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...
Saudia 787-9 Business Class: World-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...
Awfully Wonderful: My Vexing 8-Hour 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...
Saudia Transit Desk Tells Me There Are No Airline Partners…
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...
Saudia A330-300 Business Class: A Superb Flight
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...
Sumptuous Coffee In Tunisair Lounge
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...
Uh-Oh: Confusion And Delay At Transit Counter In Tunis Airport…
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...
Review: Air France A320-200 Economy Class
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...
Chilling In Air France Lounge Sauna
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After arriving too late at the Hilton Madrid and then again too late at the Marriott CDG Airport to sit in...
A Quick Wink At Marriott CDG Airport
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. As I lamented earlier, the entire endeavor was probably not worthwhile for the few hours we stayed there, but I appreciated...
The Frustration Of Airport Shuttles And Rideshares At Paris CDG
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After three flights in economy class, I just wanted to get to bed… We should have just slept in the terminal...
Girls Just Want To Have Fun On LOT Polish…
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. My flight from Warsaw to Paris on LOT Polish was…unique…thanks to a large group of students onboard who did not want...
Review: LOT Polish 737 MAX 8 Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. From Bucharest to Warsaw we flew on a brand new LOT Polish 737 MAX 8 in economy class, enjoying a pleasant...
Review: TAROM 737-800 Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. You really should not expect much when flying most European carriers within Europe, but TAROM really left a lot to be...
Great Coffee In Madrid Airport (MAD)
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I enjoyed a delicious cup of coffee and fresh squeezed orange juice before my flight to Bucharest in Terminal 2 of...
Review: Puerta De Alcalá Lounge Madrid (MAD)
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. I’m not sure I will ever understand why Air Europa does not operate its own lounge(s) at its Madrid hub, but...
Much-Needed Rest At Hilton Madrid Airport
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. After a long two days of flying, it was great to check in to the Hilton Madrid Airport and enjoy much-needed...
Review: Air Europa Express 737-800 Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. It had been years since I flew Air Europa from Buenos Aires to Madrid in business class, so I was happy...
First Big Mistake Of Trip? Air Europa Express Vs. Air Europa
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. 19 December 2024 UPDATE: Air Europa Express does count…just make sure you book a qualifying fare class. Ok, it apears I...
A Pleasant Trip To Malaga On SAS A320neo Economy Class
I’m live-blogging my SAS EuroBonus SkyTeam Million Mile challenge this week. Click here for background and route information. It was such a beautiful day in Copenhagen (a rare clear and unseasonably warm November day) that I hated to leave…a...
