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Bamboo Airways is a Vietnamese airline serving domestic routes as well as several international destinations.  Today I am flying from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok and will try out their business class product. At the departure hall. It’s still early so waiting for check-in counter to open. After check-in, we are heading to the Le Saigonnais lounge which is shared with many other airlines. There are plenty of food to choose, from Vietnamese to international. This pork noodle soup very delicious. The lounge has huge glass windows with airport runway view. It’s time to head to the boarding gate. …

VietJet Air is an international low-cost airline based in Vietnam.  Its SkyBOSS is a premium ticket class where, with an additional cost, a passenger can enjoy extra perks such as wider seats, lounge access, complimentary inflight food, private car transfer to/from the aircraft, etc. I am flying to Ho Chi Minh City today and excited to try out this airline in SkyBOSS class. The check-in counter at Phuket International Airport doesn’t have a line; however, the check-in process takes a little time due to some paperwork, such as Covid certificates, entry passport, etc. SkyBOSS passengers have access to the Coral lounge…

We have just landed at Hamad International Airport in Doha and are making a transfer to fly to Phuket, Thailand.  There’s a 3-hour wait time and we are handing out at the airport. The Qatar Hamad International Airport, with IATA code DOH, was open in 2014.  The airport is very large and modern.  It is rated the world’s best airport in 2022. Th Doha giant teddy bear at the airport.  More about the bear here. We are now checking out the Qatar Airways Al Mourjan lounge.  It is located upstairs. The lounge is very new, clean and immensive. The circular…

After 2.5+ years into pandemic, the wait is over!  I am flying far again!  With border relaxation in most countries, I am going for a multi-country trip again!  This time, flying with Qatar Airways! For long, I had wanted to fly Qatar Airways in its Qsuite.  In early 2021, I bought the tickets for December flight.  Unfortunately, by that time many countries were still not open, or were open but required many COVID-19 test procedures and processes to enter.  I postponed the trip to March 2022.  I then postponed again to Summer 2022.  And this time, for real, I am…

Today, March 2022,  I am flying American Airlines in Economy (Main Cabin Extra) class, from Las Vegas to Miami. Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) is a very large airport in Las Vegas.  It handled about 40 million passengers in 2021. The airport is packed with people.  Masking is required inside the airport and during the flight. At booking, the mentioned aircraft was a new 737-MAX.  At the boarding gate, I just get to know out that there is a change – it is a 12-years old 737.  I had wanted to try the 737-MAX.  In any case, here is the…

Today, I am flying Frontier Airlines from San Francisco to Las Vegas. At the Airport We park at SFO long-term parking garage, and conveniently take AirTrain to the airport.  The train arrives frequently and getting on the train, it takes about 8 minutes to arrive at the International terminal. Our flight is at 2:01pm.  We arrive at the airport by 10:45am.  There’s no line at the check-in counter (perhaps still early?) so the check-in process is pretty quick.  Frontier Airlines uses International Terminal A for departure and its arrival is at Terminal 3.  There are not many international flights at…

After 2+ years into pandemic, starting on May 1st, 2022, British Airways and Emirates will fly to San Francisco International Airport with their A380 aircrafts.  These large, double-desk, jumbo-jet airplanes can accommodate more passengers for the increasing demands, ready for the coming Summer travel season.  On 5/1/22, I headed to Bayfront Park in Millbrae, California to see return of these aircrafts.  The park is right next to SFO, a very good location for plan spotting activities. Here is the video capturing the landing of British Airways BA286 coming from Heathrow International Airport: After landing, the big bird is at the…

In this post, I am going to review the Hyatt airport hotel along with the flight experience from Orlando to San Francisco. The Hyatt Regency airport hotel is located at the Orlando International airport right at the departure hall.  For those who want to walk to the hotel after the flight arrival, or stay in the hotel at the last minutes before checking into their next flight, this is the hotel to stay in. Each hotel room has a balcony.  The rooms are either facing inside the airport departure hall or outside.  Some rooms are facing the airport runways which…

Two years into pandemic life, today, for the first time, I am flying again, to Hawaii with United Airlines. It is near Christmas time.  The new COVID-19 omicron cases are on the rise.  We are arriving at San Francisco International airport in late afternoon. United Airlines is located at terminal 3 at SFO. Due to COVID-19, face masking is required both at the airport and inside the aircraft.  There are lots of passengers at the airport. We are flying United First class.  Lounge access is not included but is available for an additional fee.  We did not purchase that.  Here…

Today, I am flying to multiple countries with Korea Air in Prestige class. San Francisco to Incheon The trip begins in San Francisco.  The first destination is South Korea Incheon International Airport (ICN).   The Korean Air business class is named Prestige class.  Korean Air’s KAL Lounge is located downstairs at terminal G at San Francisco Internal Airport (SFO).  The lounge is small, though the windows have good views of some aircrafts. And here is the bird bringing us to the destination, the Boeing 747-8, which is a variant of the 747 family. The Prestige class is a lie-flat seat; its…