At the end of the last post, I was just about to start my connection in London. And you know, what? I had probably the smoothest connection in Heathrow I’ve ever had. I got off the plane, walked directly to transfers, scanned my boarding pass, and then cleared security. It worked exactly how it was supposed to. There were plentyContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 2 EuroBiz (LHR-VCE)”
Category Archives: Business class (in Europe)
British Airways Club Europe (WAW-LHR)
To return to the US, I decided to take a slightly roundabout routing that some readers may remember from my Fall 2020 trip to the US during the pandemic. I’m returning to the US from Warsaw via London and New York. Starting a trip in Warsaw is much cheaper than starting in London (by overContinue reading “British Airways Club Europe (WAW-LHR)”
Finnair’s standard Euro-Business (HEL-BER)
Following up on my Finnair Platinum Lounge experience is the actual flight from Helsinki to Berlin. This was the next flight on my trip in Europe, and it was a more typical European Business Class flight from Helsinki to Berlin. The Finnair Platinum Wing is a great lounge, but has suffered some cutbacks. I was curiousContinue reading “Finnair’s standard Euro-Business (HEL-BER)”
Finnair’s new business class (LHR-HEL)
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)”
Surprise upgrade to Helsinki on Finnair
As my last trip in Europe before I move back, I decided to go to Switzerland and Helsinki. To get to Geneva, I flew (in economy) on a Swiss flight that I bought using United miles from London City. That flight was delayed due to extreme heat in London making it impossible for the A220Continue reading “Surprise upgrade to Helsinki on Finnair”
London to Toulouse two different ways
Following trip to Bucharest, my best friend Valerie arrived from the US. She and I planned a short trip to southern France as part of her visit. We went to Toulouse (for the Airbus factory) and Carcassonne (to see the walls). The best flights we found were on BA to Toulouse and Ryanair back fromContinue reading “London to Toulouse two different ways”
80 tier points for a ‘medium-haul’ intra-European Club Europe flight
After a delightful time at the Marmorosch Hotel in Bucharest, it was time for me to return to London. Since all British Airways flights are to/from London, I knew the plane I’d be on was coming from London and immediately turning around, so I had a reasonable expectation that the flight would be pretty muchContinue reading “80 tier points for a ‘medium-haul’ intra-European Club Europe flight”
Eastern Europe Trip! London to Bucharest
To celebrate quitting my job, I decided to fly to Bucharest, which is a destination I’ve wanted to visit for many years but had never been able to find someone to take me. Trying to get there for this vacation also turned out to not be without its own problems. I have a BA voucherContinue reading “Eastern Europe Trip! London to Bucharest”
Finnair A350 old style business to London
After my short pseudo-Finnair flight to Helsinki, I had an intentionally short layover at Helsinki’s Vantaa airport before connecting onto my Finnair A350 flight back to London. The London Heathrow to Helsinki route is my most commonly flown route in Europe, so I am intimately familiar with the various flight options on this route. FinnairContinue reading “Finnair A350 old style business to London”
Finnair wet lease by Danish Air Transport
I know from experience that very little is open on Sundays in Denmark, so I decided to spend my day enjoying some nice flights instead. I booked my return flight from Copenhagen on Finnair via Helsinki, which might have actually been even more ridiculous than my flight from Berlin to Warsaw to London, haha. FromContinue reading “Finnair wet lease by Danish Air Transport”
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