Ever since I was a little kid, I always wanted to fly in the “bubble” of the Boeing 747. It’s the most iconic plane ever built; a majestic feat of engineering. Yes, the 747 is not the newest or the best plane, but it will always hold an important place in aviation history. Thanks to […]
After visiting every lounge I could in Terminal 3 at London Heathrow (Cathay Pacific, British Airways, American, and No. 1 Traveler), it was finally time to board my flight back home. Miraculously, I’d managed to book a saver level business class award ticket on American Airlines from London to LAX. This is American’s longest business […]
My roundabout journey from San Francisco to New Zealand was nearly complete. All I had left was a flight back across much of the Pacific from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland. Thanks to my generous award ticket routing, I flew on Malaysia Airlines in Business Class on their Airbus A330-300. When I tried to check in […]
American Airlines’ longest flight to Europe is from Los Angeles to London Heathrow on a Boeing 777-300ER. As such, it’s the best value for a premium cabin award redemption if you can manage to snag a seat. With fairly limited availability, that can be hit or miss. At just 50k AAdvantage miles + $5.60 (pre-devaluation, […]
After traveling all the way around the Pacific Rim from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur to New Zealand and back via Osaka, it was time for the last part of my trip back to the United States, flying from Osaka to Los Angeles on Japan Airlines in business class […]
After my last layover in Kuala Lumpur, and a visit to the Golden Regional Lounge, it was time to fly to Hong Kong. I flew on Malaysia Airlines in business class on a Boeing 737-800 on an award ticket. The boarding area was warm & humid, as if there was barely any air conditioning. I […]
After almost 24 hours of traveling already and a day layover in New York City, it was finally time for me to board my flight to Europe. I was flying on American in Business Class from New York JFK to Manchester on an award booking. The flight was initially delayed for 20 minutes due to […]
Thanks to a great airfare sale to Cancun, Mexico, I decided now was the time to go to Cuba. I’ve always wanted to go, and I wanted to get there before the inevitable flood of tourists changes things once relations between Cuba & the United States are fully normalized. The purpose of my trip was to […]
After visiting the Amex Centurion Lounge at SFO, I headed back over to Terminal 2 for my flight to New York. I had booked my ticket with American Airlines AAdvantage miles, so I was flying in first class on this part of my journey. American Airlines flies three-class Airbus A321Ts from San Francisco to JFK. […]
My brief layover in Hong Kong & visit to the Cathay Pacific The Wing Lounge was over, it was time to board my next flight. I flew from Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita on Cathay Pacific once again. This time, I was in business class on their Boeing 777-300. This was the flight where I […]
Ever wonder what professional athletes get to eat on flights? Thanks to Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan, we can now see what both his team as well as the Baltimore Orioles got to eat on Delta flights this week. Well well well Delta I can’t help but notice that the Orioles menu looked better than […]
On November 21, 2014, SWISS flight LX16 from Zurich to New York will quite likely have the best in-flight meal ever. The airline is bringing renowned chef Andreas Caminada on board for an exclusive, one flight only, pop-up restaurant. For those unfamiliar with Caminada, here is a bit more background from SWISS. Those who experience the […]
In-flight meals never seem quite as fresh as they should, but Qantas’ new offering should solve that problem. On a recent flight from LAX to Melbourne, passenger Victoria Cleven opened up a package of trail mix only to find that rather than just the nuts she expected, it was also filled with live maggots. She […]
