Flights

On a flight to Vegas, I was sitting in the exit row of a flight with two men from Canada on their way to a convention. We got to talking and ordered drinks while we did this.  I was ordering wine one at a time.  They were ordering doubles of …

Earlier today, I mentioned I can get pretty lonely when I travel. Forch, I AM the guy who will strike up a convo with you oh this 6 hour flight.   You like trout fishing? ME TOO! Enjoy being quiet in flight?  ME TOO. What’s the deal with airplane food? …

If you fly frequently, you’ve had to deal with crying babies, people who take too long to go into their seats and block the aisle from everyone else, and delays.  And you’ve dealt with grumpiness.  Other passengers, the airline crews, and sometimes your own. Art Carden wrote a post a …

I’ve worked in bars that were mostly bars (and one family restaurant). One place I worked at was a club.  We started opening on Sundays for the football games.  We didn’t serve any food.  We were just a bar. Occasionally, parents would bring their small children in.  We never would …

One of the things I value the most out of my frequent travel is being able to help my friends and family.  Whether it is getting to stay in a fancy hotel suite that has a fancy horse* shoe brush or upgrading someone on the sly, I love getting to share …

There are a lot of ways that American Airlines’ set of processes and procedures is better than US Airways. But I still stand behind that the upgrade system on US Airways was better–and I had an experience that causes me to stand even more behind that. On  US Airways, you …

This really cracked me up. Apparently, an airport security agent in Frankfurt asked a musician to take his saxophone out of the case and play it. I guess it’s the agent’s opportunity to hear some live music for free. But apparently, the agent isn’t so much of a fan of …

I’m still a huge fan of US Airways’ upgrade process and I don’t want to see it go anywhere. One of the best things about the upgrade process is that as long as you have an elite on-board for every non-elite in your group, everyone gets treated as the top-tier …

I had the opportunity to learn about (and taste) American Airlines new first class menu offerings on Monday in Dallas.  Everything tasted slightly salty to me, but I’ll caveat that with two things:  1. I don’t tend to put much salt on food & 2.  We are on the ground. …

One of the most frustrating experiences is when the pilot announces you’ve landed a half hour early–then comes back moments later to say there’s no gate available yet. Eventually, you end up coming into the gate late.  But you could swear you saw some empty gates the entire time while you …