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Reviews, photos and tips on the world’s top airlines, from long-haul Business Class flights to domestic budget airlines. Read reviews of Cathay Pacific Business Class and find out the top 10 Business Class airlines. We also cover Economy flights and budget airlines such as Scoot Airlines and Air Asia. Here are a few intriguing facts about air travel.

When did people start to fly on planes?

The first flight in the world happened on 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew 120 feet in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. It took 12 seconds. This was a momentous moment and the first powered flight. Before this event, mankind had only flown in balloons and gliders.

When was the first commercial airline flight?

The first commercial flight took off on 1 January 1914. You might be surprised to learn that the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line was the world’s first passenger airline service. The airline operated between St. Petersburg and Tampa in Florida.

What are the oldest airlines in the world that are still operating?

KLM, Qantas, Delta, Avianca and Egypt Air are five of the world’s oldest airlines still operating.

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Air Asia Business Class flight review of D7223 Sydney to Kuala Lumpur and connecting flight to Kolkata IN-DI-A-HHH beckons as usual. Attractive, intriguing, full of history, varied, colourful, entrancing, frustrating at times our relationship is a special one. We (India and I) converse, argue, break up and make up and I...
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Boeing 747-400 review - Brisbane to Los Angeles on Qantas International. This is a review of an Economy flight from Brisbane to Los Angeles. Flight time 13 hours, 5 minutes. What are the seats like? The airline gods are on my side when I'm allocated a row of three seats between two people....
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Taking off and landing at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport is an experience to remember and it's fun to try it on a Boeing 737 flight simulator. Taking off I push the thrust levers to full power and the Boeing 737 jetliner rolls down the runway. As we gain speed, the...
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If you're thinking of flying MAS, read my Malaysia Airlines Business Class review. I flew MH 30, the red-eye from KL to Istanbul. Malaysian Airlines - commonly referred to as MAS Airlines or code MH - until recent events was one of Australia’s favourite airlines and I was curious to...
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If you have to fly then booking a business class seat is the way to go. We’re compiling a series of videos that will show you the experience on board. Here are some videos to get you started. 1-Emirates Airline Business Class Complimentary private transfers and dedicated business-class check in counters...
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JQ 787 Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast) to Sydney Travellers between Sydney and the Sunshine Coast have the option of flying in and out of the Sunshine Coast Airport in Maroochydore or Brisbane Airport, which is about a 1.5 hours away. Jetstar Australia has three to four flights a day between Sydney...

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