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AeromexicoFlight Reviews

Review: Aeromexico 787-9 Business Class Mexico City To Paris

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 27, 2018November 14, 2023 9 Comments
Aeromexico 787-9 Business Class Review

My late-night flight from Mexico City to Paris represented the perfect flight-time for sleeping…but would service suffer as a result? I lined up at the gate one hour prior to departure, hoping to be first onboard. Boarding began about...

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Chase Trades In A Rare Beauty For A Lemon

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 27, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
Chase JetBlue Transfer Guide

If Chase were in the car business, it would be guilty of swapping out a rare beauty for a lemon. My metaphor is meant to convey this: we just lost a great partner and its replacement is essentially useless...

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British Airways

British Airways Makes Me Cry…Again

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 27, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
British Airways Lifetime Trip

I’m a sucker for a good airline marketing campaigns and British Airways continues to impress me. Over the last few years the BA Magic campaign has released heartwarming videos centered around bringing families together including: Now comes the latest...

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Weekend Digest

Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 26, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 26, 2018November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
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It was an unseasonably cool week in LA and we are expecting more of the same in the week ahead. That has made being home all the more sweeter. I plan to be home again this week, but my...

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Review: United Polaris 777-300ER San Francisco to Hong Kong

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 26, 2018September 15, 2021 26 Comments
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As a lifelong American Airlines customer and frequent Cathay Pacific flyer, United had a long way to go to impress me with their Polaris business class product. They did. Here is another leg in my status run to Hong...

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Review: United Polaris Lounge – San Francisco

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 26, 2018September 15, 2021 11 Comments
Polaris Lounge SFO

This year I split my loyalty somewhat between United and American Airlines along with a handful of discount carriers for direct flights. As a result, I needed to make a status run and chose Hong Kong as my destination....

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Mileage Runs May Be Dead, Status Runs Still Alive

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 26, 2018November 14, 2023 13 Comments
an airplane wing with water in the background

Mileage runs were the hallmark of travel enthusiasts who found more to gain from unnecessary trips than not taking them. Elite status runs have the same principle but different result, taking unnecessary trips to retain or “level up” your...

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Breakfast Tacos On United Airlines?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 25, 2018November 14, 2023 8 Comments
United Airlines Breakfast Tacos

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. My upgrade...

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Review: American Express Centurion Lounge Mexico City (MEX)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 25, 2018November 14, 2023 26 Comments
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I spent five hours in the The American Express Centurion Lounge in Mexico City and wished I had stayed longer. I visited the Terminal 2 location during my recent extended layover in Mexico City, not really knowing what to...

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Frontier Pilot Suspended: Online Bullying or Protected Speech?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 25, 2018November 14, 2023 10 Comments
Frontier Airlines Pilot Suspension

A Frontier Airlines pilot was suspended for allegedly encouraging children to beat up a transgender student in Oklahoma. Some context first. In rural Oklahoma, a 12-year-old transgender student began using the female restroom in the new school year after using...

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Ryanair Finds The Perfect Way To Make Customers Hate It More

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 25, 2018November 14, 2023 3 Comments
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One way to fight an ongoing labor strike is to rally customers to your side. You might think Ryanair would be pulling out all the stops to make customers happy during this turbulent labor period. Instead, Ryanair is pouring...

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Qantas

Qantas Issues Challenge For Nonstop Sydney – London Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 24, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
Qantas Ultralonghaul Challenge

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is beaming. His airline’s new London to Perth route is performing splendidly. Since starting the route in March, load factors have exceeded 90%, including a 94% load factor in business class. But that’s just step one....

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Europe

The Transatlantic Boom To Eastern Europe

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 24, 2018November 14, 2023 22 Comments
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New fuel efficient aircraft and emerging markets are prompting more carriers to serve Eastern Europe directly from North America. That’s a tremendous asset to travelers looking for beautiful and affordable vacations. Earlier this week, American Airlines announced new summer...

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The Gold Mine Of China Turns Into Fool’s Gold For U.S. Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 24, 2018November 14, 2023 15 Comments
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U.S. airlines are retreating from Mainland China, realizing the great Chinese aviation gold mine may actually be fool’s gold. To be sure, there is money to be made…a lot of it. But U.S. airlines are increasingly finding frustrating yields...

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Review: Aeromexico Lounge Mexico City (MEX)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 24, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
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After spending most of the evening in the nearby American Express Centurion Lounge, the Aeromexico Salon Premier in was quite a letdown. Terminal 2 of Mexico City’s Benito Juarez International Airport features two Aeromexico lounges within close proximity of...

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United Airlines

United Considers Significant Expansion To Washington Dulles Hub

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 23, 2018November 14, 2023 27 Comments
United Airlines Washington Dulles Expansion

United Airlines is considering up to a 50% increase in its number of flights at Washington Dulles. Speaking at the Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit in Denver, United President Scott Kirby hinted at the expansion: Today we have...

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Review: Delta Sky Club Los Angeles (LAX)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 23, 2018November 14, 2023 15 Comments
Delta Sky Club LAX T2 Review

The Delta Sky Club in Terminal 2 at LAX offered everything I needed for a productive visit prior to my flight. If I’m using a lounge in the morning, the three most important amenities I am looking for are...

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Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines Cuts Pre-Flight Alcohol in First Class…For Now

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 23, 2018November 14, 2023 12 Comments
Alaska Airlines Eliminates Alcohol

If you want to enjoy an alcoholic beverage before your flight, it may be best to avoid Alaska Airlines. At least for now. In fact, complimentary alcohol has been missing since August 01st. Spokeswoman Ann Johnson told USA Today this...

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Air France Unions May Give New CEO A Chance Before Striking (But Not KLM)

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 23, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
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We are still a long way from kumbaya around the campfire, but labor unions at Air France have dialed down the the harsh rhetoric and threats to strike against the new leader. Last week I wrote about the ice cold...

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A Superb Airline With A Superb Aircraft Is Coming To LAX

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 22, 2018November 14, 2023 9 Comments
Finnair LAX Flight

Finnair is returning to Los Angeles. This is not Finnair’s first attempt to serve Los Angeles, but it has been many years. This time, the carrier will operate an A350-900 aircraft on the route, which is one of my...

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