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Flight ReviewsUnited Airlines

Review: United 777-200 Polaris Business Class Chicago To Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 5, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
United 777-200 Polaris Business Class

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....

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Airport LoungesFrankfurt FRALufthansa

Still My Favorite Business Class Lounge In Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 5, 2018November 14, 2023 11 Comments
a woman making coffee in a restaurant

I’ve written before about the first class-turned-business class Lufthansa lounge in Frankfurt. That remains my go-to lounge every time I transit via Frankfurt. Located in Terminal 1 in the A Concourse near Gate A26, this lounge used to be...

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Los Angeles LAXPriority Pass

Review: Campanile LAX (Priority Pass Restaurant)

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 4, 2018November 14, 2023 11 Comments
Campanile LAX Review

I deliberately arrived at LAX a bit earlier before my last flight flight in order to test out Campanile, a new Priority Pass restaurant in Terminal 4. There was no wait for a table and since time was limited,...

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Luggage

Meet The 26-Year-Old CEO Of Rimowa

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 4, 2018November 14, 2023 24 Comments
a man holding a suitcase on his head

The President and CEO of Rimowa Luggage is only 26 year old..and has grand plans for the luxury luggage brand. But will he save Rimowa or ruin a brand that did not need saving? First some background. French-born Alexandre...

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EgyptAir

Wow: Airline (Badly) Fabricates Celebrity Interview

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 4, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
EgyptAir Drew Barrymore cover

An “interview” of Hollywood celebrity Drew Barrymore in the EgyptAir in-flight magazine raised many eyebrows for its questionable content. Not surprisingly, it is fake. But did EgyptAir have to make it so obvious? Let’s just examine a few excerpts...

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Travel

Captain Claims Holy Spirit Prompted Him To Take Off Early To Avoid Indonesian Earthquake

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 4, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Holy Spirit Pilot

A Batik Air captain (pictured above, right) claims that he took off from Palu, Indonesia three minutes ahead of schedule due to promptings from the Holy Spirit. Whatever the source of his inspiration, his decision likely saved the lives...

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777United Airlines

Flying United’s Retrofitted 777-200 In Polaris Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2018November 14, 2023 30 Comments
United Airlines 777-200 Retrofit

Over the weekend I had the chance to fly United’s recently renovated 777-200 featuring new Polaris business class seats. This is the same aircraft that featured United’s new premium economy seating. I used a Global Premier Upgrade to confirm...

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Tips

Airplane Etiquette: Look Before You Recline

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2018November 14, 2023 12 Comments
Seat Recline Broken Laptop

Just as we always look before making a turn while driving, we should always look before reclining our seat on an airplane. My laptop almost broke on a recent flight from Los Angels to Chicago. I purchased the ticket...

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JetBlue

Is JetBlue For Sale?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2018November 14, 2023 11 Comments
the tail of an airplane

Is JetBlue positioning itself for the next big airline merger/acquistion? One airline analyst says yes, though I remain skeptical. That analyst is Dan Reed, a Forbes contributor who has written about airlines the last 26 years. He makes the following...

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United Airlines

Pictures: Testing Out United’s New Premium Economy

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 2, 2018November 14, 2023 23 Comments
United 777 Premium Economy Review

On Sunday evening I flew from Chicago to Frankfurt on United. I happened to fly on a 777-200 that has already been retrofitted to include premium economy seating. On the 777-200, United will add three rows of premium economy...

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Southwest Airlines

Passenger Ejected From Southwest Flight For Running Her Racist Mouth

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 2, 2018November 14, 2023 12 Comments
Southwest Racist Passenger

A woman was ejected from a Southwest flight (to the applause of fellow passengers) after embarking on a racist tirade when told to fold up her tray table. I write about these stories, in part, to chronicle poor behavior...

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Air CanadaUnited Airlines

Air Canada + United Airlines Eye Closer Relationship

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 2, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
United Airlines Air Canada Transborder Partnership

With Delta and WestJet forming closer ties, including a transborder joint venture, Air Canada is looking to strengthen its relationship with United Airlines. Earlier this year, Delta and WestJet agreed to seek antitrust immunity from regulators, with the goal of...

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Flight ReviewsNorwegian Air

Review: Norwegian Air 787-9 Premium Class London Gatwick To Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2018November 14, 2023 10 Comments
Norwegian Air 787-9 Premium Class Review

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...

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Award BookingsLufthansa

Lufthansa: From Incredible To Outrageous

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2018November 14, 2023 9 Comments
Lufthansa Increases Fuel Surcharge

I thought Lufthansa’s decision to operate an A319 from Germany to India and charge ridiculous prices was incredible, but now it has done something outrageous. A couple weeks ago, when booking a last-minute Lufthansa first class award with Aeroplan,...

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Ryanair

Passengers Unite To “Bring Down” Ryanair

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 1, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Ryanair Boycott

In case you missed it across the pond, Ryanair just experienced the biggest strike in its history over the weekend. Now angry passengers across Europe are vowing to “bring down” the airline through a sustained boycott. Strikes at Ryanair...

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TravelTravel Technology

T-Mobile Reps Don’t Know About Global Pass

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 30, 2018September 15, 2021 49 Comments
Cell phone

I have written before why I Suffer Through T-Mobile Service – their global coverage. However, those speeds are slow and their new Global Pass is reasonably priced and offers fast data. It’s a shame no one has told the...

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National Car Rental

Gouging: National Car Rental Lost and Found

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 30, 2018September 15, 2021 26 Comments
National car lost and found

As a frequent rental car user, I occasionally leave items behind in a vehicle. On a trip to Dallas with National Car Rental, I left a cell phone that I use as a backup. It was simple to locate the...

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EditorialUnited Airlines

United Wants Fewer 1Ks, I’ll Oblige

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 30, 2018November 14, 2023 72 Comments
UAL

United announced on Friday afternoon that they would increase the spending requirement for their 1K (100,000-mile elite) members from $12,000 per year to $15,000. This is an effort to thin the herd as they have too many top-tier elite...

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Travel

My Weekend in Beautiful Flyover Country

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 29, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
Green Lake Weekend

I’m spending the weekend in Green Lake, Wisconsin, a cherished annual pilgrimage to so-called Flyover Country. I’ve written about my weekends in Green Lake a couple times before: > Read More: Another Fabulous Weekend in Green Lake, WI > Read...

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EasyJetMeal of the Week

A Cold “Hot” Sandwich On EasyJet

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 29, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
EasyJet Meals

Each week, my Meal of the Week  feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. EasyJet is...

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