Airline Reviews

This is a very different type of flight review for my flight back to Heathrow from Johannesburg with British Airways in economy on the A380. Partly because it’s less of a traditional, neatly structured assessment and more of an opinion piece, but bear with me. Having spent 8 days with zero signal, and zero worries on safari (me and my noble steed Polo below), I was looking forward to heading home. It isn’t often you step off a flight and feel a genuine sense of disbelief that

There’s a particular mood to a late-night long-haul departure if you're leaving from Heathrow. It’s a strange mix of exhaustion, anticipation, and quiet hope that the stars aligns just enough to allow for a few solid hours of sleep somewhere over Africa. On paper, British Airways’ overnight service to Johannesburg in World Traveller Plus (premium economy) should do exactly that. In reality, this flight delivered a combination of a good level of comfort, strong service, but a

Qatar Airways markets a First Class product on some of its regional routes, including this route that I'm reviewing from Doha to Riyadh. When I had the chance to upgrade from economy for 16,000 Avios, I took it - partly for the flight itself, but mainly for access to the Al Safwa First Class lounge during a four-hour layover. But here's the uncomfortable truth that frequent flyers already know: Qatar's regional "First Class" is really just their Business Class seat with a dif

As part of our journey to New Zealand earlier in the year, we cashed in our Avios, all 360,000 of them, for a once in a lifetime trip to the other side of the world. I'll ruin the end of this piece, it was worth every single one of them. This review is from Doha to Auckland onboard Qatar Airways' Airbus A350-1000, featuring 46 of their flagship Q-Suite product in Business Class, and 281 Economy seats. For the first leg from Heathrow to Doha onboard Qatar Airways' A380, you ca

If you know me, it is an incredibly well known fact that I have an unhealthy obsession with the humble Airbus A380! I am well aware that not everyone agrees with me (you’re wrong) and that a lot of people consider the Boeing 747 the best plane in the sky (you’re still wrong). The humble A380 who would be flying us to Doha I have dreamt for a long time about flying on the Airbus A380, it’s been on the proverbial bucket list for about 15 years. Sam was well aware of this and, w

This journey was part of my six flights, in 72 hours, all booked using points series . This was the 2nd flight of that trip, part of a connecting itinerary that had me connecting in Paris Charles de Gaulle before heading on to Athens. For this part of the journey, I'll be reviewing Air France's Business Class aboard this Airbus A320. How does it stack up against the competition? And should you go out of your way to fly Air France? Todays bird, an Air France A320-200, F-GKXQ B

If you’re considering flying British Airways Club Europe to London Gatwick from Corfu, this review covers everything you’ll want to know – from boarding logistics to onboard service and (most importantly) the food. For those who don't know, Club Europe is British Airways' brand name for its European Business Class service. An interesting flight with British Airways Let’s just say… it was a flight full of sunshine, delays, and a few catering curveballs. What we paid... For thi

On Friday, June 20th, we kicked off Sam’s birthday celebrations with an early morning flight from London Gatwick to Corfu. As seasoned travellers (who seem to have a knack for scoring extra legroom and empty seats!), we were eager to see how TUI Airways would compare to other short-haul carriers. Here’s our full TUI airways flight review. From boarding at the infamous bus gate, to finally stepping out into the Greek sun. Booking We didn't book this trip as part of a package h

This flight was part of my six flight, 72 hours, all booked using points odyssey . This is flight four, taking me from Athens to Doha, where I’ll be reviewing Qatar Airways 787-9 economy cabin. Although this is my only economy flight of the trip, that doesn't mean I wasn't looking forward to it. Earlier in the year we flew Emirates economy from Singapore to Gatwick, via Dubai, so I was looking forward to compare the two carriers. Will Qatar Airways economy be as disappointin

For those who have been following, this is my sixth flight on my six part, 72 hours, all points odyssey . And yes, I am well aware that this is the second flight review of the six, but it's just that g ood. Today's flight was on Virgin Atlantic's A330-900neo aircraft in Upper Class, and let me just say this, it was a pleasure to review. My Airbus A330-900neo - GVJAZ, "Billie Holiday" Booking When planning this trip, it actually all began around this route. This route to Riyad