HK Express Extends Temporary Suspension of Flight Operations Until 18 June 2020

According to a press release by Hong Kong express they are extending their suspension of flights until June 18th, 2020. Tickets are available for sale from June 19th, 2020.

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Review – Vietjet A320 Phu Quoc – Hong Kong.

I checked out of my room at 0915 for my 0930 airport transfer as per the letter I had gotten the day before in my bungalow. However, after I had checked out I was told my transfer was only at 10 am instead, so I had to hang around the reception for 30 minutes waiting for my complimentary airport transfer.

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Hong Kong shuts airport to foreigners indefinitely.

As I wrote about on March 25, Hong Kong was going to ban all tourists, including transit passengers, for 2 weeks.

Now South China Morning post is reporting that this ban has been extended indefinitely, as most of the recent COVID19 cases are imported cases.

Introduction – 48 hours in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Ever since I landed my job in Hong Kong almost 2 years ago I was getting excited about the traveling oportunities from here. There are so many places available within a short distance of flying, and so many places to explore and discover.

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Koh Samui locking down until the end of the month

Koh Samui mayor Ramnet Jaikwang declared today that the island is imposing a 3 week entry ban for the Island, effective until the end of April 2020.

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Do you remember – Emirates awesome new ad!

It is not often I will put a TV add here for any company, but I just came across the new Emirates ad, and I thought it was pretty awesome, and wanted to share it here.

https://youtu.be/IRoAQ3dmOUw

This pretty much sums up the situation around the world right now, and at least the way I feel about it as well…

Review, Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 Bangkok – Hong Kong economy

Boarding was already starting when I arrived at the gate, and as the flight was no more than 30% full there was no queue for boarding, so I was able to proceed directly to my seat.

When I did the online check-in one day before departure, I was more interested in finding an empty part of the cabin, so I assigned myself seat 72A if I remember correctly, almost in the rear of the plane. From experience I like the seats in this area of the airplane, the fuselage is starting to narrow here, and the seat configuration goes from 2-4-2 to 2-3-2, so there is more space between the seats, and as the fuselage is not straight here, the seats are places a bit further from the windows, so the A-seats have more space than in the rest of the plane.

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Thailand suspends all incoming passenger flights to fight coronavirus

Effective midnight last night (Friday April 03 2020) and for 72 hours Thailand has announced that they are suspending all incoming passenger flights.

Anyone who arrives on a flight that took off before the ban came into force will be allowed to arrive, but will be quarantined for 14 days after arriving in Thailand.

They are also reporting that Phuket Airport will close for 3 weeks, from April 10 to April 30, but his is not yet confirmed.

Review, Oman Air Business and First Class lounge, Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

Check-in and Immigration was quick and efficient at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, and after security was cleared I headed towards my gate with about 90 minutes spare before boarding was supposed to be starting.

Oman Air First And Business Class Lounge.

I am a MasterCard LoungeKey member, and I was surprised to see that they had several lounges around Bangkok airport, normally my experience is that they are sharing Priority Pass lounges, but here they were using several different airline lounges.

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