Completing the Lufthansa First Class Collection – Introduction Lufthansa 1625 Kraków (KRK) – Munich (MUC) Airbus A319 04 January 2016 Boarding began around 16:30 for the scheduled 17:00 departure, an announcement was made in the lounge and by the time I got to the gate, I was the last to board the bus that was going to drive us to the plane. To my surprise,… Read More
Last Aeroplan 62.5k in Lufthansa First Class to Europe – Introduction Lufthansa 1368 Frankfurt (FRA) – Kraków (KRK) Airbus A319 12 December 2015 After spending a wonderful eight hours at the Lufthansa First Class Terminal, it was time for the final flight from Frankfurt to Kraków. There are four daily flights from Frankfurt to Kraków during the summer and only three during the winter, however the… Read More
Last Aeroplan 62.5k in Lufthansa First Class to Europe – Introduction Lufthansa 431 Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) – Frankfurt (FRA) Boeing 747-8 11 December 2015 I’m sure that by now you all know just how much I love Lufthansa. Lufthansa, in my opinion, is the world’s leading airline in terms of the consistent, professional service they provide (in all classes of service) – and most importantly, their attentiveness and… Read More
Last Aeroplan 62.5k in Lufthansa First Class to Europe – Introduction United Airlines 459 Seattle (SEA) – Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) Boeing 737-900 11 December 2015 The first flight of my long ~30 hour journey to Poland was a United flight in First Class from Seattle to Chicago on a Boeing 737-900. The flight was scheduled to depart at 06:45 and I arrived to the airport at about 04:20 to… Read More
A Visit (to the) HOM (House of Miles) – Introduction United Airlines 407 Denver (DEN) – Seattle (SEA) Boeing 737-800 13 November 2015 My flight from Colorado Springs arrived way early and I ended up with a 1hr45min connection in Denver. Denver is one of United’s hubs and features two United Clubs, I simply went to the lounge closest to my gate and relaxed for… Read More
Flying the A380 in Lufthansa First Class – Introduction Lufthansa 454 Frankfurt (FRA) – San Francisco (SFO) Airbus A380-800 10 September 2015 Best. Flight. Ever. Here are my initial thoughts. Ok, I know I say that about every single Lufthansa flight that I have, but this one was by far the best, and I don’t think any flight anytime soon will take that title away from… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction British Airways 872 London-Heathrow (LHR) – Kraków (KRK) Airbus A320 23 August 2015 I left the Concorde Room a bit before scheduled boarding time, mainly since I was tired of sitting and wanted to explore Terminal 5 a bit before I left. Eventually I made it to gate A11 from where my flight was departing and about five minutes later, boarding… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction British Airways 108 Dubai (DXB) – London-Heathrow (LHR) Boeing 777-200 23 August 2015 I was really excited to fly British Airways First Class, so much that I could barely sleep the night before the flight. At just 40k American Airlines miles and ~$250 USD in taxes/fees and fuel surcharges, I think that this is an amazing mileage redemption.. especially for a seven… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction Lufthansa 638 Munich (MUC) – Dubai (DXB) Airbus A330-300 19 August 2015 Boarding was scheduled to begin about thirty minutes before departure, at which point I left the Lufthansa First Class Lounge and walked to the gate which took about five minutes. Boarding began right as I arrived at the gate and a Lufthansa agent noticed I was holding the First Class boarding pass… Read More
Glamorous Dubai – Introduction Lufthansa 120 Frankfurt (FRA) – Munich (MUC) Airbus A321 19 August 2015 My Porsche driver introduced me to the flight crew and told them to make sure to take good care of me during the flight, the purser smiled and said that she would. We actually arrived a bit before boarding began and therefore I was among the first people on the… Read More
