Time to fly.
Welcome to my blog. I document my adventures in travel and hopefully give you ideas on how you can get the best value from your points and miles. Hope you enjoy the flight!
All in Business - Regional
Speaking of IFE. The true in-flight entertainment was out the window on this flight!
On a nice day from the domestic terminal over to international is a 15 minute walk. Today a crowded shuttle would take me there for an anticipated first time on the world renowned airline Emirates.
Finally it was off to Gate 60, just 2 minutes downstairs from the lounge where I met Chip. Chip was standing right in the middle of the boarding area where...
UA838 wheels touched SFO's 28R 45 minutes early. AT&T received my login signal immediately. I opened the UA app and....
While the seats were subpar (at least compared to the B777 and A350 planes), China Airlines made amends with a fantastic dinner.
The only problem taking Lufthansa to Frankfurt then Asiana to Seoul is my destination was Japan.
Two agents sat talking to each other at the counter seemingly with no interest of what was not taking place, boarding.
I was handed a box. I thought it might be something like a box of chocolates where I'd pick one. I had no idea it was dinner!
This flight was a positioning flight for a quick Reward Flying round the world trip
Originally intended as an all 747 trip on EVA Air and United back to the US, best laid plans should be broken at times
While in Taiwan, when the opportunity to fly on this aircraft presented itself, I didn't hesitate.
for a fleeting moment I considered changing my flight to one leaving later in the day. Then sensibility cut through the jet lag brain fog.
Hey dummy, tomorrow you're flying on a new Cathay Pacific A350.
A highlight of connecting through Narita on a Japan Airlines flight in premium class is being able to visit the Sakura Lounge.
Reward Flying flew Qantas from Melbourne to Perth and Virgin Australia on the return. How did they compare? The results are startling.
After a gloomy day weather and flight wise on the east side of Australia, a new day west brought sunshine and lots of positive surprises.
The trip to Melbourne offered the opportunity to visit Perth as well as a Reward Flying version of an Australian airlines throwdown, pitting Qantas vs Virgin Australia.
Next was Etihad Airways A380 Apartment service to Melbourne. However being in Doha I needed to make the short haul across the Persian Gulf to Abu Dhabi. T
My dual flights with Swiss, an 11 hour journey on their new 777-300 flagship versus a 2 hour regional A320 flight within Europe had an improbable outcome.
After having high expectations for my Singapore Airlines 777 business class flights then being disappointed, and fresh memories of the debacle on Thai's A380 in first class, I was less than enthused about this Thai 747 trip from Singapore to Bangkok
