Points in the Bag Polishing Silver My friends, time for the wrap-up of wrap-ups as I conclude, have thoughts and make commentary. Hey. Its what you clicked for...  … [Read more...]

Time to head home on the cheap Polishing Silver As we land in Britannia one more time this trip, I am finally in the right country, but the wrong city. It's time to find some trains to get me to my home in the West Midlands.  … [Read more...]

BA4469 Dublin Airport Terminal 1 to London City Airport (CLUB EUROPE) Polishing Silver Onto the last flight segment of this trip, as I cross back over the Irish Sea, head out to the North Sea and finally land at London City Airport. But can BA CityFlyer teach lessons to its mainline compatriots?  … [Read more...]

A Two-Hour Irish connection (featuring the Dublin Airport Terminal 1 Lounge) Polishing Silver  A two-hour back-to-back should be enough to get from an aircraft, pick up my luggage, head back to check in, drop off my luggage and check out the lounge... shouldn't it?.... … [Read more...]

BA836 London Heathrow to Dublin Airport (Club Europe) Polishing Silver It's time to leave London town on the last part of my long-haul Business Class ticket. How is the service on British Airways on the short-haul segments... and is it possible to deliver it in an hour?  … [Read more...]

A Heathrow Transit across Terminals and the Galleries North Lounge Polishing Silver Did you bet on how long it would take me to get from the 777 at Terminal 3 to a seat in the lounge at Terminal 5? It's time to find out how long I took, and what lunch looks like at the British Airways Galleries North as I transit Heathrow Airport.  … [Read more...]

AA104 New York JFK Terminal 8  to London Heathrow Terminal 3 (Flagship Business Class) Polishing Silver It's time to go transatlantic aboard an American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for the hop over to Heathrow Airport. Will the seat do the one thing it needs to do... give me the basis for a good night's rest? … [Read more...]

A snow-laden pit stop at JFK and the American Airlines/British Airways Greenwich Lounge Polishing Silver Welcome to New York JFK. It's cold and about to snow. So what do we do? Head to the lounge... there's a delay to wait out before I board the snowbird to London.  … [Read more...]

AA164 San Francisco International Terminal 1 to New York JFK Terminal 8 (Transcontinental Business Class) Polishing Silver It's time to go transcontinental on an A321T. With the fleet up for replacement in the near future, how is the product holding up? Do I get a semi-decent plane... or something unlikable?  And would like to swap my seat? … [Read more...]