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Child actors outside the Cathedral in Saigon. Dancing, filming, generally being charming - like the city itself.

Weekly Update of articles on 2PAXfly

Each week - in the middle of the night (Australian Eastern Standard Time) we send you this newsletter of recent articles on 2PAXfly.

Last week saw more news from Qantas . They announced the renewal of their partnership with Emirates - but counter-intuitively announced their withdrawal from Dubai! The good news is the rerouting of their London flight via Singapore. (links to my take on this change below.)

We also posted the last two trip reports from our Northern Hemisphere Christmas trip and started an occasional series on Airline, Airport and Aircraft related TV.

I've held-over the start of our recent trip to Europe and Russia for this coming week, starting with my first visit to the Qantas First Class Lounge. Flight reviews will include Qantas First Class, BA Club Europe, Flybe to Orkney, and S7 to Moscow. If there's time, I'll start on our next trip - to Fiji in September. Another first!

Happy Travels,
2PAXfly

2PAXfly

Vietnam Airlines HCMC to Sydney

By 2paxfly on Sep 01, 2017 09:00 am
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series 2015 Xmas Trip Vietnam Airlines VN773 Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon (SGN) – Sydney (SYD) Friday, January 08, 2012 Depart: 21:10 Arrive: 09:50 +1 Duration: 8h 40m Aircraft: Boeing 777-200ER Seat: 3A (Business Class) Reverse Herringbone on a 787 will always beat recliner seats on a 777 […]
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Best of British – Well it could only get better

By 2paxfly on Aug 31, 2017 03:00 pm
BA upgrades soft product in Business Class British Airways has just announced an upgrade to its Club World (business) ‘soft product’ on long-haul. This includes changes to the catering, amenity pack, bedding, and refreshing their lounge network. Almost anything would be an improvement on what I have experienced. I’ve only done a handful of long-haul legs […]
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Qantas A380 returns to Singapore, abandons Dubai. Australians experience religious ecstacy!

By 2paxfly on Aug 31, 2017 12:02 pm
Hands up who saw this coming? Qantas is abandoning flights to Dubai. Wait for it – It will now (as of March 25, 2018) re-route QF 1 and QF2 flights via Singapore and upgrade one Melbourne – Singapore flight from an A330 to an A380. Melbourne-Dubai-London route is also being abandoned. Melbourne travelers will now […]
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Pilots – behind the cockpit door

By 2paxfly on Aug 29, 2017 04:44 pm
OK – I confess. I will watch any kind of behind-the-scenes airline or aircraft documentary, drama, re-creation, or even possibly manga series. My av geekiness knows very few bounds in this department. I don’t find Air Crash Investigation as seductive – maybe that’s because I like to see the successful operation of an aircraft, rather […]
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HCMC – Saigon to everyone else

By 2paxfly on Aug 28, 2017 03:00 pm
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series 2015 Xmas TripVietnam was part of my growing up. The Vietnam War was on the TV news every night and on the front page of the newspaper every morning. My first political activity, as a schoolboy in my bright blue blazer, was to join in an […]
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