Cities we cover in depth
A destination earns a page here only when we have something route-specific to say — written guides, not templates.
LHRLondonUnited KingdomThe most oversupplied premium corridor on earth — use that
FRAFrankfurtGermanyEurope’s switchboard, and its sharpest fare-construction hub
SINSingaporeSingaporeThe clearest nonstop-versus-one-stop trade in aviation
HKGHong KongHong Kong SARA fortress hub — and the routings that walk around the walls
HNDTokyoJapanTwo airports, three joint ventures, one very buyable corridor
CDGParisFranceThe second Atlantic trunk, priced like the first
ZRHZurichSwitzerlandBanking capital pricing, and how to sidestep it
DXBDubaiUnited Arab EmiratesWhere capacity, not scarcity, sets the premium price
TLVTel AvivIsraelHigh-demand, low-forgiveness — the corridor that rewards specialists
GRUSão PauloBrazilThe overnight corridor where the bed pays for itself
PVGShanghaiChinaA rebuilt corridor where the discounts run deepest
MXPMilanItalyFinance and fashion demand, hub-discipline pricing
MADMadridSpainSouthern Europe’s hub, priced under permanent pressure
AMSAmsterdamNetherlandsThe most efficient premium arrival in Europe
MUCMunichGermanyThe hub that got the new cabins first
VIEViennaAustriaThe quiet fourth hub on Europe’s deepest fare ladder
ISTIstanbulTürkiyeThe hub where the map folds in half
BKKBangkokThailandNo nonstops, no problem: the market construction built
TPETaipeiTaiwanThe semiconductor corridor flies up front
ICNSeoulSouth KoreaA three-carrier market in the middle of a merger
JNBJohannesburgSouth AfricaSixteen hours south, where the bed is non-negotiable
CAICairoEgyptOne nonstop, many back doors, and pricing that rewards the map
MEXMexico CityMexicoNearshoring’s capital, four hours and one joint venture away
BOGBogotáColombiaThe Andean hub where five hours still deserves the front
EZEBuenos AiresArgentinaThe deep south overnight, where seasons flip in your favour
BOMMumbaiIndiaIndia’s money capital, best reached through the Gulf
DELDelhiIndiaThe capital corridor where the nonstops actually compete
RUHRiyadhSaudi ArabiaBoom-town demand meeting old-fashioned fare discipline
JEDJeddahSaudi ArabiaThe Red Sea gateway with a calendar like no other market
ATHAthensGreeceA summer market with a year-round back door
FCORomeItalyA leisure-heavy market that prices like one — work the shoulders
BCNBarcelonaSpainThe Mediterranean’s second door — and often the cheaper one
LISLisbonPortugalEurope’s shortest Atlantic crossing keeps its fares honest
DUBDublinIrelandPreclearance, a value carrier, and a tech corridor that never sleeps
GVAGenevaSwitzerlandA small airport with the world’s most punctual premium demand
NCENiceFranceThe Riviera runs on a calendar — price against it
BRUBrusselsBelgiumThe institutional capital with a quietly competitive fare market
CPHCopenhagenDenmarkScandinavia’s main door, repriced by an alliance change
SYDSydneyAustraliaThe route where business class stops being a luxury
MELMelbourneAustraliaAustralia’s events capital, priced by its calendar
AKLAucklandNew ZealandThe South Pacific’s quiet hub, with a home carrier that prices to fill
KIXOsakaJapanKansai without the Tokyo detour — when the nonstop earns its keep
PEKBeijingChinaA rebuilt corridor where the home carriers set the price
DOHDohaQatarThe home of the Qsuite prices its own address generously
AUHAbu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesThe Gulf’s quieter capital, with preclearance and a repriced carrier
CPTCape TownSouth AfricaThe long way south finally has direct doors — price all three
NBONairobiKenyaEast Africa’s hub, priced by the safari calendar
GIGRio de JaneiroBrazilSame hemisphere, no jet lag — and a calendar with two explosions
SCLSantiagoChileThe Andes hub where every season sells to someone
LIMLimaPeruThe gateway to the Andes, with a brand-new front door
MANManchesterUnited KingdomThe North’s own transatlantic door — and it prices like it
EDIEdinburghUnited KingdomScotland’s door, ruled by a festival and a golf calendar
BERBerlinGermanyThe capital that is best reached as a connection — and cheaper for it
HAMHamburgGermanyGermany’s trading city, priced as a hub extension
VCEVeniceItalyA pure leisure market — which makes the calendar the whole game
OPOPortoPortugalPortugal’s second door, and increasingly its smarter one- StockholmSwedenA tech capital with a summer that sells itself — buy the winter
PRGPragueCzechiaCentral Europe’s showpiece, priced under the western capitals
BUDBudapestHungaryThe Danube’s capital — reached best on someone else’s hub
LYSLyonFranceFrance’s second economy — and a last leg the train usually wins
KULKuala LumpurMalaysiaNo nonstop, three competing routings — and that is the good news
MNLManilaPhilippinesA diaspora market with real nonstops — and a calendar to respect
SGNHo Chi Minh CityVietnamA manufacturing boom market, reached on everyone else’s hub- JakartaIndonesiaSoutheast Asia’s biggest economy — and its longest way from the US
HKTPhuketThailandA resort market with a monsoon calendar that sets the price
MLEMaléMaldivesThe transfer decides the flight — plan the arrival, not just the fare- HyderabadIndiaIndia’s technology capital — best reached without touching Delhi
- CancúnMexicoEverybody flies here — which makes the front cabin the scarce part
CMNCasablancaMoroccoNorth Africa’s business door, with its own Atlantic nonstops
ACCAccraGhanaWest Africa’s most accessible capital — and its busiest December