Posts Tagged with "star alliance"

Today, in a Senator's Lounge in Munich, I decided to chat up a cute-enough agent to try to get free Wi-Fi.  In the German Senator's Lounges, Wi-Fi is free to First Class and Hon Circle members, and pay access for everyone else.  T-Mobile runs the service, and it is priced much like it was when Delta, United, and American were charging for the service in the US.

Here's the conversation, translated from German:

Me: Hi there, gorgeous.  Is Wi-Fi free for Star ...

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We talk about this stuff a lot, but I thought I might share my evaluation of clubs for the airlines I frequently fly.  Some common factors (like being crowded on Sundays) are not included.  Comments, as always, are welcome.

 

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So I'm about to be off the Australia, and I'll be sure to report on the 77L flat bed experience.  I really enjoyed the 76D flat beds, and I have little doubt that the equivalent will be better.

In thinking about everything, and buoyed by CO's recent addition of system wide upgrades, I've decided to split the baby.  Next year, I'll use Delta for domestic travel, and Star Alliance for international (which means Continental) and west coast short hops that aren't practical from ...

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On a side note, are you Carrie Underwood fans really going to let Jenn Brown's people kick your ass?  Seriously?

So it shouldn't be a shock that I've been thinking about making some changes to my carrier choices for some time now.  I've got Delta Platinum (soon to be Diamond), Continental Platinum, and BMI Gold.  The last two are from status matches I've made in the past month.

There are things that I want to be better at Delta.  I wish that the ...

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So, on the 7th of December, I will be in San Francisco and I need to see a client in San Diego for a day.  Let me be clear from the outset: what I just did is not about me be disgruntled with Delta (even though I am).  It's about only being in San Francisco and only needing to be San Diego during the day, about catching my previously scheduled DL flight to Atlanta at 7 the next morning, about not wanting to pay for a hotel, and about having the most uninterrupted sex possible over ...

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