The last few months have been a bit concerning for anyone that loves to redeem first class partner awards on JAL. For a time, first class partner award inventory on JAL disappeared almost completely, causing […]
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ANA’s A380s will remain grounded for another month
ANA operates the world’s most modern fleet of A380s. The airline’s A380s are both under two years old, with another brand new A380 expected to join the fleet later this year. ANA flies its A380s […]
China Southern flies A380 between China and Korea, and it’s absolutely packed
China Southern is the only airline that has continued to fly its fleet of A380s throughout the pandemic. And many of its flights have been absolutely packed. Today, China Southern’s A380 flew a new route […]
Air France’s A380 returns to Paris in all-white
In mid-July, we reported that an Air France A380, tail number F-HPJD, made a flight from Paris (CDG) to Malta International Airport (MLA) for repainting. Yesterday, the aircraft returned to Paris from Milan with a […]
Fly Emirates’ new 777 first class suites between Dubai and New York through September, award space available
Earlier this month we reported that Emirates was scheduled to fly its new 777-300ERs between Dubai (DXB) and New York (JFK) through the end of July. This was great news for first class flyers because […]
Paris to Bogota in Lufthansa first class for $2,726
Flying Lufthansa first class is a special experience. From private entry in the dedicated security terminal, to black car service to the aircraft, the entire experience from start to finish is amazing. Here’s a great […]
ANA will enforce social distancing by selling less than half of the economy seats on its A380s
ANA’s A380s will return to the skies on September 1st, 2020, after a long and unfortunate grounding due to COVID. The airline operates two daily A380 flights, NH183/4 and NH181/2 between Tokyo (NRT) to Honolulu […]
China Southern’s A380 training flights are insane!
With most A380s around the world still grounded, airlines have been forced to operate empty flights to keep pilots certified and ensure that planes are in operational condition. Most of the time, these flights are […]
Fly roundtrip first class in Etihad’s Apartment to JFK for $4,108, must originate in Jakarta with free stopover available in Abu Dhabi
Etihad’s Apartment is one of the top two A380 first class suites in the world. It ranks just below Singapore Airlines’ new A380 first class suites in my book, and both products are simply spectacular. […]
Korean Air reclassifies most first class seats as business, but the change isn’t permanent
COVID has forced airlines around the world to cut back on schedules and ground aircraft. In many cases, this has resulted in the disappearance of first class inventory. Over the past week, Korean Air joined […]