It's Easter weekend and we are at the height of the spring travel season--and I'm loving it!
This morning I show up at the gate for my Philadelphia-Los Angeles flight and lo behold, Captain Denny Flanagan is there doing his spiel! "Hi folks. Just want to let you know that's this is my first time flying... <laughter>...today."
Captain Denny truly is the real deal and during a time in which I am feeling a bit low about disarray at the new Continental (er, United), it is ...
Last night was quite a spectacle at the United Express gates in Terminal A at Washington Dulles. I've found over the years that United chronically overbooks these regional jet flights and have had the good fortune of getting bumped off many of them. Last night was another successful evening.
I flew down from Philadelphia--an airport I have never scored a bump at despite flying out of it on nearly a weekly basis--and arrived into Washington Dulles with plenty of time to get some work ...
I am back in the U.S. this week for Thanksgiving and am just grinning tonight that my little ploy worked.
My company booked me on a non-stop Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Los Angeles tomorrow but I opted to change it to the evening United flight from Frankfurt to Washington tonight with a connection on the late flight to Los Angeles. While I likely would not have had a problem standing by for the business class upgrade on Lufthansa tomorrow, at least I knew I'd have business ...
I do not always blog about my weekends, but if I am not traveling overseas I am usually traveling around Europe. Last weekend, I had a trip planned to London, departing Friday evening and returning early Monday morning to get me back to the office in time for work.
One of the benefits of my job is having access to live LH flight loads. While that does not do me a lot of good when booking my cheap €99 fares weeks in advance, it is nice to take a look at loads before my ...
Continuing on the theme of bumps, Chicago O'Hare (ORD) might be a wise airport to connect in this summer if you are looking for a bump. It also might be the airport you want to avoid if you are concerned about getting to your destination on time.
Travelers at O'Hare International Airport face delays this summer that could be easily avoided if the airlines simply overcame their penchant for jamming too many flights into the most-congested hours, the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Sunday evening I travelled from BUR-SFO-IAD-PHL, including a redeye from SFO-IAD. United is currently running two redeyes from SFO-IAD Sunday evenings, a 767 departing at 2230 and a 757 departing at 2315. I am used to taking the 2230 flight, but chose the later flight for the following reasons:
To give me time to grab a snack in the Singapore Airlines' lounge So I would not miss my connection to IAD if my flight from BUR was delayed I prefer the 757 to the ...