,045 kms Summary: A good hard product (in seats 5B and 5J), good soft product and service. Would…

  • Flight Review – BA6416 Cape Town to Johannesburg

    Airline: Comair (Part of British Airways) Plane: Boeing 737-800 Gate: A8 Seat: 2A (Club / Business Class window seat) Pushback: 13.25 (Scheduled 13.25) / Takeoff: 13.40 Arrived: 15.21 (Scheduled 15.25) / At Gate: 15.25 Duration: 2 hours Length: 790 miles / 1,272 kms Summary: A very good short domestic flight, good soft product.

  • Flight Review – EK721 Dubai to Nairobi

    Airline: Emirates Plane: Boeing 777-200 Gate: C20 Seat: 1A (First Class Suite window) Boarded: 14:45 Departed: 15:09 (Scheduled 15:10) Arrived: 19:46 (Scheduled 19:20) Duration: 5 hours 35 minutes It was time to try the Emirates First Class B777-200 service after today visit to First Class Lounge (review here) and earlier A380 flights (review here and…