Latest Posts SEE MORE POSTS Welcome to KN Aviation ! My name is Keishi Nukina and I started this website in 2015 to share my aviation experiences. Today, KN Aviation is home to countless flight and airport lounge reviews, guides, and other articles aimed at helping you make your next trip involving air travel smoother. Learn […]| KN Aviation
While I looked at a number of lodges in the Greater Kruger area for the safari trip that I did with my dad last year, I ended up booked three nights in the Umkumbe Safari Lodge (which is separate from the neighboring Umkumbe Bush Lodge). At just over $2,000 for the stay including airport transfers, […]| KN Aviation
Happy New Year! With 2025 here, it’s time to continue the tradition of taking a look back at what aviation-related things I did last year. I mainly write these posts to have something to return to in the future and remember some of the aviation-related activities I did. They are some of my favorite ones […]| KN Aviation
After a day in Johannesburg during which my dad and I did a tour of Soweto and visited the aviation museum at Rand Airport, and a night at the City Lodge hotel connected to the airport, it was time for us to take a quick Airlink flight to Mpumalanga Airport near Kruger and start the […]| KN Aviation
Prior to taking an Airlink flight from Johannesburg to Nelspruit on a trip to South Africa with my dad earlier this year, I briefly visited the Bidvest Sky Lounge in Johannesburg Airport’s domestic terminal. Continue reading this review to see what the lounge was like and whether it is worth a visit. Location & Opening […]| KN Aviation
When making our way to Sabi Sands, my dad and I had a one-night layover in Johannesburg. To keep things simple, I decided to book us a hotel within walking distance of Johannesburg Airport. That limited the selection to two hotels: the upscale InterContinental and the more affordable City Lodge. I opted for the latter, […] The post Review: City Lodge Hotel OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg) appeared first on KN Aviation.| KN Aviation
With aviation not being the main purpose of my trip to South Africa earlier this year, I did not do much plane spotting while there. That said, in addition to visiting the amazing museum at Rand Airport, I had a chance to take a few photos at Johannesburg, Nelspruit, and Cape Town airports. Since I […] The post Airport Terminals of South Africa: Spotting in Johannesburg, Nelspruit, and Cape Town appeared first on KN Aviation.| KN Aviation
Since my dad and I had almost a full day in Johannesburg before continuing to Kruger on our trip to Africa, we visited the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport on the way back to the airport from our tour of Soweto. Continue reading this article to learn more about the museum that is […]| KN Aviation
Following a flight from Vienna to Zurich that kicked off our trip to South Africa, my dad and I took a Swiss flight to Johannesburg. I was excited about this flight not only because it would be my first to Africa (other than a brief transfer at Cairo Airport several years ago) but also because […]| KN Aviation
The main part of my trip to Africa earlier this year started in Vienna from where my dad and I took an Austrian flight to Zurich before continuing to Johannesburg on Swiss. Continue reading this review to see what the short hop to Zurich in business class on Austrian Embraer E195 was like. Check-in, Lounge […]| KN Aviation
The main part of a trip to South Africa I did with my dad earlier this year started at Vienna Airport where, after checking in for our flights to Zurich and Johannesburg, we spent a bit of time in Austrian Airlines’ Senator Lounge in the Schengen part of Terminal 3. Continue reading this review to […]| KN Aviation
The fifth flight of my trip to South Africa saw me fly from London Heathrow to Stuttgart on a Eurowings flight operated by an Avion Express Malta A320. Continue reading this review to see what the flight was like. Check-in, Lounge & Boarding at London Heathrow Airport With the weather being cloudy, I decided to […]| KN Aviation
The third and last stop on my layover at London Heathrow during my trip to Africa after some plane spotting and a lunch at the Priority Pass restaurant Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen was Terminal 2’s Plaza Premium Lounge. Continue reading to see what the lounge was like and whether it’s worth a visit on […]| KN Aviation
