There are many ways you can book an airline ticket now – online, on the phone or in a travel agents (who does that any more?!). You have a variety of choices when doing so online – you can use a third party site like Expedia or go direct. I am writing this in Toulouse… Read More Lessons from not booking direct
So far on this journey, I had flown LAS-MIA-JFK, and then spent the afternoon pottering about in Brooklyn before heading back to the airport where I pick up the story. On arrival to Terminal 7 in JFK I went straight to the Fast Track security. My checked luggage was already in the system, and I… Read More Flying home – part 2
After a lovely few days in Las Vegas with my friends, it was time to bid them farewell and head home. My itinerary for the routing was LAS-MIA-JFK-LCY//LHR-DUB-LHR. The flight departed at 2220, so we ate dinner beforehand and then drove to the airport – it took all of about 10 minutes to check in… Read More Flying home – part 1
So I left this story in the previous post, which you can see here, when I was disembarking from my flight from London. The jet bridge was connected to door 2L which is behind the business class cabin where the stairs to the upper deck, which meant that we were not first off the plane.… Read More Mister Airmiles does Vegas – Day 2 (part 2)
I was privileged enough today to fly LHR – JFK in First Class. A detailed trip report can be found here, but I wanted to explore the idea that something perceived as the preserve of the rich and famous is actually something that is a vehicle to dissolve the class barriers. Let me explain… On… Read More First Class – the great equaliser?
I am terrified of sleeping in. I once slept in at school when my dorm-mates didn’t wake me up, and awoke at 1030 having missed the first 2 lessons. I was also 28 minutes late to a university exam; a fact I managed to keep from my Mum for many years until my wife told… Read More Mister Airmiles does Vegas – Day 2 (part 1)
It struck me today on my LHR – JFK flight just how many roles the cabin crew performed, each one executed to a high level of skill and perfection. It is often too easy to overlook them, particularly on short-haul flights. On my flight, there was a team of three in the First cabin. When… Read More Cabin Crew – Master of all trades?
For those of you who have been following, this is the first day of my holiday / tier point run to Las Vegas which I have been tweeting about using the hashtag MrAdoesVegas. I dont think that I am going to break the internet, but it is an easy one to follow. I am going… Read More Mister Airmiles does Vegas – Day 1
This was a short weekend away in Belfast for the wedding of a university friend; fitting it in around work commitments meant we could only spend 2 nights away. I booked the trip at the end of December and we departed on Friday 31st July. We took the Heathrow Express to the airport, using a… Read More A weekend in Belfast
I thought it would be worthwhile just to give a little summary of the miles and points redemptions I have made since I started collecting miles and points in the second half of 2012, many of which have started from Heathrow Terminal 5 below. Flights LHR – ABZ – LHR = 9,000 Avios LHR –… Read More Redemption History
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