Airlines
Middle East Airlines Signs Virgin Atlantic Codeshare Deal to the United States
Virgin Atlantic has today announced that it has signed a new codeshare agreement with Middle East Airlines (MEA). Virgin says the codeshare aims to make travel between Beirut and the United States…
August 01, 2021
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Emirates takes A380 Unveils Premium Economy
Emirates is taking its signature A380 experience to the next level with the unveiling of a brand new Premium Economy cabin product, together with enhancements and a refreshed look across all cabins…
December 30, 2020
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Etihad Airways Business Class Experience to Melbourne: I Expected Better Food
My verdict after a thirteen hours flight: the seats lack privacy because you’ll be watching the screen of your neighbor, share expressions with your side seats, while the person at the back…
March 28, 2020
| Travel & Tourism
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Abu Dhabi
Airlines
What to Expect: Experience Middle East Airlines Business Class (A Detailed Video Review)
Traveling MEA in Business class? What to expect on Airbus A330 and Airbus A320. A Detailed video review.
December 21, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
What to Expect: Experience Air France Business Class (A Detailed Video Review)
Traveling on Air France, Boeing 777-300ER in Business Class? Watch the video and enjoy a detailed review of the experience.
December 21, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Guide to Gluten-Free Airline Food [Infographic]
The commercial flight industry as a whole takes a lot of flack for infamous tales of poor customer service. While airline PR disasters are a dime-a-dozen
November 16, 2019
| News
Airlines
Ryanair’s Low Fares Come To Lebanon
Flights To Paphos From October 19
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (10 July) announced its first ever flights from Beirut Airport, its newest airport and its 1st Lebanese airport, with a…
July 11, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Earth Day: Emirates Group helps safeguard wildlife
Taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and championing wildlife conservation across different corners of the planet, the Emirates Group is playing its part to support and preserve…
April 22, 2019
| News
Airlines
Last Time on Alitalia! Unprofessional and Disrespectful
It’s fine to travel in old planes! But what’s not fine at all is to take an overcrowded bus, to wait fifteen minutes standing in the bus, travel with little close to no legroom and not…
April 14, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Legroom is Not Acceptable; Don’t Travel Economy on Alitalia!
Not acceptable!!!! Really not acceptable!!!!! The tiniest legroom I’ve ever experienced on a plane and take it from someone who travels at least twice a once; so tight you can’t even…
April 14, 2019
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Emirates Wins Best First Class at 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® Awards
Emirates has been awarded Best First Class in the world at the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® awards for Airlines.
The airline
April 09, 2019
| News
Airlines
Hi Fly Leads the World with Plastic-Free Trial Flight
In a global first for the airline industry, and a defining moment for the sustainability of the planet, wet-lease carrier Hi Fly is poised to make the first-ever jet-age passenger flight with…
December 31, 2018
| News
Airlines
FINALLY: AIR FRANCE LAUNCHES ITS NEW IN-FLIGHT WI-FI
Air France CONNECT; stay connected throughout your flight
On board its Wi-Fi equipped aircraft, Air France offers a new connectivity service, called Air France CONNECT. Customers can now access 3…
December 24, 2018
| Popular
Airlines
Flying Alitalia Business Class from LAX to Rome; An Enjoyable Experience
When I first booked my Alitalia flight, I said to myself “it’s going to be bad, but I have no choice,” and thought that it would be below expectations exactly like the business…
October 26, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Flying Business Class on Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Beirut
Even though the plane is new, flying Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Beirut is not the most pleasurable of experiences. Economy class seats transformed into business seats leaving a free seat by your…
October 08, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Night Service at The Airport: Have Dinner on the Ground and Sleep in the Air
Flying back home at 10 pm, I stopped for dinner first; Air France had this genius idea to serve dinner on the ground, for you to sleep in the air. If you are traveling on business class from New…
