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”
Category Archives: First class (in North America)
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”
Transcontinental flight but no premium service perks: AA flight RIC-CLT-SFO
For my journey back to San Francisco, I decided to fly American so I could rack up more British Airways tier points/Avios. I’m now within striking distance of another year of Gold Status / Oneworld Emerald. At the end of the year, BA will return to its pre-pandemic requirements of 1 500 tier points forContinue reading “Transcontinental flight but no premium service perks: AA flight RIC-CLT-SFO”
Heading to Richmond via Newark
Avid readers will know that I moved directly from London to the San Francisco Bay. However, many of my things were still at my parents’ place in Virginia because I had been bringing things back for a few months before moving. I started a new job in September, which has flexible working rules, so IContinue reading “Heading to Richmond via Newark”
An Intra-California Alaska Airlines adventure
For those keeping track, I made it less than a month of living in San Francisco before I was itching to take a short trip somewhere. I knew that I’d be starting my new job soon and I wanted to visit Los Angeles and see some friends. There are a lot of flight options betweenContinue reading “An Intra-California Alaska Airlines adventure”
Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class
I had originally planned to merge this report with the previous one, but I decided to split it. I’ve realized that I reference articles based on what type of seat they have, and the Miami to JFK post might need to be referenced later for American Airlines’ 777-200 business class seat. That was the firstContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2B: JFK to Boston) in pseudo-Flagship First Class”
Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2A: Miami to JFK) in pseudo-Flagship Business Class
After a delightful week in Miami having spring break and watching the Miami Open, it was unfortunately time to leave. But on the plus side, I was on the way to Boston to see a pair of friends! Normally, one would take a direct flight from Miami to Boston, which is also what the checkContinue reading “Spring trip to the East Coast (round 2A: Miami to JFK) in pseudo-Flagship Business Class”
October 2021 domestic flights round up
During my October trip to the US, I took a handful of ‘normal’ domestic flights. These flights were: LAX-IAD on United, RIC-CLT-CLE on American, and CLE-EWR-RIC on United. During the pandemic, I have generally booked first class flights because the prices haven’t been that much higher, and having a little extra personal space is extremelyContinue reading “October 2021 domestic flights round up”
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