Tag Archives: Business Class

Membership has its Rewards: United p.s. Business Class Los Angeles to New York

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Chris

I got to LAX a bit early (1 hour, 45 minutes or so before departure) and made my way to the premium check-in line.  Since the flight was showing F0J0Y0, I volunteered to be bumped to a rather surprised service … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Air New Zealand Koru Club Auckland and Business Class Auckland to Vancouver

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Chris

I arrived from the Airbus Express from downtown to the airport and began my trek to find the Air New Zealand check-in desks at the other end of the airport.  I eventually came across a series of Air New Zealand … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand Sydney Lounges and Air New Zealand Business Class Sydney to Auckland

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Chris

Having finished lunch in Sydney and quickly growing tired of dragging my bag with me, I decided to head to the airport a bit early.  Air New Zealand doesn’t support online check-in on its international routes, so I was left … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: United Business Class San Francisco to Sydney

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Chris

After finishing exploring the Star Alliance lounges of SFO, I left for the gate to snap some predeparture photos of the plane in old-new livery.  I was slightly foiled by the pattern in the glass. United 863 San Francisco (SFO) … Continue reading →

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Membership has its Rewards: Introduction

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Chris

Thanks to the Aeroplan glitch (or unadvertised “promotion”), I put together a quick trip to Sydney and Auckland in business class for myself during Christmas and New Years.   While the award is hardly maximized, it worked out reasonably considering the … Continue reading →

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A Use For Those Membership Rewards Points

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Chris

Back in August, I applied for the Amex Premier Rewards Gold card.  I met my minimum spend of $1k for a 75k Membership Rewards point bonus and was temporarily foiled in September with the pullback by Amex on the “bump … Continue reading →

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First World Problems: Too Much Legroom

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Chris

My regional upgrade cleared a few weeks ago for last night’s LAX-JFK p.s. redeye, allowing me to grab one of the six exit row seats in business class. From Row 9: That seat back pocket is so far away!  For … Continue reading →

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On the Sharp End of the Spoke

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Chris

To get back from Las Vegas, I booked a ticket with American for LAS-LAX-JFK.  While it seems odd to fly west to go east, the fare rule I would have used to get back to JFK on a direct flight … Continue reading →

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p.s. Business Class

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Chris

To get back to New York, I traveled along SJC-LAX-JFK.  Once again, booking myself onto the p.s. redeye to New York. United leaves SJC-LAX service to SkyWest.   Having noticed that my p.s. flight was looking a bit empty a … Continue reading →

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