First Class

At the end of 2019, ANA introduced a new type of Premium Class (domestic first class) seat on some of its flights within Japan. The seat can be found on some of its Boeing 777-200ER and 787-9 aircraft, primarily operating on major routes like Tokyo – Sapporo and Tokyo – Okinawa. Last November, I finally […]

For better or worse, I never had a chance to fly on ANA’s Boeing 787-8s equipped with regional business class on an international flight. With the aircraft being used domestically now, though, I finally could try it on a domestic flight from Osaka to Naha in Premium Class. The flight was a part of my

With limited award availability between Japan and Europe, I decided to start my most recent trip with a flight to New York. Considering that I had some Alaska Airlines miles to burn, wanted to try JAL’s international first class for a long time, and there was award availability on the day I wanted to travel,

While thinking of which flight to take to Sapporo in advance of taking the BB-8 ANA Jet’s last flight, Japan was hit by a large earthquake that put Japan’s Tohoku Shinkansen (the bullet train connecting Tokyo with the north of the country) out of service. To fill the gap, both ANA and JAL (and later

On one of my trips to Sapporo back in December 2021, I booked a roundtrip flight with ANA using miles. Having had flown JAL’s domestic first class before but not ANA’s one, I decided to upgrade one of the flights into Premium Class for 14,000 yen (about 120 dollars). More specifically, I upgraded the return

Most JAL’s domestic flights offer two classes of service – economy and Class J. However, on some flights on its busiest routes like Tokyo to Sapporo and Tokyo to Fukuoka, the airline also offers first class. The only notable difference between economy class and Class J is the seat. First class, on the other hand,

While Cathay Pacific has not updated its first class seat in quite a long time, it still offers one of the world’s best first class experiences – both onboard and on the ground – in the world. As such, after having flown it on intra-Asian segments, I was excited to try Cathay Pacific’s first class

Flight Information Date: September 24, 2017 Flight No.: CX548 Route: Hong Kong International to Tokyo Haneda Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: B-KPV After visiting Cathay Pacific’s lounge in Bangkok, then flying to Hong Kong, and visiting “The Arrival” lounge, both business and first class “The Wing” lounges, and “The Pier, First” lounge, it was

Flight Information Date: September 23, 2017 Flight No.: CX708 Route: Bangkok Suvarnabhumi to Hong Kong International Airline: Cathay Pacific Airways Type: Boeing 777-300ER Registration: B-KPP After relaxing for a couple of hours at the BS Residence Suvarnabhumi, I took the shuttle back to the airport to catch my Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong. The flight was