Airline Reviews

Travel in 2026 has been anything but predictable. With major combat operations beginning in Iran last week, the aviation world was turned upside down. Over 1 million passengers were stranded globally, and I was one of them.

After years of delays, certification issues, and what can only be described as a massive PR headache for the airline, the Lufthansa “Allegris” First Class is finally here. To see if it lives up to the hype, I decided to do a side-by-side battle: the brand-new product on the Airbus A350 (Munich to Chicago) versus the iconic “Old” First Class on the A340-600 (Chicago to Frankfurt).

Welcome to 2026! For my first flight of the year, I decided to check out Romania’s national carrier, TAROM. At $760 for a business class ticket from Munich to Istanbul (via Bucharest), I was curious to see if this SkyTeam member could hold its own.

If you were to Google “the definition of an average airline,” I’m fairly certain Copa Airlines would be the first result to pop up.

Eight long years in the making, and I finally have them in my hand: the “Sacred Papers” a Spirit Airlines boarding pass. Today, I’m wrapping up my USA aviation tour by flying one of the most controversial airlines in the world. Spirit has declared bankruptcy twice within the last year and retired over 100 planes, but does that mean the experience has hit rock bottom?

It’s the airline that everyone loves to hate. Frontier Airlines frequently tops the charts for customer dissatisfaction, so as part of my 2-week USA Aviation Tour, I had to see for myself. Is it a budget-travel nightmare, or is it just misunderstood? I booked a trip from Los Angeles to Chicago with a 15-hour “gamble” stop in Las Vegas.

I’m officially back in the United States! After years of visa struggles, I’ve finally kicked off my 2-week USA Aviation Tour. The goal? To hold America’s biggest budget carriers accountable. We’re starting with the most popular of them all: Southwest Airlines, the “Ryanair of America.” But this wasn’t just any flight. I caught Southwest in the final days of a 50-year tradition that is about to disappear forever.

I’ve flown on some of the world’s most crowded planes—from Indigo’s 531-seater Boeing 777 to the “Beast of Bangladesh.” But today, it was time to test a new contender: French Bee. This French budget airline made the bold decision to squeeze 480 seats onto an Airbus A350. To put that in perspective, they’ve ditched the standard 9-abreast economy layout for a 10-abreast (3-4-3) configuration.

I recently found myself in Auckland with a ticket to one of the most remote “domestic” hubs in the world: French Polynesia. Flying with Air Tahiti Nui is often called the “Paradise Express,” and after a 5-hour hop across the Pacific, it’s easy to see why.