Tag Archives: First Class

Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Frankfurt to New York

Having been escorted to a waiting car from the lounge, we quickly drove along the terminal past Lufthansa’s various widebodies waiting to depart to far-off lands.  

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Terminal Frankfurt

I found myself relaxing most of the night before my flight to New York. At about 1AM, I looked at my United reservation in dismay.  My flight from Zurich to Frankfurt was there, as was my onward flight from New … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich

After arriving off of my flight from Los Angeles, I made my way to the Lufthansa First Class lounge prior to my flight to Vienna. I checked in with the front desk attendant, who then directed me to the window … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Los Angeles to Munich

My gate was a quick walk from the lounge, so I took a moment to admire the planes preparing to depart to Europe that evening. The flight was already starting to board economy, so whatever line there might have been … Continue reading

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Europe for the Holidays: Star Alliance First Class Lounge Los Angeles

With my flight to Munich departing at 5:15PM, I dropped off my rental car just before 3PM and made my way to LAX’s Tom Bradley International Terminal.  The Lufthansa First Class check-in line actually had two other passengers waiting when … Continue reading

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American Airlines First Class Lihue to Los Angeles

American only serves Lihue from Los Angeles, unlike Honolulu and Kahului which see redeye flights to Dallas.  Consequently, getting back to New York required spending a chunk of a daylight on an airplane.

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A Few Miles More: American Airlines First Class Los Angeles to Kahului

As seems to be the tradition at American’s LAX station, boarding started several minutes ahead of schedule. When I made it to the gate at the scheduled boarding time, boarding for group 3 had already been called. American 253 Los … Continue reading

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“I Need 4 Volunteers To Sit In First Class”

Since moving to New York, I’ve flown to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving.  To save on airfare, I taken to flying on Thanksgiving morning itself.  While last year’s trip was an uneventful journey of domestic first class, this past year’s was … Continue reading

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What’s in the water at Dallas-Fort Worth?

American Airlines has been offering significantly discounted first class fares lately.  Last month, The Points Guy advertised this as a great deal that had all the appearances of ending quickly. To put this into perspective, consider flying from JFK to SFO on … Continue reading

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Los Angeles. the Transatlantic Way: American Airlines Flagship Lounge New York

Ordinarily, when I’m flying American, I use my American Express Platinum card to visit the Admirals Club while waiting for my flight to board. One of the (many) perks of Executive Platinum status with AA is access to the Flagship … Continue reading

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