Simple Flying - Trip Reports

Flight Review: Air New Zealand's Domestic Airbus A320 Koru Hour Service

Tom Boon — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:12 GMT

At the end of a month-long road trip around New Zealand, I needed to get from Christchurch back up to Auckland, where the journey began. While it turns out there are a few operators on the route, my mind instantly turned to Air New Zealand, given their impressive flight schedule.

Flight Review: Turkish Airlines Boeing 787-9 Business Class From Istanbul To Dubai

Sumit Singh — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 04:50:12 GMT

Simple Flying recently flew as a guest of Turkish Airlines on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. After hearing plenty of praise for the flag carrier of Turkey’s business class offering, we were keen to try it out for ourselves.

Flight Review: EL AL Tel Aviv To Rome In Economy On A Boeing 737-800

Joshua Kupietzky — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:49:42 GMT

Since the outbreak of conflict in Israel on October 7th, most airlines operating flights to Israel suspended service. A combination of the risks associated with the war and insurance being withdrawn meant Israel faced being cut off from its global neighbors. As such, Israeli flag carrier El Al and fellow Israeli carriers Arkia and Israir have been essential for flights in and out of Israel, maintaining the necessary air bridge connecting Israel to Asia, Europe, and North America.

Flight Review: Iberia Airbus A350 'Next' Business Class From Buenos Aires To Madrid

Lukas Souza — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 19:20:10 GMT

Iberia has a new business class product on its Airbus A350s. Introduced in December 2022, the Spanish airline called the new product the A350 Next. The most notable features are doors in business class, no bins over the center section of the aircraft in business class, larger bins on the sides, and 4K screens with Bluetooth connectivity for every passenger. There is more to the aircraft; Simple Flying’s full report can be read below.

Flight Review: Breeze Airbus A220 In "Nicer" From Richmond To Tampa

Andrew Crider — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 20:50:17 GMT

Since Breeze Airways first launched its service from Richmond International Airport (RIC) in 2021, the Capital Region Airport Commission that governs RIC has been less than subtle about marketing the young airline’s services as it expanded. While smaller commercial airports like RIC might be just another spoke for other larger airlines in their respective hub-and-spoke networks, Breeze has made RIC a focus city, offering as many as 14 destinations from the small East Coast city.

Review: Turkish Airlines International Lounge At Istanbul Airport

Sumit Singh — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 21:16:19 GMT

Simple Flying recently had the honor of being invited by Turkish Airlines to try out the carrier’s international business lounge at Istanbul Airport (IST). We made the most of the opportunity during a short but sweet stopover in the Turkish metropolis last month.

Flight Review: Air Canada’s Boeing 777 Business Class

Aaron Bailey — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 04:01:20 GMT

After a few days in Amsterdam, it was time to head towards Toronto, and fortunately for this journey, it would be in business class on Air Canada. Through this review, I'll go through the highs and lows of the journey across the Atlantic. If you'd like to learn more about the classes available on Air Canada, read about them here. The flight across the pond was AC809 from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) on October 27th, destined for Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

Flight Review: Vietjet Airbus A330 Melbourne - Ho Chi Minh City SkyBoss Business

Michael Doran — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 03:41:20 GMT

When Vietjet launched into Australia in April, international airfares had climbed so high that they were out of reach for many Aussies looking to head off for their 2023 and post-COVID holidays. International capacity in and out of the country was languishing and what seats were available were quickly snapped as the nation emerged from three years of harsh lockdowns.

Flight Review: United Airlines Inaugural Airbus A321neo Service

Lukas Souza — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 04:42:32 GMT

United Airlines’ inaugural Airbus A321neo flight just touched down at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Operating as UA321, the flight was from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, to Chicago. As today marked the inaugural flight, Simple Flying wanted to be part of the momentous occasion, and this is a review of the flight.

Flight Review: Dubai To Salzburg In flydubai's Boeing 737 MAX 8 Business Class Cabin

Tom Boon — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:30:29 GMT

Simple Flying was recently at the Dubai Airshow, and what a week of news it was! The highlight of the show was a double Boeing widebody order from flydubai and Emirates on the 1st day. But what is it like flying on flydubai’s narrowbodies? Simple Flying took the opportunity to find out.