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Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Japan Airlines Flight JL 745 (07 December 2022)

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Having just enjoyed a fantastic month-long holiday in newly reopened, post-coronapanic Japan, I now had to face the reality of a homeward journey into the world of same-old, same-old. Then […]

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Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Japan Airlines Flight JL 746 (08 November 2022)

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When Japan announced a significant relaxation of its pandemic-era border controls – effective early October 2022 – I swiftly discarded my plans for a European holiday and arranged a one-month […]

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Flight Report: RSU-GMP on Korean Air Flight KE 1332 (27 January 2020)

18th Jul 2020by Diego 4 Comments

In this travel report, we’ll look at a short domestic flight between the city of Yeosu – perched on the southern edge of the Korean peninsula – and Seoul’s Gimpo […]

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Economy Class, Flight, Korea, Korea 2020, Korean Air, Travel

Flight Report: NRT-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5057 (06 October 2019)

19th Oct 2019by Diego 2 Comments

As my favourite destination – my own little happy place – Japan exerts such a strong hold on my imagination that I’ve come to dread every homeward flight. Painful though […]

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Cebu Pacific, Economy Class, Flight, Japan, Japan 2019 (2nd), Travel

Flight Report: MNL-NRT on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 5054 (28 September 2019)

12th Oct 2019by Diego 4 Comments

For my 20th trip to Japan, I gave serious thought to flying with a full-service airline (instead of my usual LCCs) to make the milestone feel more special. Amongst the […]

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Flight Report: TPE-MNL on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 313 (15 September 2019)

10th Oct 2019by Diego 1 Comment

Budget airline Cebu Pacific (5J) did a splendid job – at least by LCC standards – on our outbound flight from Manila to Taipei. In today’s post, we’ll see if […]

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Cebu Pacific, Economy Class, Flight, Taiwan, Taiwan 2019, Travel

Flight Report: MNL-TPE on Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 312 (12 September 2019)

20th Sep 2019by Diego 3 Comments

No less than five airlines compete for market share on the busy route between Manila and Taipei – a popular (and conveniently short) regional hop for business-people and holidaymakers alike. […]

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Cebu Pacific, Economy Class, Flight, Taiwan, Taiwan 2019, Travel

Flight Report:  DXB-MNL on Emirates Flight EK 332 (04 April 2019)

21st Apr 2019by Diego Leave a comment

Let’s close off my first round-trip experience on Emirates by looking at their performance on the last leg: the long flight from our transit point at Dubai to our final […]

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Economy Class, Emirates, Flight, Jordan, Jordan 2019, Travel

Flight Report:  AMM-DXB on Emirates Flight EK 904 (03 April 2019)

13th Apr 2019by Diego 1 Comment

Having spent an incredible week in the Holy Land, the time has finally come for us to set off on the long journey home. In this report, we’ll check in […]

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Flight Report:  DXB-AMM on Emirates Flight EK 901 (27 March 2019)

7th Apr 2019by Diego 4 Comments

Having seen us safely and comfortably through the skies from Manila to Dubai, Emirates was now ready to take us to our final destination – the Jordanian capital, Amman. Let’s […]

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Economy Class, Emirates, Flight, Jordan, Jordan 2019, Travel

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