Lufthansa 1368 Frankfurt (FRA) – Kraków (KRK) Airbus A320 19 June 2016 The flight from Dallas landed in Frankfurt ahead of schedule and parked at a remote position. The seven First Class passengers, including myself, were driven directly to the main terminal in a Mercedes van. I asked to be taken to Baggage Claim as then I could walk to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal after exiting… Read More
Lufthansa 439 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – Frankfurt (FRA) Airbus A330-300 18 June 2016 Lufthansa First Class is my favourite way to fly. Lufthansa’s consistent professionalism and excellence make if one of the world’s best airlines. I continue to be loyal to the German airline as there really isn’t a better way to fly. While the U.S. airlines are in a “race to the bottom”, other… Read More
Aeromexico 646 Mexico City (MEX) – Los Angeles (LAX) Boeing 737-800 30 May 2016 I spent a wonderful, long weekend in Mexico City visiting a friend and sadly Monday came which meant I’d have to fly back to Seattle for one more week of uni. I mentioned about how I couldn’t find any award flights on this Monday back to Seattle and was considering flying… Read More
United Airlines 412 San Francisco (SFO) – Mexico City (MEX) Boeing 737-800 25 May 2016 I had about a four hour connection in San Francisco and I spent the majority of that time relaxing at the AMEX Centurion Lounge before heading to the United Club in the International Terminal. I was able to enjoy a nice dinner at the Centurion Lounge and then later a… Read More
United Airlines 1545 Seattle (SEA) – San Francisco (SFO) Airbus A319 25 May 2016 I had no plans for the last weekend of May and because it was a holiday, I had no uni on Monday which meant I was able to travel a bit farther than normal for just a weekend trip. I ended up skipping class on Thursday (no class on Friday) and decided to… Read More
We arrived in Las Vegas around 21:00 and made it to the hotel around 21:45 from the airport by taking an uber, which cost ~$16. Since we were in First Class, we decided to skip the lounge upon arrival and just head directly to the hotel and then explore Las Vegas at night. We were in Las Vegas for just one night and therefore I… Read More
My parents hadn’t yet been to Las Vegas before and therefore I decided to take them on a weekend adventure a few weeks ago. All in all, we had an amazing and awesome time and I definitely will be taking them on more trips in the future since we made some unforgettable memories and we had a ton of fun. I redeemed a total of… Read More
After an awesome weekend in New York City, it was time to fly back to Seattle. We booked a ~$200 fare on Alaska Airlines from Seattle to New York and flew into JFK while flying out of Newark. We took an uber from our Sheraton hotel to Newark which cost ~$45.. which isn’t too bad for New York. Newark airport isn’t the best as some… Read More
Visiting a Friend in Chicago – Introduction United Airlines 309 Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) – San Francisco (SFO) Boeing 737-900 28 February 2016 My awesome weekend in Chicago came to an end on Sunday afternoon after my friend was kind enough to drop me off at O’Hare airport about two hours before my flight to San Francisco. There are about three direct flights between Chicago and Seattle with… Read More
Visiting a Friend in Chicago – Introduction United Airlines 214 San Francisco (SFO) – Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) Boeing 777-200 26 February 2016 My connection time of about one hour and thirty minutes in San Francisco was spent at the AMEX Centurion Lounge, my favourite airport lounge in the United States. I just love this Centurion Lounge – it’s so cool and the food, drinks, and service are… Read More
