Category Archives: Airlines

Airline Review: Qantas

By NomadicMatt | Published: January 16, 2010
This wasn’t my first time with Qantas. I flew from Sydney to L.A. in 2008 but my recent trip with them from London to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Auckland gave me a chance to look at them with fresh eyes. Qantas maintains a good reputation around the world among fliers. They have never crashed [...]
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Flying Business Class for Free

By NomadicMatt | Published: January 11, 2010
I fly around 20,000 miles per year depending on how many flights to Asia I take. While I certainly fly more than the average person, it’s sadly not enough to put me in the coveted elite levels of most frequent flier programs. I miss out on business or first class upgrades, airport lounges, preferred boarding [...]
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Cheap Flights Aren’t Always Best

By NomadicMatt | Published: August 12, 2009
There are many ways to find cheap flights and most people usually try to find the cheapest one when they go on holiday. There are some great search engines out there like Momondo, Skyscanner, and Mobissimo to help you, but should you always go for the cheapest flight? Last year, I decided to join the Oneworld [...]
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Airline Review: Eva Air

By NomadicMatt | Published: July 1, 2009
Eva Air is the national carrier of Taiwan. They fly all over Asia and to points on the west coast of North America. I had the pleasure of flying them a few times from while I was living in Taiwan and I highly recommend flying them! One of the things I like most about flying [...]
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Should you buy a RTW ticket?

By NomadicMatt | Published: October 27, 2008
Round the world (RTW) tickets can be a convenient way to fly. They get you where you want to go without having to worry about booking flights along the way. You simple call up the airline, pick a flight, and you’re done. Seems easy right? Well, it is not always that easy but most of [...]
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Airline Review: Ryanair

By NomadicMatt | Published: September 7, 2008
A lot has been written about the European discount airline Ryanair. Based out of Dublin, this airline offers dirt cheap fares across Europe. People either love or hate them. People love the cheap fares but hate the lack of service. However, the airline only offers you one thing: space. Expecting more is foolish. At the [...]
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Airline Review: Aer Lingus

By NomadicMatt | Published: July 21, 2008
On my recent flight to London, I flew the Irish carrier, Aer Lingus. For $350 dollars, they were the cheapest deal and they codeshared with my frequent flier program. (I’m a proud user of the Oneworld system.) I expected an awful flight as some of my Irish friends didn’t have kind words about [...]
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Airline Review: Air Canada

By NomadicMatt | Published: May 4, 2008
During my recent experience flying the friendly skies, I was “lucky” enough to be on Air Canada. If you haven’t ever flown Air Canada, you aren’t really missing much. Prior to this experience, I’d flown Air Canada once to Vancouver but that was some years ago before the advent of personal video screens and deluxe [...]
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Crash Landing

By NomadicMatt | Published: April 16, 2008
American airline carriers have certainly been in the news lately. Over the last few weeks, numerous airlines, most notably American Airlines, have canceled thousands of flights due to safety issues. Aloha, ATA, and Frontier airlines have all gone bankrupt while Delta and Northwest recently announced they were going to merge. All this turmoil makes you wonder: [...]
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