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Lounge Review: Maple Leaf Lounge, Frankfurt

May 28, 2014 by unroadwarrior 6 Comments

I have flown thru Frankfurt airport (FRA) tens of times. Living in the DC area, it is one of the best connected cities in Europe with 4 flights every day – 2 each by United and Lufthansa. (London’s Heathrow (LHR) has the best connectivity with 7 flights per day, thru three airlines – United, British…

Redeeming Barclaycard rewards

March 1, 2014 by unroadwarrior 1 Comment

One of my favorite cards that I started using last year is the Barclaycard Arrivalô World MasterCard®. It earns 2x points on ALL purchases – travel related or otherwise. Most there cards give 2x only on travel related purchases or on their own websites/portals. There is also an ongoing promotion to earn 40,000 points after…

Would you pay more for faster Air Travel?

August 11, 2013 by unroadwarrior 10 Comments

I ran across this very interesting article by Jason Paur of Wired, on the history and current state of supersonic air travel. It gives a good history lesson on high speed air travel. Typical commercial jet planes travel at a speed of 550 miles per hour (mph). This despite jet travel being capable of supersonic…

USAirways – Can an airline operate like this?

July 18, 2013 by unroadwarrior 16 Comments

The sheer incompetence shown by the US Airways Express staff at Charlotte airport last night was almost hard to believe. Could an airlines operations be so messed up that their own Gate Agents and their supervisors would not know for over two and a half hours what the status of a flight was? Or was…

Is flying getting worse and better?

June 12, 2013 by unroadwarrior Leave A Comment

I just read this excellent interview of Mark Gerhick, former chief counsel of the FAA about a book he wrote: ‘Full Upright And Locked Position‘ (I have not read the book. The full interview (on NPR) can be found here in both written and audio form. Here are some key points he makes: Traveling in…

Flying over lower Manhattan

May 19, 2013 by unroadwarrior 4 Comments

Last week I got a chance to fly over lower Manhattan. I was flying from Washington Dulles (IAD) to LaGuardia and the plan had to go around Manhattan for a Southwards landing into LaGuardia. It was a perfect opportunity to get a picture of the Freedom Tower which had just received its Spire. I also…

Chossing a Booking Class when buying a ticket

April 21, 2013 by unroadwarrior 6 Comments

One of my readers Jack asked a question after I posted my post on Earning United Miles on Jet Airways flights. In the article I talked about how I did not pay attention to the booking class I was being booked into on Jet Airways and I earned no United miles, as a result. His…

The case for in-aircraft cell phone use

December 13, 2012 by unroadwarrior 8 Comments

There is absolutely no technical reason for aircraft to not allow cell phone use in-flight. The only issue today is the lack of cell service at that altitude or above water, but that is a technical problem that has already been solved. Airlines like Emirates provide cell phone service on almost all their flights, with…

New Delhi Auto Rickshaws

November 10, 2012 by unroadwarrior 3 Comments

I grew up in New Delhi. One of the oldest memories I have of this beautiful city is that of traveling by an auto Rickshaw. These are unique three-wheeled vehicles with a scooter style front and a two seater (or six seater, if you are a local) in the back. While these are not unique…

Traveling by train in India

September 25, 2012 by unroadwarrior 7 Comments

Join more than 6,000 followers we have on Twitter and Facebook and get regular updates on Airline Miles, the Airline Industry and other travel related stuff. Traveling by train in India is an experience. It was something I did on a regular basis when I lived in India, but last week I got to take…