Here's a topic that I thought it would be fun to revisit, which I'm sure my fellow aviation geeks will appreciate. As most of you are probably aware, there are three major global airline alliances -- oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance. Between them,…
SkyTeam
This week SkyTeam has opened their seventh branded lounge in the world, at the new Istanbul Airport. The SkyTeam Lounge Istanbul will be used by seven SkyTeam airlines -- Aeroflot, Air France, KLM, Korean Air, Middle East Airlines, Saudia, and TAROM.…
Okay, deep breaths, Delta flyers. Between the frantic two-day Delta One award sale to Europe, the changes to Sky Club policies, and the new monthly SkyMiles statement email (which totally doesn't merit a blog post but is kind of fun, I guess?), we've…
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…
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…
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…
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…
As you may recall, back in early September Ben posted about some amazing business class fares between select West Coast cities and Europe. SkyTeam was targeting oneworld hubs, and vice versa. I leapt at the opportunity to buy a round-trip business class…
While the impact won't be immediate for customers, Delta and Aeromexico have filed an application with the US Department of Transportation requesting antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between the US and Mexico. Via the Delta press…
Delta announced some positive SkyMiles changes yesterday, which isn't something we see every day. Among those changes is that Delta is adding more partner airlines to the SkyMiles award search on delta.com. While Delta's website is still far from perfect,…
Yesterday the 2015 Delta SkyMiles program launched. While overall it's bad news for those that actually fly the airline frequently, for those looking to redeem SkyMiles, it was arguably a positive change. One way awards became bookable for half the cost…
