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Matthew Klint

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.
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Review: Preludium Executive Lounge Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 3 Comments
Preludium Executive Lounge Review

While LOT Polish may be the dominant carrier at Warsaw Chopin Airport, contact lounges also exist for non-Star Alliance carriers and Priority Pass users. Let’s review the Preludium Executive Lounge. Preludium Executive Lounge Review (WAW) This lounge is located...

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Lufthansa

Luxe: Lufthansa A350 “First Class Suite Plus”

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 3 Comments

We now have new details about the new Lufthansa First Class coming to select Airbus A350 jets in 2024. It will be exclusive. It will be beautiful. And Lufthansa will include a “First Class Suite Plus” that offers spacious...

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Review: LOT Polish Business Lounge Polonez – Warsaw (WAW)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023 7 Comments
LOT Polish Business Lounge Polonez Review

With a long layover ahead, I set up camp in the Lot Polish Business Lounge Polonez, located in the Schengen Area of Warsaw Chopin Airport. The lounge is quite nice and offers a decent assortment of food and drink,...

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United Airlines Refreshes Domestic First Class Menu

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 40 Comments
United Airlines Domestic First Class Menu

United Airlines will offer a wider variety or pre-order meals and a refreshed menu of entrees in domestic first class starting tomorrow. United Airlines Adds New Selections To Domestic First Class Menu For many months, United has promised that...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Late Arrival Creates Flight Dilemma In Poland

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023 12 Comments

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. With the late arrival of my bus (7:30 am instead of 5:00 am), I was forced to take a gamble...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Cigarette Smuggling And Polish “Hospitality” At Border

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 20 Comments

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Little did I know when we pulled out of passport control into the no man’s land between Ukraine and Poland...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My Seatmate Detained At Ukrainian Border…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023 17 Comments
Ukrainian Border

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The Ukrainian border formalities were not bad at all…for me at least. One man was not so fortunate. Ukrainian Border...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

War Does Not Excuse Rude Behavior (Wear Your Headphones, Please…)

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 13 Comments
Headphones Bus

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Another story from onboard the bus, and we haven’t even reached the border yet. This is getting comical. Whether in...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Mother Places Three-Year-Old In Overhead Bin So She Can Sleep

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 18 Comments
toddler Overhead Bin

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. We’ve seen flight attendants take publicity shots inside overhead bins, but I’m surprised more parents have not tried what I...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My Precious Seatmate Won’t Leave Me Alone!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023 13 Comments
Three-Year-Old Seatmate

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The legroom may be poor and the temperature like a sauna, but a little girl has taken a liking to...

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Law In TravelMusings

In Defense Of Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 65 Comments
Defense of Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg, the US Secretary of Transportation, is perhaps the most closely-scrutinized cabinet official I have witnessed since I began closely following politics leading up to the 2000 US presidential election. While I think many of us would like to...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Bladders Of Steel On The Kyiv – Warsaw Bus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023 10 Comments
Kyiv - Warsaw Bus Rest Stop

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I must say I’m impressed by the Ukrainian people and their bladders of steel. Here, I’m not even being facetious....

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

My “Luxury” Bus Ride From Kyiv To Warsaw Is Off To A Rough Start…

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 26, 2023 33 Comments
Kyiv Warsaw Bus

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I made the mistake of taking the bus company (Prosto Bus Plus) at its word. The joke is on me...

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EasyJet

Conscientious Passenger Chows Down On “Smoky Ultimate BBQ Ribs” In Middle Seat

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 27, 2023February 26, 2023 20 Comments
Middle Seat Ribs

Buster just wanted to enjoy a plate of BBQ ribs with some delectable sides. On his flight. In the middle seat. Such a conscientious passenger… Polite Middle Seat Man Enjoys BBQ Ribs Between Two Passengers On EasyJet Flight I...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Banksy’s War Art In Ukraine

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 1 Comment
Banksy's Ukraine

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The biggest mistake I made on my trip to Ukraine was failing to check out Banksy’s art in-person. That’s another...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

A Ride On The Kyiv Metro

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 7 Comments
Kyiv Metro 2023

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I returned my rental car at 9:00 am on the west side of Kyiv, which is right in the heart...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Sanctuary From Russian Bombs In A Kyiv Church Basement

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 15 Comments
Kyiv Sanctuary

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. I was not without a friend in Kyiv and leading up to my trip was in touch with Bruce and...

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Review: Hyatt Regency Kyiv

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023 32 Comments
Hyatt Regency Kyiv Review

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. The Hyatt Regency Kyiv has remained open throughout much of the conflict with Russia and continues to offer luxury accommodations...

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Ukraine 2023 Trip Report

Breakfast With Media And Mercenaries At Hyatt Regency Kyiv

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 11 Comments

This week I’m “liveblogging” my trip to Ukraine. Unlike traditional reports, these posts will be shorter and more frequent. Breakfast has been interesting at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv, with the hotel clientele ranging from media to mercenaries. I almost...

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American Airlines

American Airlines Flight Attendant Freaks Out After Man Offers His First Class Seat To Child

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023 47 Comments
American Airlines unaccompanied Minor Predator

Here’s a really sad story that nicely reinforces the idea that “no good deed goes unpunished.” In this case, a man who was kind enough to offer his American Airlines first class seat to an unaccompanied minor was essentially...

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