For the roughly 6-hour flight to Seoul and back, business class fares were uncharacteristically low and, spying an opportunity to not have to sit down the back for the overnighter, I jumped at the chance to trial Malaysia Airlines’ long-haul
So my (expat) “home” airline has famously been in the media over the last few years for – mostly – all the wrong reasons; missing aircraft, a revolving door of foreign CEO’s and so on. Somehow in the middle of
For my trip up to Phnom Penh to catch up with an old friend, I finally came around to redeeming my spare Malaysia Airlines Enrich miles for business class. I’ll be honest and say the main reason for business in
This year, I’ve swore off Malindo after the horrendous ground service and gone back to basics by practically designating Malaysia Airlines as my sole carrier of choice (though I have flown AirAsia twice and have another itinerary booked), helped along
With my time in Taipei drawing to a close, it was time to head back to the airport for the pretty long nearly-5-hour journey back down to Kuala Lumpur. With this post, I also ask the question; should you give up
As is my annual custom, I made sure to evacuate for Chinese New Year – KL is always hectic the few days beforehand, and then dies a total death over the festive period itself as everyone scarpers for their ‘hometowns’.
This year I’ve been incredibly lucky (and most uncharacteristic) not to have to ‘partake’ in any economy travel, barring the trip to Saigon back in February with AirAsia. This has largely come about due to some absolutely intense premium class
For my long weekend, it was time for the highly-anticipated trip to Kota Kinabalu – the first trip of mine ever to East Malaysia – and having got some great flight deals with Malaysia Airlines, my infamously troubled home carrier,
As I mentioned in my last post, we were finally bound for Hong Kong – a place I last saw in 2007, when I visited over an extended weekend from Dublin (and what another ridiculously crazy journey that was) just
Finally the year 2014 has finished for Asia’s aviation industry, and what an absolutely unforgettably year it was – for all the wrong reasons. Having said that, I’m already looking forward to flying more and seeing more of Asia, and