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Flight Report: GMP-RSU on Korean Air Flight KE 1331 (24 January 2020)

In this review, we’ll look at a short domestic flight between Seoul’s Gimpo Airport and the city of Yeosu, at the southern edge of the Korean peninsula.

Welcome aboard Korean Air Flight KE 1331.

Terminal Report: Gimpo Airport Domestic Terminal, Seoul, South Korea – Departures (Part 2)

In this two-part report, we’ll guide ourselves through the process of taking a flight from the Domestic Terminal of Seoul’s Gimpo Airport (GMP). Today’s instalment (Part 2) covers everything that takes place in the airside – i.e., restricted – area of the terminal, from the security checkpoint to the boarding gate.

Terminal Report: Gimpo Airport Domestic Terminal, Seoul, South Korea – Departures (Part 1)

In this two-part report, we’ll guide ourselves through the process of taking a flight from the Domestic Terminal of Seoul’s Gimpo Airport (GMP). Today’s instalment (Part 1) covers everything that takes place in the landside – i.e., publicly accessible – area of the terminal, from check-in to just before final security.

Lounge Report: Korean Air’s KAL Lounge, Gimpo Airport Domestic Terminal (GMP)

In this review, we’ll take a look at Korean Air’s lounge in the domestic terminal of Gimpo Airport: the main hub for flights operating between Seoul and local destinations.

Welcome to the KAL Lounge.

Hotel Report: Lotte City Hotel Gimpo Airport, Seoul, South Korea

With an early morning flight to catch from Seoul’s Gimpo Airport, I decided to spend the previous night at a nearby hotel. Not the cheapest option in these parts, but it was by far the most conveniently located – and the extra investment was rewarded with a spacious, comfortable room.

Welcome to the Lotte City Hotel Gimpo Airport.

Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX 934 (22 January 2020)

The Manila-Hong Kong route is one of the busiest at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), and Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) carries a good chunk of the premium-passenger traffic between the two cities. Today, we’ll see what it’s like to travel in Business Class on this short but important transport link – and at the same time, we’ll experience CX’s latest-generation cabin interior aboard one of the airline’s newest aeroplanes.

Welcome aboard Cathay Pacific flight CX 934.

Airport Guide: Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (MNL T3)

Terminal 3 (T3) is the newest and largest of the four terminals at Greater Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA: MNL / ICAO: RPLL / Abbrev.: NAIA). This Airport Guide outlines what passengers can expect when they pass through this facility.

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Airside

CAUTION: This Airport Guide has been superseded and will no longer be updated. A new, up-to-date version (rewritten in 2022 and incorporating post-lockdown changes) is now available – please click here to view it.

This Airport Guide describes what passengers departing on overseas flights can expect at the airside (passengers-only) zone of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Airport Guide: NAIA (MNL) Terminal 3, International Departures – Landside

***CAUTION: This Airport Guide has been superseded and will no longer be updated. A new, up-to-date version (rewritten in 2022 and incorporating post-lockdown changes) is now available – please click here to view it.***

This Airport Guide describes what passengers departing on overseas flights can expect at the landside (public) zone of Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3.

Lounge Report: Cathay Pacific Lounge, NAIA Terminal 3 (MNL T3)

Cathay Pacific (IATA code: CX) is one of the busier tenants of Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (IATA code: MNL), operating multiple flights each day between here and its main Hong Kong hub. In light of the business CX generates in the Philippines, it’s not difficult to see why they’ve decided to invest in their own lounge at Terminal 3 (T3), rather than contract the services of a commercial lounge as most other carriers have done. Today, with a Business Class ticket in hand and a CX flight ahead, we’ll walk in and experience this exclusive facility for ourselves.

Welcome to the Cathay Pacific Lounge at MNL (NAIA) T3.