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”
Category Archives: First class (in North America)
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”
Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)
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 “Miami to JFK on a 777 in pseudo-Flagship Business Class (Spring trip to the East Coast round 2A)”
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”
MIA-LAX Flagship Business Transcontinental
After a short stay in Boston, I joined my parents in Miami to sit by the beach and play some tennis. Generally when I travel, I’m either staying at a friend’s place or only around for a day or two, so I don’t usually write hotel reviews. We stayed at the Ritz-Carlton in Key Biscayne. Continue reading “MIA-LAX Flagship Business Transcontinental”
Quick bonus post: EWR-RIC!
After clearing customs in Newark, I made my way to the United Club in Newark’s C gates. I’ve been to this one a few times now. It’s in a hexagon shape, around the food court, which makes the lounge feel open and airy. However, it doesn’t have a great bathroom situation, and seating can beContinue reading “Quick bonus post: EWR-RIC!”
The one true domestic first class in the US: American Airlines’ Flagship First service from LAX to JFK
At the end of my trip to the US in April, I needed to get from Los Angeles to London. The disastrous passport control queues at London’s Heathrow Airport have been making headlines for the last couple months, but Krister had had a relatively quick experience (around 30 minutes) after his flight from New YorkContinue reading “The one true domestic first class in the US: American Airlines’ Flagship First service from LAX to JFK”
An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)
When I had originally planned this trip, I had anticipated either going to Boston before returning to the UK or to just buy a separate, one-way ticket to JFK airport from Richmond. The Boston part ended up not happening, and American Airlines had cancelled its RIC-JFK service (which never has been a very big hitContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 7: positioning flight to NYC)”
An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)
One more flight to go to get to Richmond! I opted to do this post separately, as this flight had enough substantive differences to be worth its own post, compared to the previous two flights. After arriving in Dallas, I made my way from the A terminal to the C terminal by means of theContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 6C: finally to Richmond)”
An Autumn Escape (part 6A/B trying to get to Richmond)
After a great three days of hiking in Utah with my friends Alex and Ben, it was time to go see my family in Virginia. Like with many things these days, finding a convenient flight was not the easiest task. Since we were in southern Utah, St. George (SGU) was the closest airport, but it’sContinue reading “An Autumn Escape (part 6A/B trying to get to Richmond)”
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