Here we have it….the last flight of 7 in a series that took me around the globe in style. This flight technically wasn’t a necessity but in order to maximise Oneworld partners flown on the trip I saved BA till last. I made use of the First Wing at T5, this is a fast track…
Round the World: American Airlines Business Class, Los Angeles to London Heathrow in a Boeing 777-300ER LAX-LHR
After an excellent flight with JAL I arrived into LAX and realised this was the first opportunity to see true daylight and be outside on the whole trip! I had 5 hours for my connection so I proceeded through immigration and officially entered the USA….technically the first country I visited on this journey! After catching…
Round the world: Japan Airlines Business Class, Tokyo Narita to Los Angeles in a Boeing 777-300ER NRT-LAX
The flight in from Hong Kong arrived on time and as it would transpire the furthest gate from international flight connections…..not to worry good to get the blood flowing. I was the first to disembark and as I walked the halls of the airport to go through security there was no one about, it was…
Round the world: Japan Airlines Business Class, Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita in a Boeing 787-9 HKG – NRT
I left the Cathay Pacific First Class cabana feeling as if I hadn’t travelled at all, high praise indeed! I approached the gate for flight number 4 of my round the world trip with delight…this would be my first time with JAL. Upon arriving at the gate I could see a shiny new dreamliner waiting…
Round the world: Cathay Pacific Business Class, Jakarta to Hong Kong in an Airbus A350 CGK-HKG
As I arrived into Jakarta (30 minutes late due to holding pattern) a Oneworld/Cathay Pacific representative was at the gate to meet me and escort me through flight connections to the lounge. He then told me he would bring me a boarding pass from the Cathay desk whilst I relaxed. I really don’t like giving…
Round the world: Qatar Airways Business Class, Doha to Jakarta in a Boeing 787-8 DOH-CGK
I landed into Doha just after 6 am, the flight from Manchester had been great….more akin to First Class than Business Class in terms of food quality and attentive service. I had 2 hours until flight number 2 of my round the world adventure so I proceeded to the Qatar Airways Business Class lounge in…
Round the world: Qatar Airways Business Class Manchester to Doha in a Boeing 787-8 MAN-DOH
So the day finally came for me to undertake a trip around the world, with no stopovers – just aircraft after airport after lounge after aircraft…..60 hours of rinse, dry…repeat. I can tell you that this is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time….for no other reason than I can and I…
Saga Class (Business): Icelandair, Manchester to Rekjavik to Toronto (MAN-KEF-YYZ) in a Boeing 757
This was a last minute booking and I was very impressed with the price £1500.00 for a return fully flexible Business Class ticket weekdays with no Saturday stay (48hr turnaround). I will say that this is good value for a purchase made within 28 days of departure. I arrived at the airport a little later than…
Upper Class: Virgin Atlantic, Manchester to New York in a A330 (MAN-JFK)
The time had finally come were I had to fly Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, not something I was looking forward to if I’m honest, I just don’t particularly like their whole marketing campaign of a ‘Rock star Service’……how about a calm relaxing efficient service…it’s a flight….not a party. My Wife advised me to simply roll with…
Business Class: Aer Lingus, Dublin to Los Angeles in an Airbus A330-200 (DUB-LAX)
This flight actually came about because of a technical issue on the American Airlines flight from Manchester. We were very lucky to be rerouted via Dublin and secure the last 4 Business class seats on their direct flight, all other options would have us arriving a day late. As it turns out this was…
Inter-Island First Class: Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu to Maui in a Boeing 717 (HNL-OGG)
This is the shortest commercial flight I’ve taken, lasting only 24 minutes it isn’t going to a massively lengthy report. We arrived at the Honolulu inter-island terminal around 75 minutes before our flight, this was due to having no bags to check-in and knowing the lounge was lacking in the Food & beverage department. Security…
Domestic (Club Europe): British Airways, London to Manchester (LHR-MAN) in a Boeing A320
After many years of absence a fully fledged domestic business class is back with BA…thank goodness! I found it aggravating to pay £2,500-£6,000 per ticket for a long haul Business or First Class with BA to find yourself stuck traveling to and from the hub domestically in an economy set up with the person next to you potentially…
