EuroAtlantic 767-300ER Business Class KEF-AMS After flying Vancouver to Reykjavik on Icelandair, I was booked to continue on to Amsterdam. However, with the grounding of the 737-MAX, I found out I would actually be continuing on a leased EuroAtlantic 767 but operated “in cooperation” with Icelandair. EuroAtlantic is a small Portuguese airline that mainly leases… Read More »
Icelandair 757-200 Saga Class YVR-KEF Last fall I won a contest with Icelandair for two round trip tickets. In reality, I received two $1,000 certificates for use on Icelandair. These could be used for either two tickets under $1,000 each or one ticket under $2,000. If the cost was more than the amount of the… Read More »
First Impressions of Paine Field (PAE) The Seattle metro area has 3.5 million people and up until recently, only one commercial airport. Paine Field (PAE), also known as Snohomish County Airport, has been primarily used by Boeing. Their huge Everett factory sits adjacent to the airport. Plans for passenger service began to materialize two years… Read More »
Iberia A330-200 Business Plus LAX-MAD After participating in the fantastic promo that Iberia ran last year, I booked an award Business Class flight from LAX to Madrid on Iberia for my spring break. The round trip flight cost 85,000 Avios plus $256.75 in taxes/fees. Normally I wouldn’t say it was a very good use of… Read More »
Top Mistake Fares I love a good deal on airline tickets and hotels. I travel around the world to destinations I had no reason to visit except for an adventure, just because the deal was too good to pass up. I receive alerts on my phone through IFTTT to notify me of deals I might… Read More »
Iberia Business Class Ticket LAX-MAD with Avios Promotion Last June, Iberia ran a fantastic deal. For every flight purchased, no matter the cost, you received 9,000 bonus Avios points. This included one way flights and the kicker was that you didn’t even have to fly the purchased flight. Through the promotion, you could get up… Read More »