With no queue at the Air New Zealand Business Class counter, check-in was immediate and conducted in a friendly manner.

Why keeping passengers informed makes us all feel like we’re on the same side – against the weather.

Economy Plus makes that little extra space go a long way.

THAI Airways service never ceases to impress!

If the best flight is the flight you sleep through, disturbed only for meals and a couple of loo breaks, then this has to be up there as one of the best flights I’ve been on.

Forget an impersonal ‘Thank you for flying with Such and Such Airline. The time in Johannesburg is…”. For the 19 passengers on board this flight, the First Officer got out of the cockpit and simply advised, “You can get off now.” Oh.

Air Pacific has always been a pretty good airline on which fly to Fiji and around the Pacific.

Airlink, one of the region’s feeder airlines, seemed very much geared towards the business traveller. The business traveller in the next row was discussing the price of male giraffes. As an avid eavesdropper, I was much more interested in this conversation than one about say, high finance.

The fact that mango (the fruit) was not served on Mango (the airline) was disappointing. The fact that its inflight magazine, Juicy, made constant references to its namesake only compounded the disappointment.

In a small corner of the world, a truly global airline is offering a truly international experience.

As the home airport for Cathay Pacific, the lounge facilities were top of the line in every respect.

Qantas' service shone on a bumpy journey back to Sydney.

Check-in was conducted very efficiently by the friendly staff.

Want to experience the comforts of a long haul service on a short haul flight? This is it.

Qantas' flight crew went above and beyond, making for a pleasant and comfortable journey.

A short, yet very full flight gave us just a taste of South African Airways hospitality.

Forget cattle class, on this flight lovely flight attendant, Gillian, treats us to a little love.

e-Travel Blackboard was invited to experience the delights of Niue island courtesy of Air New Zealand and Niue Tourism. This is part four of four flight reviews travelling Sydney-Auckland-Niue-Auckland-Sydney.

e-Travel Blackboard was invited to experience the delights of Niue island courtesy of Air New Zealand and Niue Tourism. This is part three of four flight reviews travelling Sydney-Auckland-Niue-Auckland-Sydney.

e-Travel Blackboard was invited to experience the delights of Niue island courtesy of Air New Zealand and Niue Tourism. This is part two of four flight reviews travelling Sydney-Auckland-Niue-Auckland-Sydney.

e-Travel Blackboard was invited to experience the delights of Niue island courtesy of Air New Zealand and Niue Tourism. This is part one of four flight reviews travelling Sydney-Auckland-Niue-Auckland-Sydney.

Cathay Pacific was founded by two aviators, one of whom was Australian. On a near-faultless flight from Sydney to Hong Kong, I can’t help but feel a little proud to be an Aussie.

Cutting across a stunning landscape treated to true Abu Dhabi hospitality was heaven for this tired traveller.