While I did not expect to see Air Dolomiti, a regional Lufthansa subsidiary serving routes in Northern Italy, on a flight between France and Germany, I welcomed the experience. For reasons you’ll read below, I rate Air Dolomiti a...
Review: United 777-200 Polaris Business Class Chicago To Frankfurt
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I’ve written this review in a more casual way than my usual trip reports. Hopefully it will be helpful to some of you. Flying United is like driving my car…I do it so often it just become second nature....
Review: Norwegian Air 787-9 Premium Class London Gatwick To Los Angeles
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Norwegian offers a compelling premium product for the price point. My flight from London Gatwick to Los Angeles in Premium Class represented a good first experience with Norwegian Air. After taking the Gatwick Express from London Victoria Station to...
Review: KLM ERJ-190 Business Class Frankfurt To Amsterdam
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KLM offers a competitive product in shorthaul business class. Ordinarily I would not upgrade an intra-Europe flight (unless flying into London or as part of a longhaul premium cabin journey). The value proposition often is not there since I...
Review: United Airlines 767-300 Polaris Business Class Amsterdam To Newark
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United’s retrofitted 767-300 Polaris Business Class cabin provided great comfort during a recent morning flight from Amsterdam to Newark. I checked in online and totally bypassed the check-in counters at AMS. After spending a bit of time in the...
Review: Qatar Airways A380 First Class Doha to Paris
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After literally a day in the Al Safwa lounge, I ventured back into the terminal and proceeded to the gate for my connecting flight to Paris. This would be my first time aboard a Qatar Airways A380. Boarding had...
Review: Qatar Airways A320 Business Class Kuwait To Doha
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I was going to call this an Al Maha Airways trip report, based on the livery of the aircraft, but it was a Qatar Airways flight in every other way. An excellent one at that. After arriving from Amman, I...
Review: Royal Jordanian ERJ-195 Business Class Amman To Kuwait
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A two hour flight in the middle of the night on a regional jet. My expectations were high… I’m being facetious, of course, but my RJ flight from Amman to Kuwait absolutely shocked me…in a good way. Royal Jordanian...
Review: Gulf Air A320 Business Class
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Of all my flights on this trip, this one turned out to be the most pleasant surprise. Bahrain International Airport is one of my least favorites in the world and the transit process is always a pain. I queued...
Review: Etihad Airways A319 Business Class Abu Dhabi to Bahrain
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While Etihad is nothing short of spectacular in many ways, it does not measure up to Qatar Airways on intra-Gulf flights. We departed from a remote stand, meaning a long bus ride from the gate to the aircraft. Etihad...
Review: Etihad A380 First Class Apartment
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What is it like to fly in an Etihad A380 First Class Apartment on a shorter flight? This is part of my previously unpublished 2016 Gulf Carrier Mezze trip report. Although Etihad now uses a 787-9 instead of a...
Review: Middle East Airlines A330 Business Class Beirut To Frankfurt
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After a pleasant flight from Dubai to Beirut aboard an A320, it was time to test MEA’s flagship A330-200. Give yourself extra time to get from the central terminal to your gate: an additional security screening is required. Boarding...
Review: Middle East Airlines A320 Business Class Dubai To Beirut
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Other than the smoking, I had a wonderful flight on Middle East Airlines from Dubai to Beirut. In my teaser about this flight, I mentioned that the pilots were smoking onboard. I must mention it first here, for I...
Review: Air France 777-300ER Business Class Paris To Dubai
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My first ever flight on Air France presented a startling revelation, to me at least: not only was Air France acceptable, it was excellent. I arrived in CDG’s Terminal 2 early and proceeded to the “Sky Priority” check-in area....
Review: Air France Business Class Lounge Paris (CDG)
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I was very pleasantly surprised by the Air France Business Class Lounge in Terminal 2E, Hall M. My six-hour stay quickly flew by. My original goal was to visit the newly renovated lounge in Hall L, but I was...
Review: Aeromexico 787-9 Business Class Mexico City To Paris
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My late-night flight from Mexico City to Paris represented the perfect flight-time for sleeping…but would service suffer as a result? I lined up at the gate one hour prior to departure, hoping to be first onboard. Boarding began about...
Review: Aeromexico 737-800 Business Class Los Angeles to Mexico City
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My experience on Aeromexico was excellent. I expected a comfortable seat and good service, but I did not expect onboard wi-fi that functioned extremely well. That was a very welcomed additional treat. I used Korean Air SkyPass miles to...
Review: Emirates A380 First Class Dubai to Frankfurt
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By almost every measure, my second flight on Emirates in first class far surpassed the first. With excellent food and service, my only complaint that the flight was too short. Boarding commenced directly from the first class lounge, a...
Review: Emirates A380 First Class Los Angeles to Dubai
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Emirates First Class is rite of passage for any aficionado of miles and points. I was absolutely giddy with anticipation for my flight. But were my expectations too high? Check-in was easy at LAX and the the agent did...
Review: Lufthansa 747-8 Business Class Frankfurt to Los Angeles
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Lufthansa is an excellent airline in so many ways, but misses the mark when it comes to longhaul business class. While there was nothing glaringly wrong with my 11-hour flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles, there was also nothing...