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”
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Elite status and wallet plans: 2024
Now that 2023 has come to a close, I thought I should do an elite status and wallet plan for 2024. I last wrote a wallet plan quite a while ago, so I’m due for an update. I’ll first talk about the credit cards I plan to use and then the elite statuses I’ll have in 2024.Continue reading “Elite status and wallet plans: 2024”
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”
2023 retrospective
I’m a bit late this year on the retrospective summary because of having to deal with some backend technical issues on the blog. The good news is that I’ve now uploaded all my 2023 flights of note onto the blog. So now, it’s time to take a look back through the year. I use aContinue reading “2023 retrospective”
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”
American Airlines Aviator Red Card
A while ago, I posted a series of comparisons of the major US airlines’ credit cards. The “entry-level” ($95 annual fee) comparison had two offerings from American Airlines: one from Citi and one from Barclays, which is the topic of this post. I figured I’d start with the Aviator Red Card because that’s the card that IContinue reading “American Airlines Aviator Red Card”
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)”
One more Flagship Transcon flight: JFK-SFO again!
I arrived at the Chelsea lounge around 90 minutes before departure, since my only reason for visiting was to take a shower. The lounge was not busy at all, since it was too early for most intercontinental flights and there aren’t really that many transcontinental flights. There are a few bathrooms/shower suites in the backContinue reading “One more Flagship Transcon flight: JFK-SFO again!”
American Airlines/British Airways’ Greenwich and Soho lounges at JFK
In the last post, I flew from London to New York. I had one final flight before I’d be back home to San Francisco: JFK-SFO. I had just flown this same flight in Flagship First Class a month prior, and I was interested to see how it would compare. My previous JFK-SFO flight was veryContinue reading “American Airlines/British Airways’ Greenwich and Soho lounges at JFK”
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