August 05, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
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New York
Airlines
Delta Airlines Business Class Experience
Not the first time onboard Delta but feeling the excitement as of it was the first. I enjoy their leather seats, fluffy pillows and thick bed covers, the Tumi box of amenities and the diverse menu of…
June 17, 2018
| Recommended
Airlines
The Airbus A380 Connects Paris and New York: AirFrance’s Culinary Experience
Second time onboard the gigantic Airbus A380, seated on the upper deck, I was excited to watch a movie, relax for the next seven hours and most importantly enjoy one of the finest food served onboard…
June 12, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Tarom Airlines: Old Planes, Bad Food and a Lack of Training
I’ve been on Tarom airlines in 2016 when visiting Bucharest, and I remember not being impressed. Back on Tarom just because it had a convenient timing from Amsterdam to Beirut. Very old planes,…
May 14, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
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Romania
Airlines
Trying Aeroflot for the First Time
Even though the planes are not too new... I loved the clean orange uniforms, the hostesses’ wide smile, the attention to details and continuous pampering. I was extremely tired taking a plane…
May 14, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
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Moscow
Airlines
British Airways; Experiencing All Classes in One Trip
British Airways, a famous airline with a complicated service -if I may call it, because of the excess security measures, seat choices and boarding procedures among others. Professional is the least…
May 13, 2018
| Reviews
Airlines
Economy Class Onboard Emirates Airlines
It’s the service, the attention, and the food but most importantly the relaxing seats with enough legroom to put your legs one on top of the other. With its large screen, electrical plug and…
April 30, 2018
| Travel & Tourism
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Dubai
Airlines
Flying Qatar Airways From Beirut to Muscat Oman and Back: Experiencing Two Classes
Even though I flew Qatar Airways in the past, it came to my attention that no review was published on NoGarlicNoOnions yet; flying from Beirut to Muscat-Oman through Doha, it was time to…
April 29, 2018
| Recommended
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Qatar
Airlines
Superjumbo A380 Lands for the First Time in Beirut: Photos from Inside the Plane
Edition 100, of The world's largest plane, Airbus A380, landed at Rafik Hariri International airport on Thursday arriving from Dubai.
The one-off
Airlines
Giant Airbus A380 to Land in Beirut for the First Time
29th of March: Historic one-off flight to test airport’s A380 operations and readiness!
For the first time in Rafic Al Hariri International Airport’s history, Emirates will operate a…
Airlines
The Draft House: Beer and Good Food at the Airport in Dubai
The Draft House is a friendly and fun vintage-inspired, collegiate sports-themed bar. Whether travelers are avid sports fans or just looking for a home-like atmosphere to unwind in before their…
Airlines
Flying AirFrance from Beirut to Paris in Business Class: I Love the Experience Not the Food!
When you Tavel a lot, you tend to forget when was the last time you wrote a review about your favorite airline. Since the first revamped business class to Beirut review and the “cabin…
November 13, 2017
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Transavia Lands in Beirut for the First Time
The low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM group will operate service to Beirut, the Lebanese capital from Paris Orly Airport as of September 4, with 3 weekly flights. Therefore, Beirut would be the…
September 04, 2017
| Airports
Airlines
Milou: Having Fun from Paris to Beirut in Business Class
I look nice, fresh and sexy, I'm white and clean, I'm fun and always smiley... I'm probably the world's most famous dog bringing smiles and happiness to people for the last couple decades. I've been…
June 26, 2017
| Airports
Airlines
Air France: The A380 Experience is Like any Other Plane!
I was so happy when I found out that I would be taking my next flight to New York onboard an A380, yes, AirFrance's A380 which I have dreaming of trying for a while. After an amazing experience…
April 10, 2017
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
First time on Egypt Air
We have heard stories about Egypt Air... Captain Haradi's famous audio joke about their unsafe airlines, but nevertheless Egypt Air has come a long way after joining The Star Alliance Group. First…
February 03, 2017
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Middle East Airlines vs. Air France: A Detailed Comparative Review... 1 Winner!
