At the end of my trip to the US in April, I needed to get from Los Angeles to London. The disastrous passport control queues at London’s Heathrow Airport have been making headlines for the last couple months, but Krister had had a relatively quick experience (around 30 minutes) after his flight from New YorkContinue reading “The one true domestic first class in the US: American Airlines’ Flagship First service from LAX to JFK”
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Off to the US in First Class!
Hi everyone! It’s been a few months since the last post because the UK has been on lockdown, and Krister and I have been staying and working at home. I’m coming up to the end of my research contract in Liverpool, and so we’ve moved down south to Bristol for a (long-term) change of scenery. Continue reading “Off to the US in First Class!”
(Surprise trip) back to Finland… in two flights
I hadn’t expected to be writing another post so soon after my trip to the US. However, life happens, and Krister and I needed to go to Finland for the holiday season. When we went to book the trip, there were a couple of options, but all were rather expensive. Initially, the flights on SaturdayContinue reading “(Surprise trip) back to Finland… in two flights”
Guest post: to Denver!
This post is actually a guest review from one of my best friends, Valerie Pietrasz. During my trip to the US, I ended up on three of the four biggest US carriers, so with this flight, I can now present the final one: Southwest. She took a Southwest Airlines flight from SFO to DEN (WN3802)Continue reading “Guest post: to Denver!”
An Autumn Escape (part 9: the end/back to work)
Krister and I spent 16 days together in Finland. A large portion of it was spent with both of us working remotely. We took advantage of Helsinki Airport’s new arrivals testing service. Given how little Krister and I do that involves large groups of people (except flying, but the risk there is quite low), weContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 9: the end/back to work)”
An Autumn Escape (part 8: back to Europe)
After my overnight stay in New York (and watching the election), I got an Uber to New York’s JFK airport to finish up my trip, with two flights from JFK to London Heathrow to Helsinki. This is the second half of my initial ticket from Stockholm to San Francisco, so it was booked in businessContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 8: back to Europe)”
An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)
When I had originally planned this trip, I had anticipated either going to Boston before returning to the UK or to just buy a separate, one-way ticket to JFK airport from Richmond. The Boston part ended up not happening, and American Airlines had cancelled its RIC-JFK service (which never has been a very big hitContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)”
An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)
One more flight to go to get to Richmond! I opted to do this post separately, as this flight had enough substantive differences to be worth its own post, compared to the previous two flights. After arriving in Dallas, I made my way from the A terminal to the C terminal by means of theContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)”
An Autumn Escape (part 6A/B trying to get to Richmond)
After a great three days of hiking in Utah with my friends Alex and Ben, it was time to go see my family in Virginia. Like with many things these days, finding a convenient flight was not the easiest task. Since we were in southern Utah, St. George (SGU) was the closest airport, but it’sContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 6A/B trying to get to Richmond)”
An Autumn Escape (part 5: to Vegas! briefly…)
After a nice two days in San Francisco, it was, unfortunately, time to bid farewell to my friend Valerie and make my way to Las Vegas. No, not to go gamble, but rather to get picked up by my friends Alex and Ben and go visit Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park in southern Utah. Continue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 5: to Vegas! briefly…)”
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