The SWISS First Class Lounge in E-Gate area at ZRH is beautiful. Truly beautiful. It is also well-guarded. When we presented ourselves for admission holding only a business class boarding pass to Rome and coming from Frankfurt, we were...
Review: Flying the Bombardier CS100 (SWISS from Frankfurt to Zurich)
There is a reason Boeing is so afraid of the Airbus/Bombardier C Series: it’s a great aircraft. I was able to fly a SWISS-operated CS100 from Frankfurt to Zurich in August. Here’s a review of the flight. Since I...
Review: Lufthansa 747-8 First Class Los Angeles to Frankfurt
When it comes to redeeming miles for transatlantic travel, it is difficult to justify redeeming for business class when Lufthansa First Class is available for only marginally more. Thus, our trip to Zurich included a stop in Frankfurt. Lufthansa...
Review: Alitalia 777 Business Class Rome to Los Angeles
With Alitalia operating in bankruptcy protection, I figured this might be my last shot to sample a longhaul flight on the carrier. Let’s hope not, though, because I actually had a very pleasant 13hr flight from Rome to Los...
Review: Alitalia A320 Business Class Madrid to Rome
This will be just a brief review, but I want to point out what service is like on shorthaul Alitalia flights in business class. I arrived quite early into Madrid and found the Alitalia check-in counter was closed. Unfortunately,...
Review: Air Europa 787 Business Class Buenos Aires to Madrid
You don’t read much about Air Europa, but the private Spanish airline serves two U.S. cities and has taken delivery of several new 787-8 aircraft with lie-flat beds in business class. My 11hr flight to Madrid greatly exceeded expectations....
Flying Kenya Airways Bangkok to Hong Kong
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