Flight 7 of 10, Oh God can it get worse? #NMCLaborDay
Seventh Flight, AA 767-300, Older than Betty White After a fantastic and relaxing experience in the Centurion lounge in Miami, we headed out to the SkyTrain to get over to gate D50 for our departing flight to Chicago. The flight was operated by a 767-300 that had more mechanical problems than my great aunt after her 3rd hip replacement and it was probably just as old as her too. Seriously, why does American even have these planes...
Flight 6 of 10, Panama City to Miami, #NMCLaborDay
Sixth Flight, AA 737-800 (repeat) AA 960 Getting up at 4am to catch a 7am flight is usually rough, but when you’ve taken 5 flights in the previous 24 hours, it makes it a little bit rougher. Thank God that we had a ridiculously comfortable bed at the Waldorf Astoria in Panama and were able to get to bed around 9pm and get a solid 7 hours of sleep. Panama’s airport, Tocumen International, is about a 20-25 minute ride from the city...
Flight 5 of 10, AA 4344, Miami to Panama, #NMCLaborDay
Fifth Flight, American Eagle E175 I feel like we’ve seen more Admirals clubs in the past day than I’ve seen in the past year. So the Miami lounge was no exception. And of course like all the clubs right now, they’re all undergoing renovation (thank God!). But thank god the bar was open! Because we’re flying in International Business Class we were given drink vouchers. Turns out Campari Spritz takes two...
Flight 4 of 10, AA 200, JFK-MIA, #NMCLaborDay
heirFourth Flight, 777-200 We grabbed a shower, a snack, and some juice and headed out towards the gate. As boarding had already commenced we didn’t want to waste too much time. American does some positioning with their big planes, and this JFK-MIA flight is no exception. American recently did some changes to their long-haul aircraft, and this 2 cabin airplane has the new AA interior. It’s clear that American has put some design...
Flight 3 of 10, AA 10, LAX-JFK #NMCLaborDay
Third Flight, Airbus A321-200 When I said that we had a “quick” bite in the LAX lounge I wasn’t joking. Since we were slightly delayed on the way in from SFO we had enough time to grab some lentil soup, crackers and a water. We knew that we wanted to get a good 4 hours of sleep at least on the transcon flight, so I guess this was our dinner! The lounge was undergoing renovations so everything was a bit scattered....
Flight 2 of 10, AA 1143 SFO-LAX, #NMCLaborDay
Second Flight, 737-800 The Admiral’s Club in San Fran is just past the security checkpoint on the left hand side. If you head to the right instead, you can find their nifty Yoga Room, complete with free mats and plenty of Zen! We headed towards gate 56A just as boarding was commencing. First Class and uniformed military were called to board, and off we were! We were the first people to board, so we were able to snag some pics of the...
Flight 1 of 10, Alaska Airlines SEA-SFO, #NMCLaborDay
First Flight, Alaska 737-900 It’s the first flight of the #NMCLaborDay adventure, and we couldn’t be more excited. As you may have read on the main post, we had to position ourselves to San Francisco to take advantage of the discounted business class tickets. After a quick stop in the lounge, we headed to the gate to board. As is usual for Alaska (for whatever reason, I don’t know…) they board around 45-50 minutes before the flight is...
SEA-SFO-LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY, PTY-MIA-ORD-JFK-SFO-SEA. PHEW!
So, what are you doing this Labor Day? Barbecue? Sports? Hiking outside? Maybe some museums and family time? We’re doing this crazy itinerary you see above. If you’re feeling tongue tied, imagine us! It all started as a way for us to book a flight to maintain our Alaska Airlines status using some partner airlines (in this case, American Airlines) and doing it on the cheap. Since American...
AR2295 – Rio to Buenos Aires, No Class
I had high expectations for this flight since I had flown Aerolineas Argentinas multiple times in economy class but never before one of their premium products. I couldn’t have been more surprised! We booked our Club Condor class tickets through Delta at 25K SkyMiles SkyPesos each ticket one way for our friend Bruce and myself, and Jon paid $500 for his – yes, I CRINGE as I type that out but it was the...
LATAM’s flight from Santiago de Chile to Rio
Back in 2012 the merger between LAN and TAM completed, but just like any good merger, these things take time. American and USAirways completed their merger and I still see USAirways planes flying around. Since flights to Rio were really expensive, and the new LATAM is part of the OneWorld alliance, we decided that the best way to get from Santiago to Rio would be redeeming British Airways avios at a cost of 10,000 each to...
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