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Hello from Paris, where my business-and-vacation trip is coming to a close. Vinay is in KUL on work, an Sam has been largely incommunicado. And I've had a fabulous week in Paris, the weather being fantastic (coming here from a rather long Indian summer)!!! Meanwhile, here's a round up of the week that was - a summary of posts on this blog as also other things travel, aviation, points and miles that we found interesting.Hope you had a great week, and here's wishing you the very best in the next one! Paris trip reports Here are the reports I've published so far, from my Paris visit. Bonjour Paris: Introduction and summary of posts Review: Chennai to Colombo on Sri Lankan A320 regional business class Review: Serendib Lounge, Colombo airport Review: Colombo to Paris on Sri Lankan A330-200 international business class Review: Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Review: Le Meridien Etoile, Paris Airline news and offers Here's how your travel to, from or via Mumbai could be affect...

I flew Sri Lankan Airlines' Airbus A330-200 service from Colombo to Paris, in business class. I'm not a big fan of lie-flat beds (that's fodder for another post), yet for a change, I slept decently well on the flight. Here's a review of the flight. Index of posts Introduction: Bonjour Paris Review: Chennai to Colombo on Sri Lankan A320 regional business class Review: Serendib Lounge, Colombo International Airport Review: Colombo to Paris on Sri Lankan A330-200 international business class Review: Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Review: Le Meridien Etoile, Paris Review: Sri Lankan's lounge at Paris CDG Review: Paris to Colombo on Sri Lankan A330-200 international business class Flight review CMB-CDG UL563 | 11h 00m | 5273 miles | A330-200 | Business Class  We were called in to board at around 1.00 am, scheduled departure being 1.30 am local time in Colombo. We completed the security checks at the gate, and proceeded to the gate hold area to await departure. Unlike any oth...

I'm writing this from the Serendib lounge here in CMB (I've just arrived at Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport after an hour's flight from Chennai), though this post will likely be published only much later. I expect this post will be a short one, considering the flight duration and the fact that I didn't have much time for pictures (reasons below). Nonetheless, read on. Index of posts Introduction: Bonjour Paris Review: Chennai to Colombo on Sri Lankan A320 regional business class Review: Serendib Lounge, CMB airport Review: Colombo to Paris on Sri Lankan A330-200 international business class Review: Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Review: Le Meridien Etoile, Paris Review: Sri Lankan's lounge at Paris CDG Review: Paris to Colombo on Sri Lankan A330-200 international business class Flight review MAA-CMB UL124 | 1h 00m | 400 miles | A320 Business Class  Check in was pretty smooth at Chennai, we being the only ones to check in at the business class counter at...

India’s Flagship airline Air India has been in the news recently, for their upcoming Ahmedabad – London Heathrow – Newark flight , starting 15 August 2016 on their coveted Dreamliner Boeing 787’s. Flying a fifth freedom flight on one of the world’s most competitive routes, is a great way to be in the news for sure. So I thought this would be a good time to post my review of the business class product on Air India's Dreamliner. AI's uses their Dreamliners on their most long haul routes like DEL-MEL-SYD, DEL-SIN, DEL-EWR and also on some domestic routes, which are more of a positioning flight. And a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to fly DEL-DXB on AI Dreamliner Business Class, which is the subject of this post. AI 787 business class interior - Pic courtesy Traveller.com Air India offers a flat US$122 upgrade on its flight from UAE to India, pretty much all year round. On the day I was flying, business class on the DXB-DEL was quite open, and so I decided to upgrade, to expe...