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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.
SAS Million Mile ChallengeXiamen Airlines

Augustine Nursed Back To Health On Xiamen Airlines 737 Business Class!

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 2, 2024December 7, 2024 16 Comments
Xiamen Airlines 737 Business Class

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Time for a health update on my son Augustine…some bad news followed (thankfully) by some good news. After coming to the...

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Garuda IndonesiaIndonesiaSAS Million Mile Challenge

CGK T3: Garuda Lounge (Thumbs Down), Plaza Premium Lounge (Thumbs Up)

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 2, 2024December 7, 2024 7 Comments
Best Lounge CGK

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Jakarta Airport (CGK) has two lounges in Terminal 3, a Garuda Indonesia Executive Lounge and a Plaza Premium Lounge. I visited...

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IndonesiaTrip Reports

Come On Indonesia, Our Jakarta Transit Was Needlessly Painful…

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 2, 2024March 1, 2025 29 Comments
Jakarta Transit

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We made it to Jakarta, where I hoped to check in for my Xiamen Airlines flight to Xiamen and proceed directly...

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KLMSAS Million Mile Challenge

KLM 787-9 Economy Class: A Perfect Fifth Freedom Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 30, 2024January 3, 2025 16 Comments
a row of seats in an airplane

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I’ve got to hand it to KLM…I just love the Dutch carrier and I love the full service on short Fifth...

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KLMSAS Million Mile Challenge

KLM’s Curious Approach To Upgrades

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 30, 2024December 7, 2024 11 Comments
a seat in a plane

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I tried to upgrade my KLM Fifth Freedom flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and failed…it seems that KLM did not...

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SAS Million Mile Challenge

Our Trip Takes A Turn For The Worse In Kuala Lumpur…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 30, 2024December 7, 2024 37 Comments
a boy sitting on a floor with his head in his hands

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Maybe all that ice cream in the Saudia Lounge was a bit too much? Augustine appears sick and now I’m looking...

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Flight AttendantUnited Airlines

“Ugh, Shoot Me In The Eye Now!” United Airlines Flight Attendant’s Reaction To Request For Orange Juice

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2024 27 Comments
United Airlines Flight Attendant Hates Job

A United Airlines flight attendant was overheard bitterly complaining about her job and even about an orange juice request on a transatlantic flight. How should United deal with such bitter employees? United Airlines Flight Attendant Hates Her Job…And Let’s...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeSaudia

Saudia 787-9 Business Class: World-Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2024December 7, 2024 17 Comments
Saudia 787-9 Business Class

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Hello from Kuala Lumpur. Saudia seriously impressed onboard the 787-9 in business class…we enjoyed a lovely 8.5-hour flight from Jeddah to...

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Marriott

Top Up Your Marriott Free Night Award Certificate

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024 10 Comments
Top Up Marriott Free Night

I’m still shaking my head that I somehow missed the news that you can now top up your Marriott free night award certificates by adding up to 15,000 points to secure a more expensive property. Top Up Your Marriott...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeSaudi Arabia

Awfully Wonderful: My Vexing 8-Hour Jeddah Airport Layover

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 29, 2024December 7, 2024 48 Comments
Jeddah Airport Layover

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. There’s a paradox here and it drove me crazy like nothing on this trip has up until now. The beauty of...

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Musings

A Thanksgiving Resolution

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024November 28, 2024 34 Comments
Thanksgiving Resolution

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved to fly around the world using his miles and points. Around the globe he flew, visiting the far corners of the world; meeting new people and surveying new lands....

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NewsUnited Airlines

United Airlines CEO Is Proud To Be An American On Thanksgiving

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024November 28, 2024 16 Comments
United Airlines CEO Thanksgiving 2024

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby released a 2024 Thanksgiving video message to employees today celebrating his carrier, his wife, and the United States of America. United Airlines CEO Counts Up His Blessings, Including America The short video was released...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeSaudia

Saudia Transit Desk Tells Me There Are No Airline Partners…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024December 7, 2024 19 Comments
Saudia Transit Desk JED

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Saudia might want to do a better job of training its transit desk and lounge agents in Jeddah (JED) that the...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeSaudia

Saudia A330-300 Business Class: A Superb Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024December 7, 2024 16 Comments
Saudia A330-300 Business Class

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We had a very enjoyable flight from Tunis to Jeddah onboard a Saudia regional A330-3oo in business class. The service and...

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Wizz Air

Man Denied Boarding For Filming Check-In Agent

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024November 28, 2024 12 Comments
Denied Boarding Filming Check-In Agent

An Italian man was denied boarding on Wizz Air after the check-in agent caught him filming their conversation. Denied Boarding For Filming Check-in Agent Inreacation At Counter The passenger showed up without a boarding pass, claiming he had checked...

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Newssas

SAS Adds New Copenhagen – Seoul Route

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024 11 Comments
SAS Seoul Route

SkyTeam member Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known as SAS, has announced a new route linking its Copenhagen hub with Seoul, South Korea, a hub for fellow SkyTeam member Korean Air. SAS Will Fly A350-900 On New Seoul Route The...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeTunisair

Sumptuous Coffee In Tunisair Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 28, 2024December 7, 2024 9 Comments
Tunisair Lounge Coffee

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After our transit delay at Tunis Airport, we only had about 15 minutes before boarding our Saudia flight to Jeddah, but...

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SAS Million Mile ChallengeTunisia

Uh-Oh: Confusion And Delay At Transit Counter In Tunis Airport…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 27, 2024December 7, 2024 26 Comments
Tunis Airport Transit

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After arriving in Tunis from Paris, we proceeded to the airport transit counter to check in for our Saudia flights to...

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NewsSouthwest Airlines

Why You May Not Even Get A Drink On Your Next Southwest Airlines Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 27, 2024 18 Comments
a child sitting in a chair on an airplane

Southwest Airlines is adjusting its landing procedures, with a new policy aimed at ending service earlier in the flight to minimize the risk of turbulence-related flight attendant injuries. The practical result, though, may be the elimination of beverage service...

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Air FranceFlight ReviewsSAS Million Mile Challenge

Review: Air France A320-200 Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 27, 2024December 7, 2024 13 Comments
a woman standing in an airplane

I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. My two-hour Air France A320-200 economy class trip from Paris to Tunis was uneventful, but on an aircraft I hope to...

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