It’s been nearly a year since I last flew Finnair, which is one of my favorite airlines, and is my favorite in Europe. So, I decided to flew with them for the second part of my trip to Europe and booked an award ticket on Finnair from London to Helsinki to Berlin. Normally, I wouldContinue reading “Finnair’s new business class (LHR-HEL)”
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Back to Europe for the first time in a year! (SFO-LHR)
It is finally time: my first trip to Europe since moving out in August 2022. I scheduled my trip to take place between a flex day at work and a federal holiday (Juneteenth). I was able to leverage these two free days off to schedule an 11-day vacation for only 5 days off work. WhenContinue reading “Back to Europe for the first time in a year! (SFO-LHR)”
Flagship First Transcontinental: JFK – SFO: night time edition!
After learning that American was eliminating Flagship First, I may have overcorrected in my panic to book some flights while they still existed because it’s already time for my second Flagship First flight! This flight is my return flight from the East Coast directly into SFO this time. I’d argue the flight from JFK toContinue reading “Flagship First Transcontinental: JFK – SFO: night time edition!”
Flagship First Transcontinental: LAX – BOS: morning flight edition!
In a recent post, I discussed how American Airlines was eliminating its Flagship First Class product. I noted how Flagship First is a special product beyond domestic First Class or lie-flat Business Class. Flagship First only operates on select transcontinental or intercontinental routes from select hub airports, including LAX, DFW, MIA, and JFK. Specifically, ChicagoContinue reading “Flagship First Transcontinental: LAX – BOS: morning flight edition!”
2022 retrospective summary
With all my 2022 flights of note now uploaded onto the blog, I thought it might be fun to take a look back through the year. I use a webapp, BA97.com, to capture all my flights, some of which don’t actually make it onto the blog. Usually, these are short flights in economy. One ofContinue reading “2022 retrospective summary”
Qantas First Class lounge review (LAX-SJC on Alaska; part 2)
On my way back home from LAX, I tried to find an American Airlines flight to take, but the flights were consistently $40-$50 more expensive than Alaska Airlines flights, and the only difference is that Alaska Airlines does not offer a special emerald check-in at LAX, which is really not worth the extra $50. WhenContinue reading “Qantas First Class lounge review (LAX-SJC on Alaska; part 2)”
Are Alaska mainline flights better than Alaska regional flights? Part 1: SFO-LAX
With my new job, I’m generally limited to taking weekend, short-haul trips from the SF Bay. One unintended consequence of this reality is that at one point, the only flights I had booked were on Alaska Airlines to/from SoCal, including both Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Three major US airlines have bases in the SFContinue reading “Are Alaska mainline flights better than Alaska regional flights? Part 1: SFO-LAX”
United premium transcontinental EWR-SFO
Back in September, I flew on United’s premium transcontinental service from SFO to Newark to Richmond. I also flew on one of American’s non-premium transcontinental services (from CLT to SFO). And just before this flight, I did a low cost transcontinental flight. I was in New York seeing some friends for New Years, but shortlyContinue reading “United premium transcontinental EWR-SFO”
My first low-cost transcon
After my trip to LA, I had one final trip planned for 2022: another transcontinental flight from San Francisco, CA to Richmond, VA. I’ve flown between California and Richmond at least 30 times and every time I had to connect, but not this time. This time I flew the new airline startup, Breeze, which offersContinue reading “My first low-cost transcon”
‘Hub’ to ‘Hub’ on Alaska Airlines
After my trip back to Virginia, I decided to take one more trip before I started my new job in mid-December. Before August of 2022, I had flown Alaska a total of 3 times, all of which were between SoCal and Seattle. By the time this trip ended, that number would double. Though, it isContinue reading “‘Hub’ to ‘Hub’ on Alaska Airlines”
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