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Our last flight on Turkish Airlines would have us touching down in their oldest Airbus 330 series business class product. This aircraft featured some pretty tired and worn seats. Despite this, we still had the usual Turkish Airlines friendly service, along with excellent Do & Co Catering. How would our flight experience compare? Review: Turkish Airlines Business Class A330-3, Istanbul International Airport – Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2A When I booked… Read More

Turkish Airlines recently relocated from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport to the newly built Istanbul International Airport. Along with the major move of operations from one airport to the other, Turkish Airlines received a brand new Turkish Airlines Lounge. We would get the opportunity to fully test out of the new lounge on our recent travels through the region. Review: Turkish Airlines Lounge Miles & Smiles, Istanbul International Airport, Turkey This visit was… Read More

Through its connecting hub in Istanbul, Turkey, Turkish Airlines provides connecting flights throughout Europe and the Middle East. If you chose carefully, you can find a wide body aircraft configuration with a fully flat business class seat. The majority of the time, its rivals offer business class with an economy class seat that is usually blocked in the middle. How would our medium-distance trip within Europe compare on this wide body experience?… Read More

Turkish Airlines offers connecting flights around Europe and the Middle East through it’s connecting hub in Istanbul, Turkey. In doing so, it typically offers a wide body flight configuration that has a proper business class fully flat seat. Its’ competitors usually offer business class with an economy class seat with a blocked middle. How would our wide body experience measure up for our medium haul flight within Europe? Review: Turkish Airlines Business… Read More

Turkish Airlines recently relocated from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport to the newly built Istanbul International Airport. Along with the major move of operations from one airport to the other, Turkish Airlines received a brand new Turkish Airlines Lounge. We would get the opportunity to fully test out of the new lounge on our recent travels through the region. Review: Turkish Airlines Lounge Business, Istanbul International Airport, Turkey This visit was to the… Read More

Turkish Airlines offers connecting flights around Europe and the Middle East through it’s connecting hub in Istanbul, Turkey. In doing so, it typically offers a wide body flight configuration that has a proper business class fully flat seat. Its’ competitors usually offer business class with an economy class seat with a blocked middle. How would our wide body experience measure up for our medium haul flight within Europe? Review: Turkish Airlines Business… Read More

Air Canada assembles a pretty comprehensive and solid lounge experience in their Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounges. Air Canada Maple Leaf lounges are offered throughout Canada, the United States and in select international locations including in the global cities of London, Frankfurt and Paris. Our visit today was to the oldest international Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in Paris, France. How would visiting Air Canada’s oldest international Maple Leaf Lounge location fare… Read More

Every now and then, we see an innovative promotion that happen to be well aligned with airline programs. I have to hand it to to the Canadian Red Cross for an interesting promotion opportunity that also happens makes you feel good about yourself while participating. Innovative: Canadian Red Cross Launches Promotion with Air Canada; Earn Aeroplan points on Donations The Canadian Red Cross has announced an interesting promotion with Air Canada that… Read More

Turkish Airlines operates an overseas lounge location at Miami International Airport. In addition to being a lounge within the Star Alliance Gold membership program, it is also a part of the Priority Pass membership program. The lounge offered a spot to enjoy some upscale food in advance of your flight. We’d get the opportunity to test out this lounge in the early morning before our trans-continental flight. Review: Turkish Airlines Business Lounge… Read More

United Airlines has a very large footprint at San Francisco International Airport and runs four separate lounges at this airport. The United Club “E” Gates is the smallest United Club at the San Francisco International Airport. The lounge served many of the United Airlines regional destinations that depart from San Francisco. We would end up checking out this lounge on our circuit of the United Club’s in San Francisco. Review: United Club… Read More

United Airlines has a few unique lounges in it’s worldwide system. One of these oddities is the United Club Lounge in San Francisco “G” International Terminal. This lounge started off life as the United Airlines Global First Class lounge when United Airlines expanded into the International Terminal and operated a First Class Cabin. Since United Airlines opened a United Polaris Business Lounge in 2019, and removed all of it’s First Class cabins,… Read More

Flights departing from Hawaii to the mainland United States typically leave in the late evening, making having access to some form of a lounge a necessity. Our United Airlines flight from Honolulu, USA to Vancouver, Canada would afford us access into United Clubs along the way. We would get the opportunity to visit their United Club Honolulu prior to the departure on our flight to San Francisco. Review: United Club Lounge –… Read More