I was sitting quite happily at the United Club in Chicago recently when I received a message from United that my flight for the following day had been cancelled. This was serious as it was part of a San Francisco to LA, LA to Newark and finally Newark to San Juan combo. Taking advantage of…
Royal Jordanian, Amman to Cairo, Business Class
I had never flown Royal Jordanian before, and I was a little excited as the driver pulled up at the airport. There is a separate entrance for Business Class passengers and it has the feel of a First Class check-in. I could not pre-print my boarding pass, but the agent behind the desk took only…
NY Airports to get 30-minutes free WiFi by year end
There are reports that an agreement has been reached between the Port Authority and the operator of their WiFi service to give customers 30 minutes of free WiFi by the end of 2014. Additional periods – hours, days or weeks, will be available for purchase. Apparently, in 1999 (!) a deal was signed for 15…
And we’re back…..
Well apologies for the downtime at the weekend. A number of Boarding Area blogs were also not being updated and the problem even stretched to this side of the pond. However, the web site is back and I hope to give you a great week of posts and reviews. Highlights will include: Best hotel upgrade EVER!…
A tale of two 737’s – one AA and one UA
In the space of two days I got to fly one of each airlines 737’s. The American flight from LAX to San Francisco was short, whilst the United flight was from San Francisco to Newark. American Airlines The plane, resplendent in AA’s new livery, was towed in to the gate at LAX due to the…
New (old) United Club at San Francisco
United opened a new club in an old location earlier in the month. I was able to visit a few days after it opened. The location is on the way to the 60 gates that United has opened recently and serves the gates around the main security entrances. The location is actually a reprise of…
London Buses going cashless from 6 July 2014
One of the biggest changes to transport in London will be happening on Sunday 6 July. On that day you will no longer be able to pay cash for a ticket on London’s buses. From that day, you must either use an Oyster card or a contactless payment card. Some credit and debit cards feature…
Qatar Airways – Doha to Brussels, Business Class
The Qatar flight from Doha leaves in the early hours of the morning, and in the mess that is still Doha’s new airport, we were bussed from the very farthest gate in the airport. E24 is a bussing gate and arriving at the Boarding Time, after a 15 minute walk from the lounge, the bus…
You know you’re paying ‘Airport Prices’ when… part 3
After the two recent examples of excessive prices, I was unpleasantly surprised to buy a nice roll in American’s Terminal at SFO for $14! Would have been $6 in a Subway.
United guts Mileage Plus from 1 March 2015 – revenue earning coming
United has quietly announced another copy-cat change to Mileage Plus which will change the way we earn miles. Gone is earning based on distance flown, and in comes the Delta model of earning based on fare paid. There are similar multipliers to Delta for elite members: x5 Members x7 Silver x8 Gold x9 Plat x11…
Recent Comments