There have been rumors of China Southern leaving SkyTeam and joining oneworld for years. In ways this is logical, as oneworld doesn’t have an airline based in mainland China, while China Southern has second-rate status in SkyTeam, given Delta’s close…
As much as I love redeeming miles for premium fares, its been fantastic to see how affordable some revenue fares in business class have become in the last few years, as well as how improved so many premium products flying trans Atlantic have become.…
As a frequent business traveler who is a glutton for punishment values domestic experience and on-time performance over award redemptions, I have a pretty significant cache of miles with Delta. So, when the topic of our annual December vacation came…
As a Californian and a loyal Delta Medallion, I'm currently gritting my teeth through a reconstruction of Delta's terminals 2 and 3 that leaves travelers on the short end of the stick until at least 2023. In the meantime, the New York Times has an interesting…
A few weeks ago Ben posted about Xiamen Air's really good business class fares later this year to a bunch of cities in China from LAX. The fares are still available starting in September (around $1,850 round trip), but with somewhat more limited dates.…
Ben mentioned the nice fares on Xiamen Airlines from LAX to many cities in China for about $1,850 round trip in business class, available this September to December. I was thinking it'd make for a fun trip. Now, getting Ben to commit to planning a trip…
It's been a while since we've seen some business class fare sales on SkyTeam carriers, but there are a few notable deals going on now that are worth jumping on quickly, particularly if you're eyeing a trip to East Africa -- perhaps to try out the new…
There are three major global alliances -- Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld. In general I'd say that Star Alliance has the best collection of airlines, while oneworld has the most valuable reciprocal elite perks. Meanwhile SkyTeam is sort of just…
In the midst of their operational adventures last week, Delta quietly announced a reduction in service to Tokyo Narita airport. This comes on the heels of improved access to Tokyo Haneda for the U.S. carriers, so isn't incredibly surprising. Three routes…
Delta flights were grounded this morning after a computer outage brought the airline systems to a halt. Flights are resuming, but given that Delta was only able to operate ~800 of their 6,000 scheduled flights this morning, things are a bit messy. A…
As the Aeromexico lounge was so depressing, we decided to head to the gate early. Which was a good decision, because holy cow the gate area was a cluster. Let's zoom in on the Sky Priority queue... Before we get into details, keep in mind that this was…
The Aeromexico Salon Premier Tijuana is quite possibly the worst lounge ever to be reviewed on One Mile at a Time. Now, there’s some tough competition for this title, but I’m feeling pretty confident. The Priority Pass lounge in Catania, Sicily is pretty…
Well, we're seeing a good old fashioned business class fare war at the moment between oneworld and SkyTeam, with some fantastic fares which can get even better with a few tricks. I'm seeing plenty of SkyTeam fares in the $1,500-1,600 range for travel…
I wasn't able to get good pictures of the business class cabin on the last flight, partly because it was a nighttime flight, and partly because all business class passengers seemed to board at once, due to delayed boarding. So on this sector I was the…
I deplaned at around 5:40AM, leaving me a bit over four hours before my connection to Los Angeles. I proceeded down the arrivals hall, following the signage towards connecting flights. On my flight from Madrid, the crew explained I'd have to clear immigration…
I boarded through door L2, where I was greeted by one of the business class flight attendants and pointed to the far aisle and left, where my seat was located. Aeromexico's 787 business class has B/E Aerospace Diamond seats, which are the same you'll…
"Saudia first class" and "tempting" are probably phrases which don't typically go in the same sentence. As you guys know, I'm trying to review as many new airline products as possible, even ones which might not be so great. This year I've done a good…
At the beginning of the year I vowed to review as many new business class products as possible, and in particular named 16 airlines I was eying. I've been doing everything I can to review as many of these airlines as possible, and as I've gone through…
Morning from Mexico City! I just got off a 12 hour Aeromexico 787 flight from Madrid to Mexico City, and shortly will be connecting from Mexico City to Los Angeles. I shared some pictures of my outbound journey on Avianca, so below are 10 pictures of…
For those of us who like to sample the world's best first class products, the good news is that most of the best products are easily attainable using miles. There are two exceptions which come to mind: -- Air France first class, which you have to be…
Our flight to Madrid from Amsterdam was delayed by nearly two hours due to industrial strikes in France, which seem to be about as reliable a source of delay in Europe as snow is to O'Hare or fog is to SFO. At the end of the jetway just before the boarding…
