A United Airlines flight attendant handled a pesky first class passenger with extreme patience, but made clear toward the end of the flight what she really thought about the self-entitled jerk in a most flawless way. Self-Entitled First Class...
Chinese Authorities Bust Open My KLM Delft Blue Houses!
I’m sharing in real-time style about my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. They made it through Jakarta, Xiamen, Tapei, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, and Jakarta again, but security...
My Transit In Shanghai Included Entry To China
I’m sharing in real-time style about my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Upon reaching Shanghai Pudgong (PVG), I faced a decision: try and see if I could find a...
Review: China Eastern A330-200 Economy Class
My China Eastern A330-200 economy class flight from Jakarta (CGK) to Shanghai (PVG) not only exceeded (my admittedly low) expectations but left me very satisfied. China Eastern A330-200 Economy Class Review You have to understand that my last two...
Six Hours In China Eastern A330 Economy Class…
I’m sharing in real-time style about my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Wow, what a difference eight years makes! My China Eastern A330 economy class flight from Jakarta to...
JOY: United Airlines Announces New “Seasonal Hub”
United Airlines has announced a new “seasonal hub” at the North Pole, with airport code JOY…part of its multi-year commitment to “Fantasy Flights” every holiday season. This is “Good Leads The Way” on full display. New United Airlines “Seasonal...
Delta Air Lines First Class Passenger Screams At Wheelchair Attendant For Making Him Wait
One of the world’s most underpaid, overworked jobs is that of an airport wheelchair attendant. A viral meltdown of a Delta Air Lines First Class passenger unloading on a wheelchair attendant is a perfect example of why. Delta First...
Airport Hotel Over Lounge For Our 6-Hour Layover In Jakarta
I’m sharing in real-time style about my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. We arrived in Jakarta at just after 5:00 pm and our connecting flight did not depart until...
Review: Garuda Indonesia 777-300ER Economy Class
My 546-mile Garuda Indonesia 777-300ER flight from Singapore to Jakarta operated like a well-oiled clock: takeoff, serve the meal, collect the meal, land. There’s still very much a full-service culture on East Asian carriers and that was readily apparent...
My SkyTeam Flights Are Crediting Very Oddly To SAS EuroBonus…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Now I’m having trouble with a glitch in my flights posting! As we continue through this SAS Million Mile trip, I’ve...
American Airlines Flight Attendants Decry 787 Staffing Reductions
The Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), which represents 28,000 flight attendants at American Airlines, has come out strongly against attempts by American Airlines to certify its 787-9 jet with a minimum staffing of seven flight attendants (instead of...
Review: Marhaba Lounge Singapore (SIN – T3)
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I appreciate that the Marhaba Lounge makes an effort to provide a more tranquil place to wait for your flight as...
The LEGO Hunt Continues In Taipei And Singapore Airports
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I figured as long as I wrote about our airport LEGO hunt in New York and Copenhagen, I might as well...
Great Coffee in Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)…Thank you Emirates!
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I enjoyed a nice cup of coffee in Singapore Changi Airport at a coffee chain with links to Australia and the...
Butterfly Garden In Singapore Changi Airport
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. The Butterfly Garden in Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) was such a treat for my 8-year-old son and one of the many...
Review: Vietnam Airlines A321-200 Economy Class
My Vietnam Airlines A321-200 flight in economy class from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore was punctual, clean, but admittedly a bit boring…reminding me in a way of what flying used to be like. And I don’t miss it…...
Review: Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)
The Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge in Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) has remained remarkably consistent over the years and offers a nice retreat from the busy concourses below. Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge Review (SGN) If...
JetBlue Shifts Network Strategy, Teases New Transatlantic Routes
JetBlue continues to tinker with its route network as it tries to return to profitability, with the latest changes including a surprising retreat from Seattle and more transatlantic reductions. However, the carrier has teased new routes will be announced...
What United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Wants From Donald Trump
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby sat down with NPR on Tuesday in Washington Dulles Airport to discuss what he is looking for from the incoming Trump administration. United Airlines CEO Wants Trump Administration To Focus On Air Traffic Control...
Immigration Lines Are Just As Bad To Exit Vietnam!
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. Any hopes that stamping out of Vietnam would be less cumbersome than stamping in were quickly dashed when I saw the...
