It’s more like Japanese preclearance light. For the entire month of February, Japan will be trialing its own flavor of overseas immigration checks at Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (TPE). But don’t get your hopes up too much. Here’s why– Firstly, there will only be 10 airports in which this Japanese preclearance applies. All are located […]
Tourism
Korean Carrier T’Way Air Starting its First Flight to Europe
Starting right before summer, you will be able to fly T’Way Air to Europe. More specifically, from Seoul to Zagreb, Croatia. T’Way Air? Whuh? That’s a fair reaction. I tend to think new airlines appear every other day in South Korea. It’s as if offering a route from Seoul Gimpo to Jeju Island — the […]
Taiwan’s Back in the News, so Here’s a Brief History of KLM asia
In 1995, KLM set up KLM asia specifically to fly to Taiwan. This was because the Chinese government wouldn’t allow national carriers to fly to both Taiwanese and Chinese destinations. Basically, to capitalize on growing business and tourism demand from both Taiwan and China, a number of airlines set up subsidiaries to appease the mainland; […]
Four Street Foods in Manila
After years of meandering and eating my way through Jakarta, Bangkok, Shenzhen, and other East Asian cities, it was about time to revisit the street food in Manila. Manila isn’t particularly pedestrian-friendly, nor is it heaving with standard issue points of interest. However, if you are in to Spanish colonial history, check out Intramuros, and […]
Aviation Art: Niigata Airport’s Stained Glass
The Niigata Airport stained glass is some of the coolest artwork I’ve seen outside of a museum. Or a Jakarta underpass. After disembarking from my Sapporo flight and making my way to the Niigata city airport bus stop, I had a few minutes before the bus left. While stretching my legs, I came across this […]
HiSky Starting Nonstop Flights from Romania to the United States
The last time there was a nonstop flight from Romania to the United States was about 15 years ago. At that time, Delta flew during the summers of 2007-2009 from its New York JFK hub. Now with travel on the up and up (and up), a new airline is restarting the long dormant route. Leading […]
Really Cool Airlines
There are some really cool airlines out there. Like totally. (that was painful to write) But I’m not sure about this one: Then again, that copyright year is curiously up-to-date, so let’s learn more about the so-called Really Cool Airlines. Background Last March, Mr. Patee Sarasin, the first and former CEO of Thai low-cost carrier […]
Brazil Further Postpones Visa Requirements for Three Countries
Good news for citizens of the United States, Australia, and Canada: “Brazil postpones visa requirements” is a headline once again. Originally slated to begin in October 2023, the reintroduction of visas was first moved back to 10 January. Now, the start date is being pushed back even further. Now, it looks like 10 April will […]
