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Mistakes were Made: United Airlines Business Class Newark to Milan

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Chris

Thanks to a United travel waiver for the Northeast, Wideroe was willing to make changes to the otherwise non-changeable mistake bookings.  Rather than try to call Norway, I gave their online chat a try: A few minutes later, I had … Continue reading →

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Mistakes Were Made: An Introduction

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Chris

Back in November, a small Norwegian regional carrier, Wideroe, stopped charging fuel surcharges on Star Alliance-operated tickets across the Atlantic.  Needless to say, the frequent flyer community pounced on the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars per round trip. While … Continue reading →

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Burning A Hole In My Pocket: Lufthansa Business Class Munich to Newark

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Chris

Having enjoyed my time in the lounge, I made my way to the end of the concourse to catch my flight to Newark. Ordinarily, airport security abroad is a joy.  For our flight, bound to the United States, we got … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: United First Class Newark to San Francisco

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Chris

As far as flights go, my trip in first class from Newark to San Francisco was uneventful. Having been rather sleep deprived from the night before, I slept for most of the flight. I must have missed an announcement, but … Continue reading →

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The Best-Laid Plans: An Introduction

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Chris

In retrospect, I misnamed my trip to Thailand and Japan via Europe this past March.  Business class to Asia via Europe is a cakewalk compared to flying coach to Asia via the Pacific.  Back in November, I convinced myself to … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: Luftansa Senator Lounge Berlin and United BusinessFirst Berlin to Newark

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Chris

I had about an hour before boarding started, so I visited the Senator lounge next to my gate to check up on my email as my hotel imposed somewhat outrageous prices for internet access. Traditionally, Continental operated the Newark-Berlin route … Continue reading →

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Asia, the Long Way: United BusinessFirst Newark to Copenhagen

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Chris

When I was booking my trip in December, I was squeezed by two factors:  Limited advanced business class award availability and increasing swaths of fuel surcharges on many Star Alliance carriers for Aeroplan awards.  For the outbound leg, the former … Continue reading →

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Is it us, or is the world shrinking?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Chris

As one of the gotchas of the switch over to the legacy Continental systems of the merged United Airlines, the powers which be decided to reduce the distances between many city-pairs.  While some of these were understandable changes (when the … Continue reading →

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Honolulu

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Chris

To reach Honolulu, I flew on United 421 from Newark to Honolulu with a stop in San Francisco to change planes from an A320 to a Boeing 777.  Since United’s domestic non-p.s. first class is rather uniform, I’ll omit the … Continue reading →

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Newark to Las Vegas

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Chris

Unlike my previous trip to Las Vegas, I had a slightly more direct trip to Nevada.  Originally, I was booked on the last flight of the night (CO1534) for which my upgrade had cleared 48 hours out.  Having checked on … Continue reading →

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