We’re skipping ahead a few months in time now after my June Europe trip to August. July’s flights were uneventful (and mostly on Alaska Airlines). My first interesting flight is certainly an odd one for this blog: I flew from San Jose to Baltimore, MD on… Spirit Airlines. I was specifically going to Baltimore, soContinue reading “Guess who flew Spirit! (SJC-BWI in the Big Front Seat)”
Category Archives: First class (in North America)
June EuroTrip Part 5: New York to San Francisco. Flagship First Transcontinental to finish!
After having a great time at my friends’ wedding and attending a British Airways event in NYC, it was time to head back to California. I didn’t have any specific plans on when I needed to head back, so I was able to remain flexible until a good flight popped up. And the flight thatContinue reading “June EuroTrip Part 5: New York to San Francisco. Flagship First Transcontinental to finish!”
April Europe Weekend/Review Trip! Part 5: Los Angeles to San Francisco
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”
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)”
