The agony of Jan 1st – Here we go again!
2014 was a great year for earning miles and points. I travelled more than I had ever travelled before, hence earning more Airline Miles and…
Author: unroadwarrior
A real life Scrooge? – AA passenger obejcts to Merry Christmas Wishes
An American Airlines passenger was escorted off the plane at La Guardia (LGA) this morning for getting agitated because crew members repeatedly wished him ‘Merry…
Emirates’ $1 WiFi
Airlines are getting on the WiFi bandwagon in droves. I remember Lufthansa testing WiFi in their long haul planes over a decade ago . Most…
Goodbye USAirways (soon!) – You will not be missed
The end of US Airways is coming near. American Airlines and US Airways have both sent out emails stating that the mileage programs of US…
ATC, we have a wingman…
On a recent flight back from UK to the US, there was a sudden hubbub on the flight as people started looking out the widows…
Redeeming Barclaycard arrival points for past travel
Barclaycard’s Arrival+ card is one of the most flexible when it comes to redeeming points for travel one has already spent money on. The redeeming process…
20 Years of flying United!
I got a pleasant surprise on my last flight. I got a card from the Gate Agent. Apparently I have been flying United as a MileagePlus…
BA to start A380 to Washington Dulles
British Airways has been flying 787s to Austin (AUS) and Newark (EWR) for some time now. They have just added Washington Dulles (IAD) to their…
Watch out! $500 fine for writing a negative review
The Union Street Guest House, Hudson, NY: I had never heard if this hotel before. And I hope I never get invited to an event there…
Planespotting: National Car Rental lot, Chicago O’Hare
I fly in and out of Chicago O’Hare airport a lot. One of my favorite things to do is to look at planes landing from…
