Where were you last week? I was in Auckland, New Zealand
Hello travellers.
I had a quick trip to Auckland last week to review Qantas A300 Business Class and the new SO/ Auckland hotel. I'll be posting some first impressions this week, with longer reviews to come.
What happened last week?
See below, but Air NZ threw people of planes for not paying attention, Asiana is getting rid of First Class, Jetstar is flying between Seol, Korea and the Gold Coast, and Qantas retired another bunch of 747 - placing 787's on the Sydney to San Francisco route.
Tragedy
We also had another major tragedy with the crash of a Russian aircraft at Moscow Airport.
I got Qantas Platinum
Yes, I did it. Finally, I'm platinum. First time ever. I'll be giving my own personal guide to the advantages of this status soon.
Catch up on last weeks posts below. Until next week . . .
Happy Travels,
2PAXfly
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Stuff.co.nz is reporting that two passengers in an exit row who actively refused to engage with staff during the safety demonstration, were offloaded from the flight. The passengers were on a flight between Wellington and Auckland. A couple of ‘wealthy looking’ passengers – male and female, are reported to have refused to pay attention to […]
This seems to be a trend. Renaming First Class – often with suites – as ‘Business Suites’ like Malaysian Airlines did it in December 2018. Alternately, airlines are eliminating first class entirely like Korean Air will do from mid this year. Although not the first, the latest to adopt this trend is Korean based Asiana […]
Qantas announced today that from 4 December 2019, passengers on the Sydney to San Francisco route will be on a B787 Dreamliner instead of one of their ageing 747 Jumbos. Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, 747’s got to go! I recently travelled on one of the 747’s to Santiago, and boy are they showing their age. […]
Last week Fiji Airways announced that they were leasing two A350 planes to add to their fleet on routes from November/December 2019. Yesterday (May 6, 2019), Airlineroute revealed when these A350 routes would be in service, and what they will be:- Nadi – Los Angeles – 6 times a week from January 1, 2020: FJ810 […]
According to Jim Liu of Routes Online, and press release, Jetstar is planning a seasonal route between Gold Coast and Seoul Incheon starting in December 2019. The route is subject to government approval. This three times a week direct flight is slated to be operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft from 8 December 2019 through […]
