Tips, Tricks, and Travel with Lucky
As I posted about a couple of weeks ago, Cathay will be opening an Arrivals Lounge in HKG in just a couple of days. They finally put out a press release today with some details and pictures, so it’s nice to see the finished product. It looks a bit tight, but at the same time it’s one [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2008 by lucky
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I remember View from the Wing posting about the new AirTrain elite benefits about a week ago, including a tidbit about elite status with AirTran not expiring:
And I’m personally fortunate that I took advantage of a temporary status match program they offered about 5 years ago — since at least up to this point elite status, once gained, [...]
Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by lucky
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Via Bloomberg:
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) — Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe’s second-largest airline, agreed to buy 45 percent of Brussels Airlines for 65 million euros ($92 million) as the pace of consolidation in the industry accelerates.
Lufthansa will take the stake in parent company SN Airholding, adding 12 destinations, the companies said today at a press conference outside [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by lucky
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Well, the AFA seems to confirm that the rumor is true:
From September 28 through November 23, 2008, Air Pacific will be sending one of their 747s into heavy maintenance and has contracted with United for 747 aircraft and United crews to cover their flying during this time. This is similar to the previous wet-lease with [...]
Posted on September 15th, 2008 by lucky
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Reports on FlyerTalk seem to indicate that Cathay First passengers, Marco Polo Gold members, and OneWorld Emerald members will soon have access to a new arrivals lounge in HKG. Here are some details according to the thread:
- Called “The Arrival”
- Located in T2
- Open 1 Oct
- Open to CX Gold and above, First Class, and OW Emerald (not Sapphire as [...]
Posted on September 10th, 2008 by lucky
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As I posted about a few days ago, Cathay Pacific has plenty of award space in first class on the YYZ-HKG route for the next year or so, even for two people on the same flight, which is very rare otherwise. YYZ-HKG is operated by the 777-300ER, which has only six seats in first class, so seeing 1/3 [...]
Posted on September 4th, 2008 by lucky
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LAN will be starting 5x weekly service JFK-YYZ-JFK on September 3, and has some pretty good introductory fares. The coolest part is that instead of the usual RJ’s on this route you get an internationally configured 767 for this 350 mile flight! Also, the schedule is pretty convenient, with departures from JFK at 11:05AM (arriving in YYZ [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by lucky
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View from the Wing points to a thread on FlyerTalk about the abundance of first class award inventory on Cathay Pacific for the YYZ to HKG route, but not necessarily for the return (HKG-YYZ). I’ve actually noticed this for quite some time now, and it’s very tempting. I wouldn’t call it “wide open,” but availability is still good. [...]
Posted on August 30th, 2008 by lucky
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BBC News reports:
At least 45 people have been killed after a passenger plane swerved off the runway at Madrid’s Barajas airport, Spanish officials say.
Several more were hurt when the Spanair plane bound for Gran Canaria left the runway with 166 passengers and six crew on board, just after 1445 (1245 GMT).
There were reports of a [...]
Posted on August 20th, 2008 by lucky
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The New York Times reports:
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia Airlines said Thursday that they had signed a joint business agreement for flights between the United States and Europe.
The airlines said they planned to apply for antitrust approval from the United States Department of Transportation and would notify European Union authorities. The step comes a [...]
Posted on August 14th, 2008 by lucky
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