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Lost in Translation: JAL Business Class Osaka to Los Angeles

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Chris

Japan Airlines 60 Osaka Kansai (KIX) – Los Angeles (LAX) Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 Depart:  5:25PM Arrive: 11:25AM Duration:  10 hours minutes Aircraft: Boeing 787-846 (JA-826J) Seat: 9D (Business Class) Like our outbound flight to Japan, we were on a … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation: JAL Business Class Los Angeles to Osaka

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Chris

JAL operates its 787 with angled lie-flat business class seats from LA to Osaka. Due to our flight delay, we had been given two $20 meal vouchers at check-in.  However, due to the free food at the lounge, we decided … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation: The Qantas First Class Lounge LAX and KAL Lounge

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Chris

As a bit of a reboot until things can be backfilled, I’m jumping ahead in trip reports to mid-2016. As a oneworld Emerald, we were able to stop by the first class lounge at LAX.  Due to apparent lounge rules, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Chris

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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Changes You’re Going to Like

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Chris

United finally announced that they’re shifting to a revenue-based earning scheme for 2015.  Given the announcement looks like a copy-and-paste (and a find-and-replace of “Delta” for “United”) from Delta’s announcements, it’s surprising it took them this long. We knew this … Continue reading →

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Devaluations Abound

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Chris

After writing up my post about the AA award chart changes, I took a quick glance at Twitter.  There’s not quite the sharp response that was elicited by United and Delta during their recent devaluations, but I caught notice of … Continue reading →

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There’s a Storm Coming

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Chris

While it’s not quite as bad as the feared fuel surcharges of last August, One Mile at a Time discusses how AA has quietly restricted its AAnytime awards.  In between his original post and my write-up of this, AA has … Continue reading →

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Europe for the Holidays: Lufthansa First Class Lounge Munich

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Chris

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

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Chris

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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