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Avianca

Avianca Considers European Expansion

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
avianca Europe expansion

Bogota-based Avianca will soon launch flights to Munich and is considering an even greater European expansion. Starting on November 16, 2018, Avianca will commence five weekly flights between Bogota (BOG) and Munich (MUC) utilizing a 787-8 aircraft. Day Origin...

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Lufthansa

My Unusual But Effective Flight In Lufthansa First Class

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 9, 2018November 14, 2023 14 Comments
a bed with a tv in the back

I returned home from Europe on Friday and have not encountered a hint of jet lag. Flying first class certainly helped, but that alone was not enough. Sometimes I fly first class, sometimes I fly business, occasionally I’ll even...

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Boeing 747 Skids Off Runway in Bangkok

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018 11 Comments
Boeing 747 Bangkok Skid

A Thai Airways Boeing 747-400 skidded off a runway in Bangkok after landing in torrential rains. It’s monsoon season in Thailand, creating fierce storms that pummel the earth with concentrated spurts of rain. Thai Airways flight 679 was approaching Suvarnabhumi...

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Norwegian Overtakes British Airways in New York City

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 9, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
a plane taking off from a runway

Norwegian Air Shuttle continues to flex its muscles. The budget carrier has now achieved a symbolic victory that demonstrates how much air travel has changed over the last several years. Flights between London and New York City have always...

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amtrakTrip Reports

Introduction: An Astounding Amtrak Adventure

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2018 4 Comments
Amtrak Bedroom Trip Report

I am switching gears for my next trip report, pivoting away from flying and writing about a wonderful train trip I enjoyed with my wife in 2016 from Los Angeles to Glacier National Park in Montana. Whenever I publish...

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Musings

Editorial: Cut The Complaints About “Inferior” U.S. Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2018November 14, 2023 38 Comments
US Airlines Versus Foreign Airlines

There’s a cliche amongst frequent travelers. It goes something like this: U.S. airlines are woefully behind European and Asian airlines, especially in terms of service. While just my opinion, I’m tired of that trite argument and reject it. Don’t...

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Impressive Amenities on Air Dolomiti “Seventh Freedom” Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
a row of seats in an airplane

I just flew an Italian airline between France and Germany. Air Dolomiti is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lufthansa based in Verona, Italy. It operates many flights on behalf of Lufthansa to/from Munich. Unlike many of Lufthansa’s other regional partners,...

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Alaska AirlinesPet Travel

Miniature Horses Are Welcome On Alaska Airlines, Possums Are Not

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
a black horse running in a field

Alaska Airlines’ updated onboard animal policy has entered into effect and the list of approved animals has been substantially narrowed down. Your dog and cat are still welcome as service animals. So is your miniature horse. That’s it. Miniature...

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Award Travelbali

Affordable: A Year In Bali On Points

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 15, 2021 8 Comments
Beautiful Bali

Hotel and airline loyalty programs offer beautiful destinations for little to nothing out of pocket. They also offer some destinations for very few points, but rarely do the two converge. In the case of Bali, however, they do. Here’s...

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Editorial

Airline Ticket Rules Are Inequitable Contracts

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 15, 2021 11 Comments
a white airplane on a runway

Airline tickets are contracts between the passenger and the carrier, but it’s the airlines that hold all the cards. From setting the rules to changing them after purchase, passengers are nearly helpless and that’s not right. If you are...

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EditorialUber

Uber Punitive Star System Bad for Drivers and Passengers

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 15, 2021 19 Comments
Uber black car beer estimate

Uber’s star rating system allows passengers and drivers to rate each other anonymously. In some countries, Uber is barring riders from the app for having a four-star rating and that has me scared.  If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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EgyptAir

EgyptAir Insists Its Bizarre Celebrity Interview Is Real

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2018November 14, 2023 1 Comment
a plane flying over a pyramid

EgyptAir is digging it, insisting it’s bizarre “interview” with Drew Barrymore in this month’s Horus in-flight magazine actually occurred. If you missed my story on this earlier in the week, you can read all the juicy details here. The...

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Saudia

Man Denied Boarding For Wearing Shorts, Wears Skirt Instead

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2018November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Saudia Dress Code

An American passenger was forced to improvise quickly after being told he could not board his flight due to his “inappropriate” attire. He was wearing shorts. Jordan Bishop, a Forbes contributor, was flying from Jakarta to Istanbul via Riyadh...

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LufthansaUnited Airlines

Business Class To Germany: Lufthansa Or United?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 5, 2018November 14, 2023 50 Comments
Lufthansa Vs United

Who offers a better business class product between the USA and Germany, Lufthansa or United? I have recently flown both carriers in business class and will do a side-by-side comparison using the following 10 metrics: Ground Services Lounge Seating...

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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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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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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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