Flights

When the Centurion Lounge in Vegas opened up, I couldn’t wait to try it.  Of course, I was in Vegas *right* before it opened and I didn’t make it out again until now.  (And luckily, I already have more trips to Vegas booked). The Centurion Lounges continue to impress and …

When you fly a ton, you start amassing interesting experiences.  I sat in first class with a band that I had just seen in concert the night before.  And I had a truck hit my plane. But this was my first experience with an air marshal.   While boarding was …

US Airways has an offer to earn up to 25,000 bonus US Airways Dividend Miles when you fly multiple OneWorld partners. The chart is: Number of partners Bonus miles 1 0 2 500 3 2,500 4 5,000 5 15,000 6+ 25,000 The flights must be operated by a unique partner, and …

New food options are landing at Dulles and Reagan this year.  In addition, Dulles is getting some more shopping options. From the press release: New/Enhanced Options Coming to Dulles International in 2014 Food and Beverage ·         Bar Symon – Michael Symon, co-host of ABC’s The Chew, brings hearty farm-to-table fare ·         D.C. Craft Brews …

1,500 flights have already been cancelled given the storms hitting the East Coast and Midwest tomorrow. From USA Today: Airlines had already preemptively canceled more than 1,500 of Monday’s flights as of 4:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, according to FlightAware. The bulk of Monday’s cancellations – so far – came …

IGN has a round up of clips from the worst flights to be a passenger on in movie history.  Check them out here! I was pleased to see that both Zero Hour! and its comedy child, Airplane!  both made the list. Check out the history of Zero Hour! and Airplane! here. The list includes situations ranging …

Much to the chagrin of everyone around me (sorry Keri!), I have discovered an Airplane! the Movie Quote and Sound Effect sound board.  <insert spit take sound effect here> Airplane! is the movie that almost wasn’t.  It was a spoof of a movie the directors accidentally saw.  For more information …

Terminal A in DCA has been lacking in options.  Its current food options post-security are: Allie’s Deli D.C. Brewhouse Einstein Bros. Bagels Euro Café Fabulously Fresh Jerry’s Subs & Pizza There’s a Samuel Adams Brewhouse pre-security.  Back when I was loyal to Northwest, I spent a lot of time in Terminal …

A few nights ago, my phone rang at 2am. It was Delta. For those who don’t know it, I used to be loyal to Delta (Northwest) when I lived in Michigan.  I just booked a ticket on Delta and cancelled within the one-day refundable window, opting to take a flight …

I have a work trip coming up that is the day after a work event.  So I’m flying on the first flight out the day of the event to get there. That’s usually my normal MO.  I’m flying from one thing to another so I cut a relatively tight schedule …