Posts from December 2012

2012 : Year in Review

2012 has been a great year for me. I have concluced the first half of my senior year at KU, and as hard as it is for me to believe, I will be graduating in May with a degree in ...

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The Grand Hyatt Sinagpore: Twenty-Four Hours in Singapore

Introduction United Airlines Economy Plus LAX-Singapore The Grand Hyatt Singapore United Airlines Economy Plus Singapore-Denver

Traffic was non-existent as our cab spe...

Reader Help Needed: What Should I See in Singapore?

Thanks to the glitch that occurred when Singapore Airlines upgraded their computers over the summer, I am off to Singapore next week. I am booked on on what is currently the lon...

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Delta Unveils NYC-LaGuardia Terminal Connector

Transferring between Delta's C and D terminals at New York LaGuardia used to be inconvenient for passengers. Similar to United's shuttle service between Terminal 3 & Termina...

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Cathay Pacific First Class - Hong Kong to Tokyo/Haneda

When it came time to purchase a ticket for my trip from Hong Kong to Tokyo, the two Star Alliance carriers that fly non-stop to Tokyo (ANA & United) had no award availabilit...

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Review: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

My Thai flight from Seoul landed about fifteen minutes early, although the long walk to passport control and the subsequent wait took about thirty minutes. Hong Kong was quite b...

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Canberra's Qantas Club & The Beginning of a 13,000 Mile Journey - OzFest 2012

OzFest 2012 (Canberra) - Introduction Lufthansa First Class, Denver to Frankfurt Lufthansa's First Class Terminal and LH901, Frankfurt to London Hilton Paddington Station Lon...
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American Takes Delivery of their First Boeing 777-300ER!

Yesterday I posted American's newest video, "Putting American Airlines Back on Top". There was a lot of speculation about the release of that video, and the delivery of the firs...

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The New American Airlines

As I was taking a quick break from studying for my final exams, I stumbled upon this video that talks about the new American Airlines.

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"You Flew to London to Fly to Canberra?!" - OzFest 2012

OzFest 2012 (Canberra) - Introduction Lufthansa First Class, Denver to Frankfurt Lufthansa's First Class Terminal and LH901, Frankfurt to London Hilton Paddington Station Lon...
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Body Scanners Have Arrived in the Land Down Under

image courtesy; ABC News

The moment that I have been dreading for quite some time has arrived, as Brisbane International Airport received t...

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Behind the Scenes at the Southwest Airlines Emergency Slide Shop

It's not too often that we talk about Southwest Airlines on UPGRD, though their recent series of behind the scenes videos are certainly worth checking out.

In this episo...

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United Returns Meal Priority for 1Ks in Premium Cabins

Four years ago, United redesigned their on-board manifests to allow flight attendants a better opportunity to identify full-fare customers and elite fliers in the premi...

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