On my recent trip to Africa, I had to get from London Gatwick Airport where my Air China flight from Beijing arrived to London Heathrow Airport where my Eurowings flight to Stuttgart was departing from. After considering numerous options including a National Express bus and stopping in the city center on the way, I ended […]| KN Aviation
Priority Pass is a membership program which offers access to 1,000+ airport lounges all over the world. Read this guide to learn more about it.| KN Aviation
If you earn a frequent flyer status with an airline belonging to one of the three major alliances, you will often also get an alliance-wide status at the same time. In the case of Star Alliance, there are two – Silver and Gold – with the latter being incomparably more valuable than the former. Continue […]| KN Aviation
If you found yourself here, you probably already know that Star Alliance is the world’s largest airline alliance. Having been founded in May 1997, not only does it transport more passengers and serve more airports than oneworld and SkyTeam but it is also older than the two. Among other things, Star Alliance member airlines’ frequent […]| KN Aviation
While making my way from Japan to Europe to Africa, I had a few hours in London. After getting from Gatwick to Heathrow and doing some plane spotting, I still had a couple of hours left until boarding my Eurowings flight to Stuttgart and so I checked out the two Priority Pass options in Terminal […]| KN Aviation
On my recent trip to Africa, I flew through London where I arrived at Gatwick Airport on an Air China flight from Beijing and departed from Heathrow on a Eurowings flight to Stuttgart. A smooth bus ride between the two airports left me with a few hours to spare before I had to check in […]| KN Aviation
The second Air China flight I took as part of my trip to Africa in June 2024 was from Beijing Capital to London. Rather than flying to Heathrow, I took the airline’s third ever flight to Gatwick. Continue reading this review to see what the economy class flight was like. While Air China has switched […]| KN Aviation
As I had quite some time between my flights from Jeju and to London while making my way to Africa back in June 2024, I visited the Air China Business Lounge in Beijing Capital Airport’s Terminal 3E. Given that I visited the lounge a few years ago before the pandemic, I was looking forward to […]| KN Aviation
To get from Asia to Europe, where the main part of my trip to Africa was starting, I booked a cheap (about 250 USD) one-way ticket from Jeju to London via Beijing Capital on Air China. The first flight of that ticket was my first flight through mainland China since 2018 when I flew from […]| KN Aviation
Part of the reason I traveled via Seoul and Jeju on my recent trip to Africa was to get another chance to fly on Asiana Airlines’ 767-300, which is the last active non-ER version of the type in service. Not long before departure, however, the type scheduled to operate my flight was changed to Airbus […]| KN Aviation
In 2018, Asiana Airlines opened a new lounge in Seoul Gimpo Airport’s Domestic Terminal. More than five years later, I finally had a chance to check it out prior to boarding a flight to Jeju on my recent trip to Africa. Continue reading this review to see what the lounge was like. Location & Opening […]| KN Aviation
In July 2023, the international part of Tokyo Haneda’s Terminal 2 and, with that, the international ANA Lounge in the terminal were reopened for the first time since the pandemic. In fact, having only been used for less than two weeks before the pandemic brought travel to a halt, the facilities were essentially brand new […]| KN Aviation
Last year, my wife, daughter, and I spent about a month visiting my parents in Slovakia. At some point during our stay, an idea for a safari trip together with my dad started brewing in my head. With dad up for the trip, I burned some ANA miles to book us two tickets from Vienna, […]| KN Aviation
The last flight of my quick avgeek trip to South Korea took me from Seoul Incheon back to Tokyo Narita onboard a Korean Air Airbus A321neo. Continue reading this review to see what the short-haul economy class flight was like. Check-in, Lounge & Boarding at Seoul Incheon Airport After arriving at Seoul Gimpo from Jeju […]| KN Aviation
Korean Air operates two KAL Lounges at Seoul Gimpo Airport – one in its domestic and one in its international terminal. During my January review trip to South Korea, I had a chance to spend a few hours in the former. Continue reading to see what the lounge was like. Location & Opening Hours In […]| KN Aviation
