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Category Archives: Star Alliance

Star Alliance

Amazing New Star Alliance Ad Campaign

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 15, 2017May 15, 2017 6 Comments
Star Alliance 20th Anniversary

Star Alliance celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year and has unleashed a phenomenal ad campaign to begin the celebration. Rather than try to describe the videos, you can watch them here: The message: we’ve got your back. Part of the...

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London Heathrow LHRStar Alliance

Free Upgrade to Business First Class on Heathrow Express with Star Alliance Gold Card

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 10, 2017May 10, 2017 1 Comment
Heathrow Express Star Alliance Upgrade

The Heathrow Express offers a convenient way to travel between LHR and London Paddington Station in 15 minutes flat. Now you can enjoy a complimentary upgrade to Business First Class with a Star Alliance Gold card, a value of £18 on a...

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AegeanStar Alliance

Domestic Greek Flights on Aegean Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017 4 Comments
Aegean Domestic Flight

What is service like on a short internal flight in Greece on Aegean Airlines? Aegean Airlines is one of my favorite airlines in Europe.  The carrier boasts a young fleet, great crews, and a full-service product. After a day...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 23, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 23, 2017April 23, 2017 1 Comment
Turkish Airlines Electronics Ban

Another week, another onboard airline altercation gone viral. I’ve spent most of the day offline today. My goal is to take one day off per week–not always possible, but my wife puts up with a lot during the week so...

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Review: Brussels Airlines A330 Business Class Brussels to New York

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 22, 2017April 23, 2017 6 Comments
Brussels Airlines A330 Business Class Review

Brussels Airlines has recently been acquired by Lufthansa. The airline will be folded into Lufthansa’s Eurowings (low-cost) division, but remain a separate brand. Here’s what you can expect on a longhaul Brussels flights in business class, at least for now. In...

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Review: Air China A330 Business Class from Taipei to Beijing

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 19, 2017April 20, 2017 6 Comments
Air China A330 Review

Here’s a brief review of a 3h20m flight from Taipei to Beijing I took (as part of my ongoing 2013 trip report). As I mentioned yesterday, I feel like Air China often receives an unfair bad wrap. A 3hr25min flight...

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Flight Review: Asiana A321 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 13, 2017April 13, 2017 2 Comments
Asiana A321 Business Class Review

What is business class like on an Asiana Airbus A321? Asiana has discontinued operations in Siem Reap, ceding the destination to its low-cost Air Seoul subsidiary. Thus, an Asiana flight review from Siem Reap to Seoul will be of...

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Review: LOT 787 Business Class Chicago to Warsaw

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 22, 2017March 22, 2017 19 Comments
LOT Polish 787 Business Class

LOT Polish Airlines used to have a business class so outdated it felt like flying on Ukraine International Airlines. But its longhaul fleet upgrade to 787-8 aircraft ushered in lie-flat seats and improved service levels. With low fuel surcharges and good...

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NewsStar Alliance

Plenty of Award Space on New Austrian Airlines LAX Route

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 16, 2016November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
a seat with pillows on it

Austrian Airlines will begin service between Vienna and Los Angeles starting next April, adding another Star Alliance destination in the heart of Europe for LA travelers. The new schedule effective April 10, 2017: OS81 Vienna (VIE) to Los Angeles...

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Hey SAS, I Chose My Seat for a Reason!

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 11, 2016December 5, 2016 6 Comments

Hello from 37,000 feet above the ground enroute from Los Angeles to Stockholm! The SAS flight has been incredible (more on that tomorrow) but a friendly warning if you are flying SAS and concerned about your seat assignment: check...

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First Look: Turkish Airlines Lounge Washington Dulles

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 8, 2016December 5, 2016 6 Comments

Back in April, Pizza in Motion reported that Turkish Airlines would be opening a lounge at Washington Dulles. I am on my way home to Los Angeles this morning and was pleased to see lounge construction is progressing nicely. The...

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NewsStar Alliance

Jeffrey Goh Named Star Alliance CEO

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 6, 2016December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

Choosing a company insider to replace retiring Mark Schwab, Star Alliance has named Jeffrey Goh its new CEO, with an appointment effective on Janauary 01, 2017. “This early decision lays the groundwork for a smooth leadership transition at the...

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You Must Watch this SWISS Video

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 16, 2016December 5, 2016 2 Comments

SWISS, like many things in Switzerland, has a reputation for precision and quality. The national carrier has come a long way from its Swissair bankruptcy days and epitomizes what it means to be a reputable company. How does it maintain...

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Unicorns, Four-Leaf Clovers, and Air New Zealand Business Class Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2016December 5, 2016 2 Comments

After four years of absolutely no business class award space on its transpacific and transatlantic longhaul routes, Air New Zealand has suddenly decided to open business class award space to its Star Alliance partners. It is too early to...

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SAS Releases Business Class Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

One of the more elusive airlines to obtain premium cabin award space on is SAS, the flag carrier of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The carrier has an impressive new business class product, but releases very little transatlantic award space....

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Award TravelStar Alliance

A Secret Trick for Securing Business Class Award Space to Europe is Exposed

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 15, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

Brussels Airlines award space is again bookable on united.com…the secret trick to dependable business class award space to Europe has been exposed. Brussels Airlines space has played cat and mouse games on united.com over the last few years, appearing...

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Thai Airways Reduces First Class + Cuts Madrid, Johannesburg, Moscow Flights — is Los Angeles Next?

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

Thailand’s flag carrier Thai Airways has struggled financially in the face of fierce regional competition but will escape bankruptcy thanks to a pledge by the Thai government to prop up the ailing carrier. The government has demanded austerity, though,...

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NewsStar Alliance

No Imminent Star Alliance Membership Announcement for Royal Air Maroc

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 24, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

I knew it sounded too good be true — could Star Alliance really woo Royal Air Maroc into its alliance when it already was the dominant alliance in Africa? Would EgyptAir, Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways, and Brussels Airlines...

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Royal Air Maroc to Join Star Alliance?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 20, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

The formalities are not complete, but a Swiss news agency is reporting that Royal Air Maroc, the national carrier of Morocco, will join Star Alliance. Royal Air Maroc would bolster’s Star’s dominance in the region, joining Egypt Air, Ethiopian...

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Award TravelStar Alliance

South African Airways Award Space Again Bookable

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2014December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

I wrote yesterday that South African Airways award space had been unbookable for one week using miles from any Star Alliance loyalty program outside of South African Voyager. Thankfully, the space is again bookable. The one-week hiatus of all...

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