Qatar Airways A320 OTP-SOF Qatar Airways flies from Qatar to Bucharest (OTP) and then on to Sofia (SOF) with their A320. It is possible to just book the OTP-SOF flight; and as I was wanting to get between the two, I decided to book it for 107€ one way. The … Read more
Qantas (QF) 787 Economy SFO-MEL Recently Qantas introduced a direct flight from San Fransisco to Melbourne on their new Boeing 787-900 aircraft. At 15.5 hours, Flight 50 is a long flight though not as long as their other 787 route Perth to London. Below is my experience with the route … Read more
Alaska Airlines to Introduce Basic Economy Fare I write a lot about Alaska Airlines — I find them to be a great airline, with a great loyalty program. They mostly resist the race-to-the-bottom of other airlines. Still, they are not immune. They charge for checked luggage (though they have a … Read more
At the time of this post, there are some great fares from the US to Europe. Some of these dates are even over the high summer months of travel. The best part (for me) is that some of the fares are valid departing Seattle. Seattle (and elsewhere in the Pacific … Read more
Virgin America Mileage Run Up until recently, Virgin America allowed for VERY creative routing for travel between Portland, OR (PDX) and Los Angeles (LAX). Depending on the dates, you could fly from PDX-LAX with stops in San Francisco, Florida, New York, Boston, and/or DC for under $100. Virgin America has … Read more
American Airlines 787 Main Cabin Extra LAX-AKL After my terrible experience last weekend in American Airlines Business class, I wasn’t looking forward to my American Airlines 787 Main Cabin Extra LAX-AKL flight. At 12+ hours each way, AA 82 and 83 are long flights to be in Economy (even if it is “Main … Read more
JetBlue mileage run Earlier this month JetBlue was running the promotion of the year that promised to match (and then some) your Virgin America points after one roundtrip flight. I signed up for the promotion and then status matched from Alaska MVP Gold to JetBlue Mosaic, their one level elite status. … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen Introduction Part 1: SEA-BUR-SEA-CDG-CPH Holiday Inn Burbank-Media City 24 Hours in Copenhagen Hilton Copenhagen Airport Part 2: CPH-AMS-SLC-SEA Aviator Lounge CPH Aspire Lounge (41) AMS Delta Sky Club SLC SEA-BUR-SEA – AS 737-800 I was on the last SEA-BUR of the day on Thursday and the … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen I have to admit I have been a bit trigger happy the past few months on booking mileage runs. Just a few weeks ago I spent about 20 hours in Hong Kong. This past weekend I flew a mileage run to Copenhagen on Delta in Economy. … Read more
AA Mileage Run SEA-DFW-HKG Back in February I booked my AA mileage run SEA-DFW-HKG all in Economy Class. It’s been a while since I flew internationally in Economy and I was wondering what I was doing. My sister eloquently said it — “You are sitting in the back with the Clampetts“. … Read more