It started back in 2013 when my first ever review comparing Air France to Middle East was published, two carriers connecting Beirut to Paris. Three years have passed since and hundreds of flights in…
November 21, 2016
| Comparative Review
Airlines
Delta Airlines During Internal Flights: A Great Experience
On a flight leaving from Los Angeles to San Francisco I was enjoying another flight via Delta Airlines. This is my fourth time, if am not mistaken onboard Delta airlines, and I will surely be…
October 17, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
MEA's Pilots: A Tribute to the World's Finest
Sometimes you just have to stop a moment and appreciate things for what they are, appreciate people for who they are and what they do… Today, I want to pay a personal tribute to MEA’s…
September 17, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Alitalia Airlines: The Premium Economy Cabin
Traveling Alitalia from Lebanon is never an experience I appreciate. The plane is small, it leaves at 4am, there's no business class, arrivals are made on the tarmac... This morning I try Alitalia…
September 15, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
The World’s First Interactive Amenity Kit in Emirates' Economy Class
Emirates has launched the world’s first interactive amenity kit in Economy Class providing a more comfortable travel experience. The stylish new amenity kits utilise augmented reality (AR)…
August 30, 2016
Airlines
Middle East Airlines Launches a New Safety Video
I feeling proud that our national airline carrier, MEA, is always trying to improve itself while following international trends. After Virgin Atlantic and many other airlines, MEA has updated its old…
August 24, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Impossible Made Possible: KLM to Serve Heineken Draft Beer
The things most airlines are doing to lure in travelers – in flight bars, private apartments and sleeping pods to name but a few… Now there’s something new… Draft beer…
July 24, 2016
| News
Airlines
Korean Air: Trying the A380 for the First Time
The first impression you get when you step into Korean Air A 380 is professionalism. It's a gasp of fresh air ... with smiles everywhere, classical music, perfect welcoming, freshness... You feel…
July 08, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
WOW: A Trendy and Fresh Low Cost Airline
WOW Airlines, Iceland second-biggest airline is, in fact, a low cost but surely not low quality. This funny airline is fresh and funky with its creative signage of which two written on the seats…
July 01, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
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Iceland
Airlines
The New Business Night Service Offered by Air France
Traveling from New York back to Paris I was surprised by a new service offered to business passengers flying at night. Now you can dine the same exact menu offered up in the air while seated…
June 20, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Paris-Beirut on the Newly Refurbished A777-300ER
I was one of the first to try the new plane which AirFrance calls “Cabine Best”. It's no other than the world's most famous plane, the Boeing 777 revised with the latest technologies to…
June 01, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Back from Lima Onboard KLM: I Expected Better
The last time I traveled with KLM was in 2004. Since then I've been waiting for the chance to try it again. After 12 long years I was about to step into KLM's aircraft and the anticipation was…
May 20, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
On My Twelve Hours Trip to Lima, Peru
Don't think am crazy when I tell you that I traveled all the way to the other side of the world for only two days. Discovering a whole new country for even a day is worth it in my books and not…
May 20, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Seoul-Paris: Enjoying Service and Food Onboard Air France
What a week! A pleasant stay in the Korean capital, but it was time to go back home. Skyteam is my choice, after trying the A380 for the first time onboard Korean Air, I decided to take a return…
May 08, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Oman Air: Business Class from Beirut to Muscat
A small sized plane, a new version or an updated one, only a couple of seats, a welcoming attitude, large screens with some entertainment and dinner. It was my first time on Oman Air.
April 23, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Air France Joins Forces with Korean Chef Youn-Young Kim
Since 1st February 2016, Korean customers have been able to post all their travel-related queries (reservation, seat selection, payable options, additional baggage, etc.) in their language to Air…
April 18, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
The Same Breakfast Menu for as Long as I Can Remember!
Middle East Airlines: Time for a Change!
The last two years have been hectic and this year especially is promising to be record breaking; I'm doing between two to three trips a month discovering…
April 18, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
Airlines
Tarom Airlines: Flying Business Class to Bucharest
The first impression is: "I'm not impressed." There’s a clear lack of professionalism, attention to details and cleanliness.
February 07, 2016
| Travel & Tourism
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Romania
Airlines
Chocolate Knefeh up in the Air: A Tasty Discovery
The same Knefeh, the same omelette... We've been having the same breakfast for years and every time I travel on the morning flight I expect to be served the same... But this time, things have…
February 02, 2016
| Chocolate