Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Flow Control

Low clouds around SFO caused a 2 hour delay for me last night. I had an open middle seat, so it wasn't all bad.
143 Seats - Not All Full on My Flight

Monday, August 27, 2018

LAX-SIN

That's a long flight in Economy Plus, but it will help lock down lifetime status.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Free Shipping at the Boeing Store this Weekend

Just in time for my birthday, the Boeing Store is offering free shipping this weekend.
Free Shipping Offer Not Valid on Aircraft

Thursday, August 23, 2018

More Travel Planning

Where to go for Thanksgiving? I like going places that don't celebrate the holiday.
I Won't Take Spirit There

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Mismatched Nose Cones

Why buy mismatched nose cones? Basic white would never work with United colors.

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Photo Post

Not much interesting going on. Just planning a trip for my brother.
Likely to Include an Air Canada Component

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Glad I Have Lifetime SPG Status

I'm glad I grabbed lifetime Platinum status with SPG last year and it will transfer to the combined Marriott program. The new numbers for lifetime Marriott status are a huge hurdle.
Next Up - Lifetime United Status

Monday, August 13, 2018

Tax Haven Travel - Portland

Portland, OR is a great city for a weekend of beer, food, and shopping, especially since there is no sales tax. Downtown has a large mall and an Apple store. A little bit north, there are more brand specific shops and breweries. I enjoyed my stay the The Nines hotel and the MAX light rail is a great way to get into town from the airport and hop around central Portland. 
Horizon Q400 Departing Portland
The Portland Japanese Garden is a bit out of the city center, but a great morning or afternoon of tranquility. The airport has shops after security that sell beer and wine if you'd prefer to carry on liquid souvenirs

Saturday, August 4, 2018

AA Award Changes

My American Airlines saver award trip has changed 5 times in as many weeks. My original arrival time was backed up over 4 hours and I didn't want the new 5 hour connection, so I called reservations. Since the arrival time was greater than 4 hours different, I could pick any available flights to make my trip work, not just saver award flights. This was great news, because I could switch from an obnoxiously early departure time to a reasonable time. Added bonus, the new flight was on an A330 with flat bed seats. This was better than I booked.
Old Flat Bed Seats
Then my flight changed again. The connecting aircraft changed to an all coach E145 and arrival moved back 2 hours to 11:04PM. I booked first class and a 5:30 arrival originally. This was a non-starter and I call AA reservations. I was looking to cancel and rebook for an alternate airport.
No First and No Fun Over 60 Minutes
The reservations agent let me change my arrival airport and pick from any flight with seats. This was great, so I booked a reasonable flight and hope it will stick. I'm also back in first for both segments. The key is being persistent and having flight options to suggest to the phone agents before calling. Also 4 hours difference is the magic number for American agents to offer you anything reasonable.
No Flat Bed Seats, but Open Bar

Thursday, August 2, 2018

New CRJ Cabin

The tube is the same diameter, but new CRJ 700's, 900's, and 1000's can have larger bins and in seat power as part of a cabin refresh from Bombardier. Offer not valid on CRJ 200's.
Delta Will Have New Cabins on 20 new CRJ's