In my experience, the only browser that works with Jetstar’s website is Safari for Mac

23.07.2019/13.16

I’ve found some forum entries about this, but they date back to the beginning of the decade. I alerted Jetstar to this in March, and the problem has worsened since then. Basically, I can’t book online, and I don’t know why. Consequently, I booked one flight with Air New Zealand and only managed, after […]

MH370: the simplest explanations are probably the best

18.03.2014/09.08

I have followed very little mainstream media coverage of Malaysian Airlines’ flight 370, apart from National Radio. It seems that not paying attention to mainstream media has made me clearer about what might have happened to it. All those way-out theories never held any sway for me. Or the idea about tracking cellphones or […]

The dystopian future has arrived, and it’s called Ryanair

12.07.2011/09.00

This was too priceless to share only with my Tumblr readers. It’s an excerpt from a review of Ryanair, sent to my friend Nadine Isler, who has since published (with permission) on her site: Entering the cabin, I was greeted by a blindingly bright yellow ceiling that would be more at home on the back […]

Air New Zealand acts in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake

22.02.2011/09.58

Good on Air New Zealand for ferrying emergency supplies to Christchurch, for its $50 special to and from Christchurch till Friday 8 a.m., and for extra 747 ﬂights to and from the disaster-struck city tomorrow (subject to the airport reopening down there). I’ve also learned that there is an extra Wellington–Christchurch A320 service departing […]

The small things spoil the ﬂight

04.02.2010/10.24

We might get critical over the upcoming uniforms, but the service on Air New Zealand that I experienced was very good. The staff was brilliant (deserving of whatever award was given to them), and the personal screens remain a lifesaver for in-air boredom. (I was surprised that Lufthansa, an airline I used to enjoy ﬂying, […]