Tag Archives: JFK

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

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Chris

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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American Airlines Business Class New York to San Francisco

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Chris

Outside of my hastily put together award trip to Australia and New Zealand and a very brief visit to Montreal, roughly 134k of the 144k miles I flew last year were domestic, primarily flying to Los Angeles and the Bay … Continue reading →

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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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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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Say Your Last Name

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris

There’s been a TSA policy of asking passengers to say their name at the ID/boarding pass check for a few  months now. I went through the checkpoint at JFK Terminal 7 tonight, I finally got a taste.  The TSO asked … Continue reading →

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Denver to New York via Los Angeles

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Chris

Since there are no Saturday night redeyes from Denver to the New York-area, I caught a 7PM flight from Denver to Los Angeles to connect to the LAX-JFK p.s. redeye.  As a reminder, Gogo has a sponsored 30 minute window … 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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Flying Delta

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Chris

In the interests of maintaining elite status, being able to accumulate enough miles to actually book an award ticket, and having a good chance at a pleasant customer service experience, I’ve been flying American, Continental, and United this year.  There’s … 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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A Trip Out West

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Chris

I’m traveling to San Jose today out of New York Kennedy, stopping by Washington Dulles and Denver along the way.  JFK is a relatively small base for United, compared to even New York LaGuardia let alone Continental’s Newark fortress.  p.s. … Continue reading →

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