The major US airlines have been making a big push to add basic economy options to their routes in an attempt to attract more customers who may not want to pay for some of the frills. All three carriers, Delta, United, and American, now offer some form of basic economy so I wanted to check it out on a flight and see what it was … Continue reading My American Airlines Basic Economy Experience & Recommendations
American Airlines is now serving freshly baked cookies by the Christie Cookie Co. and Fat Tire Voodoo Ranger IPA on all of its domestic First Class flights, excluding flights operated by American Eagle. I was rather excited when I heard this news since these are the same cookies served by the DoubleTree hotels and I couldn’t wait for my chance to try them onboard. When … Continue reading Our First Taste of the New Voodoo Ranger IPA and Christie Co. Cookies on American Airlines
Airline clubs aim to offer an escape for travelers from the stresses of flying. However, not all airlines clubs are created equal. Our goal is to visit as many as possible to keep you informed on your next trip. Today we will be reviewing the Lambert St. Louis airport Admirals Club before going over all the ways you could find yourself enjoying this club on your next trip. … Continue reading Lambert St. Louis (STL) Admirals Club
A few months ago we came across a fare sale from Boston Logan to London Heathrow with round trip World Traveller Plus+ (premium economy) for $835. With rates routinely running $2,000 round trip for premium economy we decided to jump on this offer to check out the new British Airways premium economy product aboard their A380. We were also thinking we would use some AAdvantage miles … Continue reading Upgrading a British Airways/American Airlines Codeshare: Not a great option
The original plan for this trip involved a quick visit to Los Angeles and a 9:30 am Sunday departure back to DFW for a relaxing Sunday afternoon. However, approximately 10 minutes before boarding, as I was walking to my gate I heard the unfortunate news over the airport intercom that my flight had been delayed. At the time I didn’t think this was too big … Continue reading Going Old School: American Airlines 777-200 First Class – LAX DFW
Flight details Airline: American Airlines Aircraft: Airbus a319 Seat: 2C Time: 11:15 am Flight path: DFW-CMH Class: First Pre-flight & Boarding My flight left out of terminal C, but since I arrived at the airport a little early I decided to spend my time in the Terminal D Admirals Club courtesy of my Admirals Club pass. This is the international terminal and is significantly nicer … Continue reading American Airlines Airbus a319 First Class
I had just spent the weekend in Columbus visiting my girlfriend and arrived at the airport about an hour before my Sunday evening flight home. When booking my flight I used my American Airlines Platinum status to request an upgrade to first class between Columbus, OH (CMH) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). My upgrade had been confirmed around 24 hours before my flight and since the … Continue reading American Airlines MD-80 First Class CMH-DFW
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