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Review – JAL Class J – Kagoshima to Tokyo Haneda – 767-300

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018Alvin Comment

From the lobby of our hotel, we took an airport shuttle to Kagoshima Airport, which was about an hour away. We drove past some really beautiful countryside scenery, which was made really dramatic by the ever-smoking Sakurajima volcano in the backdrop.

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Review – Park Hyatt Bangkok

July 8, 2018July 16, 2018Alvin 5

From the onset of our trip planning, we were already amazed by the architecture of the Park Hyatt Bangkok. Coincidentally, the hotel was set to be open during our time in Bangkok, so we were pretty determined on staying here. From the airport, it was about a 40 minute taxi ride to the hotel entrance. Bangkok traffic is just insane! As soon as we stepped out of the taxi, we were greeted by no less than three hotel staff who were as friendly as could be. We were led inside while our luggage was taken care of, and we were given a luggage tag for check-in.

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Review – Thai Airways Business Class – Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur – 777-300ER

June 22, 2018July 16, 2018Alvin Comment

Several months before our Asia trip, we noticed that Thai Airways was offering some reasonable business class fares for the short flight from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur. We had never flown Thai Airways, so we decided to give them a try to see what they had to offer. Additionally, Thai Airways recently scheduled their Internationally-configured 777 to fly this route, which would allow us to get a quick glimpse of their long haul business class seats.

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Review – Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu Runway View

May 23, 2018July 16, 2018Alvin 2

Part of the reason why Peterson and I love Tokyo so much is because of the fantastic plane spotting you can do at multiple locations around Haneda International Airport. If you intend to do a lot of plane spotting when you’re in Tokyo, it’s a good idea to find accommodations near the airport.

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Review – JAL First Class – San Francisco to Tokyo Haneda – 777-300ER

May 16, 2018July 16, 2018Alvin Comment

Before this flight, Peterson and I had only flown Business Class internationally, so we had always been on the lookout for an opportunity to try International First Class for the very first time. As you can imagine, after ticketing this flight, we were both super excited.

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Review – JAL SKY SUITE III – Kuala Lumpur to Tokyo Narita – 787-9

April 19, 2018July 16, 2018Alvin Comment

I was excited to be flying in JAL’s SKY SUITE III again, since I loved the seat layout on our Tokyo Haneda to Bangkok flight, which was operated by a 777 with SKY SUITE III seats. I was curious to see how the same seat on the Dreamliner compares.

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ANA Maintenance Hangar Tour – Haneda

March 1, 2018March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

If you’re an aviation geek, one of the things you absolutely cannot miss if you’re spending some time in Tokyo is the ANA Maintenance Hangar Tour at Haneda Airport. It’s a one and a half hour tour that consists of two parts: a 30-min classroom-style presentation, followed by the actual ANA hangar visit. Best of all, the tour is absolutely free!

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Review – ANA Business Cradle – Tokyo Haneda to Vancouver – 787-8

February 23, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

Normally, ANA flies a 787-9 with the Staggered business class seats in a 1-2-1 configuration between Vancouver and Tokyo (similar to the one we reviewed here). However, for a couple months between August 2017 and March 2018, the plane was downgraded to a 787-8 that had the Cradle business class seats in a 2-2-2 configuration.

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Review – Air New Zealand International Business Class Lounge – Sydney

February 12, 2018March 2, 2018Alvin Comment

I had a chance to visit Air New Zealand’s International Business Class Lounge in Sydney Airport before our ANA flight back to Tokyo. This is Air New Zealand’s flagship lounge in Australia, and the first one to be opened with their new lounge design by Gensler.

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Review – Alaska Airlines Economy Class – Vancouver to Seattle to Honolulu – 737-800/900

February 4, 2018April 21, 2018Alvin Comment

In November, I flew down to Hawaii for a couple of days with my Dad. While the main purpose of the trip was to obtain our scuba diving certifications (which I now have!), this also gave me the chance to review Alaska Airline’s economy class product on a relatively longer flight. Previously I had only flown Alaska on short flights like YVR-SEA and SEA-SFO.