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Summaries and links for all the posts which appeared on Traveling For Miles this week. Includes a great example of lies and incompetence from British Airways, a number of reviews from my trip to Tokyo (including the JAL Dreamliner Business Class product), a fantastic use of Virgin Atlantic miles, news of some great low cost routes coming between the US and Europe, details of a big shift in the Alaska Airlines/American Airlines relationship and lots more.
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Monday
Delta A350 Latest Routes & Updates
The Delta Airbus A350 routes are now slowly being announced so this page is being used to highlight all the routes we know about and all the current schedule information we have.
Review: JAL 787 Business Class
A review of the JAL 787-9 Business Class cabin as experienced on a flight between Frankfurt and Tokyo Narita – these Sky Suites will soon be upgraded but the upgrade will take a while so this cabin will still be around for a while.
American Airlines Selling Miles At 1.72 Cents/Mile (Again) – Should You Buy?
American Airlines, one of the biggest hawkers of miles out there, is once again offering AAdvantage miles at a discount and with a bonus. The question is should anyone be buying at this rate?
Tuesday
Here’s A Fantastic Use Of Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles
Some may know this and a lot may not but there’s a really fantastic use of Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles that should be on every miles & points collector’s radar – do you know what it is?
A review of the Hyatt Regency Tokyo in the city’s Shinjuku area – did the property offer what I hoped it would when planning this trip? What were the room like and how good (or bad!) was the lounge food?
Qatar Airways Brings Forward A European Route Launch…But Be Careful Of The Aircraft
Qatar Airways has announced that it’s bringing forward the launch of one of its planned European routes as well as the launch of a further regional route from August 2017….but something I noticed in the press release makes me think that the aircraft on this route my not be what we’re expecting.
Wednesday
British Airways: Lies & Incompetence….This Airline Just Gets Worse
It’s no secret that I really don’t like British Airways but, unfortunately, I spend a lot of time in the UK so I’m often forced to fly with an airline I seem to detest more and more with each experience I have with it. This is just the perfect example of how the airline will lie and, almost at the same time, demonstrate an incredible amount of incompetence.
Review: Alitalia A320 Economy Class (FCO-LHR)
A review of the Alitalia A320 economy class product as experienced on a flight between Rome and London. What does an Economy Classic fare get you and is it worth it?
Here’s Why You Should Check Your Credit Card Statement For More Than Just Fraud
A recent experience I had reminded me why miles & points collectors should check for more than just fraud when their monthly credit card statements get delivered.
Thursday
It’s Amazing What Hotels Will Sell You….And For How Much!
A tongue-in-cheek look at what the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur is prepared to sell to guests who just have to have some of the items the hotel has provided in their room.
Review: JAL First Class Lounge Tokyo Haneda
As you would expect, Japan Airlines has a number of lounges at Tokyo’s Haneda airport…..but there’s only one First Class lounge. Here’s how you find the lounge, who’s allowed in and what it’s really like.
Big Changes To The Alaska Airlines & American Airlines Partnership
Alaska Airlines has long been a haven for flyers who like to credit their American Airlines flights to Alaska’s Mileage Plan program for its better (and often easier) redemptions on a variety of airlines. Unfortunately, following an announcement on Thursday, that haven will soon disappear as Alaska and American Airlines dissolve most of their partnership.
Friday
British Airways Facing New Strike – 19 July to 1 August
British Airways is currently operating under strike conditions as members of its mixed fleet cabin crew take industrial action against the airline. British Airways has been taking measures to ensure that as few travelers as possible are impacted (the airline has even wet-leased 7 Qatar Airways Airbus A320s to help out) but now it’s facing the threat of more industrial action than expected.
Norwegian Expands US Network From London & Paris – Fares From $390 Available
In time for the third anniversary of its low-cost routes between Gatwick and the US Norwegian has announced its intention to add four new routes to its transatlantic network. Two of its new US routes will be launched from London Gatwick while the other two routes will operate out of the airline’s Paris base.
In Brief: Fly On Delta’s 747 From Hawaii, El Al Expands Newark Service & More
A few of the stories that have caught my eye recently but that didn’t warrant a post of their own. Includes a one-off opportunity to fly on a Delta 747 between Honolulu and the mainland, news of El Al’s greatly increased service to Newark, Singapore Airlines launching a corporate loyalty program and Emirates adding back flights to Orlando.
SPG Moments Will Offer US Open Tennis Tickets Next Week
Starwood’s SPG Moments offer will be auctioning packages to the US Open Tennis tournament from next week – find all the details here.
