Now it’s time for the main event. British Airways First Class from London to San Francisco! I got to the plane relatively late in the boarding process because of the amount of time that it took to get from the Concorde Room to the C gates (and wanted to take some additional pictures before headingContinue reading “2025’s big trip: India! Part 5B: LHR-SFO in BA First Class on the A380”
Category Archives: First class (intercontinental)
2025’s big trip: India! Part 5A: LHR Concorde Room
It’s finally time to finish up the trip to India! I’ve been in the process of moving locally for the last month and so have been bogged down by that, so these have been coming out a bit more slowly than I would’ve liked, but here we are: British Airways First Class from London toContinue reading “2025’s big trip: India! Part 5A: LHR Concorde Room”
Around the world part 5B: Tokyo to Los Angeles in First Class
After spending a few hours in the JAL First Class lounge, it was time to board my flight! I had been looking forward to this flight for months, and it was awesome that it was finally happening! JAL pretty consistently releases a single first class seat as saver award availability to its partners when theContinue reading “Around the world part 5B: Tokyo to Los Angeles in First Class”
18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024
Here begins my next exciting Thanksgiving trip: my first around the world trip! Last Thanksgiving, I took an equally interesting and flight heavy trip that took me to Europe and Africa and even included one of the world’s top International First Class products: Etihad’s A380 Apartment-style First Class. That trip involved a wild itinerary fromContinue reading “18 000 miles in 11 days: My Around the World Trip for Thanksgiving 2024”
June EuroTrip: England and Italy. Part 1: Flagship First Class SFO-LAX-LHR
It’s time to begin a new trip to Europe! Taking a short trip in April and then another trip in June ended up being a bit tiring, but I had such fun flights that I couldn’t complain too much. I had booked a flight SFO-LHR in premium economy as the return leg of my flightContinue reading “June EuroTrip: England and Italy. Part 1: Flagship First Class SFO-LAX-LHR”
Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 5-2 (Etihad First Class Part 2: the flight)
With my introduction to Etihad being that lounge, I was pretty unimpressed at this point. However, that started to change as soon as Scott and I turned left and were led to our first class apartments: 3A and 4A, respectively. The immediate impression, of course, was how huge the space was on an airplane scaleContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 5-2 (Etihad First Class Part 2: the flight)”
Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 5-1 (Etihad First Class Part 1: the ground)
After the short, uneventful flight from Frankfurt to London, Scott and I took a connection bus from Terminal 2 to Terminal 4. There was a bus already waiting when we arrived at the bus stop, which was awesome. The ride was not short over to T4 (which is on the other side of Heathrow fromContinue reading “Thanksgiving 2023 EuroTrip: Part 5-1 (Etihad First Class Part 1: the ground)”
American Airlines Flagship First Class International (LHR-JFK)
After checking out the lounge for a while, they announced it was time to board the plane! It’s interesting that even though the lounge attendants were the ones who announced when boarding began, by the time I made it to the gate, the flight was already on zone 8 (of 9). Though, this is myContinue reading “American Airlines Flagship First Class International (LHR-JFK)”
Moving from London to San Francisco!
After my July full of traveling, it was time to return to the US. This flight was especially meaningful because I used it to move to the San Francisco Bay Area. In classic Michael fashion, I made it a point to leave the UK permanently in style. The best way I had to do thatContinue reading “Moving from London to San Francisco!”
Oneworld transatlantic JV first class number 2!
Upon landing in JFK, I made my way to the Admiral’s Club, mostly out of habit. I’ve been to the JFK lounge a couple times before (both outbound and connecting) in the last year, and this was the first time that the dining terrace was actually open. However, the club was still only offering itsContinue reading “Oneworld transatlantic JV first class number 2!”
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