There are currently no direct flights between Manila and Okinawa, but we’re not short of options if a transit stop is added to the mix. We eventually settled on Cathay Pacific for this short holiday in Japan’s southernmost prefecture, and the airline would bring us to its bustling hub in Hong Kong before taking usContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-HKG on Cathay Pacific Flight CX908”
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Flight Report: MNL-ICN on Asiana Airlines Flight OZ704
In this report, we’ll see what it’s like to fly with one of South Korea’s two major full-service carriers on the busy Manila-Seoul route. Welcome aboard Asiana Airlines Flight OZ704.
Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)
I’ve written before of how Jetstar’s become my airline of choice when flying between Manila and various cities in Japan. (Well, when they’re available anyway. The flights aren’t daily and the routes are seasonally operated, so other carriers come into play when I travel outside those periods.) Reasonable prices are a major factor, good schedulesContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-KIX on Jetstar Asia Flight 3K763 (2nd edition)”
Flight Report: MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41
In the past couple of years, the Jetstar group has collectively become my airline of choice when travelling to and from Japan. Attractive fares have played a key part in that rise, but a more important factor is the increase in the number of Japanese cities they now serve directly out of Manila, along withContinue reading “Flight Report: MNL-NRT-MNL on Jetstar Japan Flight GK40 and GK41”
Lounge Report: PR “Mabuhay Lounge”, MNL
I had originally booked myself into economy class for my flight to Japan, but a reasonably priced over-the-counter, one-way upgrade offer at check-in brought me back into the forward cabin – and, before the flight, into Philippine Airlines’ newly renovated lounge.
Within striking distance 