480,000 Miles (redeemed) later…
As I have blogged before, I have accumulated over a million miles over the years. I have collected these miles by flying, with credit cards…
Lufthansa
Yeah! I get to fly the 747-8i on it’s maiden route
Lufthansa just announced it’s first route for the brand new super-jumbo – the Boeing 747-8i. The will be flying the Frankfurt – Washington Dulles (FRA…
What you missed while the BoardingArea.com homepage was down
The BoardingArea.com homepage stopped updating for some time over the last couple of days. If you are like me, you probably go to the homepage…
The sorry state of Airlines of India
The state of Airlines in India is not good. There have been several blog posts by other bloggers on the state of Kingfisher Airlines. They…
Mile high taste buds
I have had my fair share of bad airline food; think tough chicken on a dried piece of ciabatta on a US Airways domestic flight…
Update on Mileage Plus partner accrual on LH and LX
I had reported earlier that United (UA) has quietly changed the EQM (Elite Qualifying Miles) and RDM (Redeemable Miles) earning policy on partners like Lufthansa…
Sudden Big Changes to Mileage Plus airline partner mileage accrual
This has been the year of changes. We have seen so many changes this year; I have seriously starting to forget what the situation was…
Air India – good for Star Alliance?
As Air India progresses on its ‘final approach’ to become a member of the Star Alliance, it brings to an end (if they do actually…
India’s top Airlines
Rediff business recently published an article titled – Top Airlines of India. The article goes thru and talks about the top ten Airlines based in…
The 747 Piano Bar
When I read the much debated article in Time magazine on ’20 reason’s to hate airlines’ (here is my rebuttal to the article – Why…
