There is one final flight to report on from the April trip! A simple connection from LAX to SFO. I’ve done flights between the SF Bay and Los Angeles any number of times before (mostly on Alaska and Southwest), so I was looking forward to seeing if anything was any different on American Airlines. MyContinue reading “April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 5: Los Angeles to San Francisco”
Category Archives: First class (in North America)
Flagship First on my favorite route in reverse! BOS-LAX
After my great LAX-BOS flight in Flagship First, I decided to do it again in reverse! I’m of the opinion that upgrading on the westbound transcontinental flights is the better deal because the upgrade usually costs the same as the eastbound version but the flight time is longer, so the cost per time is lower. Continue reading “Flagship First on my favorite route in reverse! BOS-LAX”
Flagship First on my favorite route: LAX-BOS
As regular readers will know, American Airlines is eliminating its Flagship First Class product by the end of this year. However, due to continued delays at both Airbus and Boeing, no official date has been set. The plan is to remove Flagship First from existing aircraft once American Airlines starts taking delivery of its newContinue reading “Flagship First on my favorite route: LAX-BOS”
Portland to San Francisco!
My first weekend trip of 2024 was with a pair of friends to Portland, Oregon. We picked Portland because it was included in a Southwest sale from LA and (in one direction) from Oakland. On the way back, however, Southwest didn’t have any good options for me to get back to Oakland, so instead, IContinue reading “Portland to San Francisco!”
2024 begins! Flagship First JFK-SFO
Welcome to my first 2024 flight of the blog! This flight happened only one day after my last flight of 2023, since it was time for me to head back to California because I had to go to work on Jan 2. I had originally booked the 9 pm flight using points, but as isContinue reading “2024 begins! Flagship First JFK-SFO”
Let’s squeeze in one final 2023 flight: DCA-HPN
When planning out the end of my 2023 travels, I had expected the flight from SFO to Richmond, VA to be my last 2023 flight on the blog. However, I had one final interesting flight to share on December 31. I flew from Washington DC National Airport to White Plains, NY for a New YearsContinue reading “Let’s squeeze in one final 2023 flight: DCA-HPN”
Time for my yearly Breeze flight! (SFO-RIC)
Apparently, this post somehow didn’t save even though it came through as published, so let’s try again. Like last year, my final transcontinental flight of the year was to Richmond, VA. Also like last year, I flew the low-cost carrier, Breeze. Breeze was only founded in 2021 and only took delivery of its first A220sContinue reading “Time for my yearly Breeze flight! (SFO-RIC)”
Why fly United between two of its hubs when you can fly Alaska? (IAD-SFO)
After spending a week in Richmond, it was time to go back to California. To get back to DC, we actually drove up instead of taking the train, which is uncommon for me. After saying goodbye to the DC Zoo’s pandas, spending the night in DC, and playing tennis with a friend, it was time to flyContinue reading “Why fly United between two of its hubs when you can fly Alaska? (IAD-SFO)”
Why fly direct when you can connect? ATL-LAX-SFO (Part 2: LAX-SFO)
Upon arrival in LAX, I made my way directly to the lounge. I decided to go to the Qantas First Lounge in the international terminal. The walk from the American Airlines Terminal 4 to the International Terminal is not too bad and is at least above ground (unlike the walk to the Alaska Airlines TerminalContinue reading “Why fly direct when you can connect? ATL-LAX-SFO (Part 2: LAX-SFO)”
Why fly direct when you can connect? ATL-LAX-SFO (Part 1: ATL-LAX)
I booked a redeye outbound flight on United for only 15 000 miles, which was a pretty good deal. On the way back though, United wanted 34 000 miles for an economy, non-stop one-way flight. American wanted 33 000 miles for a one-stop option via LAX in First Class. So, I decided to fly American. Continue reading “Why fly direct when you can connect? ATL-LAX-SFO (Part 1: ATL-LAX)”
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