Posted on: May 11th, 2012 by: alex
Mataveri International Airport, the most remote airport on Earth, located on Easter Island has only about a dozen scheduled flights per week. You only get about one shot per day at catching a big bird take off. I checked the schedule and drove up a mountain this afternoon to catch this LAN 767-300 take off bound for Santiago. On such a quiet island, you can’t help but hear the power of these jets as they kick up.
The location of the airport is beautiful with coastal roads circling the runway from both directions enabling several great vantage points to watch takeoffs and arrivals. The airport was once designated as an abort site for the U.S. Space Shuttle.
The bottom line
No matter how little time I may have in a particular destination, there is always time to catch a big bird takeoff. What a sight!
Tags: LAN
Posted in LAN Airlines 5 Comments
Posted on: April 20th, 2012 by: alex
It’s been almost 6 full weeks since my last international (points-funded) trip and I am getting antsy. What better time for a ridiculous routing award through South America and into the middle of the Pacific Ocean! It was a sad day for me last year when British Airways transitioned to Avios. While there are some… continue reading
Tags: British Airways, LAN
Posted in British Airways, LAN Airlines 16 Comments
Posted on: January 20th, 2012 by: The Weekly Flyer
I finally received my 2x points or miles offer in an email from Priority Club. I like staying at InternContinental hotels which is part of the Priority Club hotels program and sign up for all of their promotions. They also announced a Q1 promotion you can see here via DealsWeLike. Below is the double points… continue reading
Tags: Priority Club, Promotion
Posted in Air France, Airline, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Hotels, LAN Airlines, Lufthansa, Priority Club, Promotion, United, US Airways, Virgin No Comments;
Posted on: December 23rd, 2011 by: The Weekly Flyer
Korean Air called me today to clarify the 90,000 mile SkyPass award to French Polynesia. On Monday I wrote in detail how to book the Korean Air SkyPass 90,000 Business Class award to French Polynesia by using the Chase Ultimate Reward sign up bonuses. The airline agent was not familiar with the pricing for this… continue reading
Tags: Air New Zealand, Chase, Delta, French Polynesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Ink Bold, Korean Air, LAN, Sapphire Preferred
Posted in Airline, Chase Ink Bold, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, Promotion, United 6 Comments
Posted on: December 19th, 2011 by: The Weekly Flyer
Since I just posted my entire trip report on French Polynesia, I received many comments and emails expressing their interest and asking me the best way to redeem points for a trip. I guess those pictures looked pretty enticing! In this post I’ll demonstrate how you can book an award ticket to French Polynesia by… continue reading
Tags: Chase, Delta, French Polynesia, Hawaiian Airlines, Ink Bold, Sapphire Preferred
Posted in Air France, Airline, British Airways, Chase Ink Bold, Chase Sapphire Preferred, Credit Card, Delta, Hawaiian Airlines, Korean Air, LAN Airlines, Promotion, Tricks 12 Comments
