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One Mile at a Time - Flying in underwear, excessive cencorship, cutting pilots, and explaining ping pong balls to mom

Source: Boarding Area, Nov 13 2012, 8:54pm CST

I just flew Cathay Pacific from Hong Kong to San Francisco in first class and while I’ll share the “normal” details of the flight in my trip report (which I’ll start posting tomorrow), there are a few things I can’t help but mention now: The dude in 4A ...

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2 hours ago

One Mile at a Time - A Royal (dis)HHonor: Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge Hong Kong

Source: Boarding Area  |   May 24 2013, 7:01am CDT

The feeling walking off our Royal Jordanian flight was one of the most bittersweet I’ve ever experienced. I was still in tears, probably mostly out of happiness, and couldn’t help but laugh at the same time that life wasn’t quite over year. I wa ...

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2 days ago

Cathay Pacific Airways Crowns Winner of Noodles of Asia Recipe Contest

Source: Street Insider  |   May 22 2013, 6:09am CDT

Winning recipe to be served onboard select Cathay Pacific flights from North America to Hong Kong SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Following a month-long quest to find the best noodle recipe in its first-ever Noodles of Asia campai ...

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27 weeks ago


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"Benji, I see you went out in Bangkok. What did you mean about the ping pong balls and body parts, I don’t get it?"


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3 days ago

One Mile at a Time - How much do you value an empty first class cabin?

Source: Boarding Area  |   May 20 2013, 5:45pm CDT

Once you’ve flown just about every first class product, you’re probably looking for a new “high.” One such “high” which I’ve experienced a few times in my life is having a first class cabin all to myself. I had it three fligh ...

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4 days ago

Executive Impact › Cathay Pacific

Source: Japan Today  |   May 19 2013, 4:31pm CDT

With a 53-year history in Japan, Cathay Pacific is certainly one of the best known foreign airlines. Although it has been a tough two years for airlines flying to and from Japan since the March 11, 2011 disaster, load factors are recovering. Overseeing C ...

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4 days ago

Racking up miles on plastic

Source: SCMP  |   May 19 2013, 4:01pm CDT

Air miles are a big part of credit card incentive schemes. People get points for spending, and if they manage their spending and pay their credit card bills each month, they can score a free trip to Thailand. But credit card p ...

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4 days ago

Escaping the city heat on the cheap

Source: SCMP  |   May 19 2013, 4:01pm CDT

The Hong Kong heat is on and you are desperate to escape the city during the summer. But how can you get a decent holiday on the cheap? If it is just a short neighbouring city escape, try a budget airline. We all kn ...

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5 days ago

The woes of economy class, real and imagined

Source: Boston.com  |   May 18 2013, 3:45pm CDT

The spacing between rows is called "pitch" in the biz. Measured in inches, it's the distance from one seat-back to the seat-back ahead of it. While it's true that carriers have been tightening up the rear-most rows to accommodate those roomie ...

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