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I checked out my Amex corp card end of year review. It's a pretty neat breakdown of all spending. I spent $23k on airfare alone flying coach on >140 flights and $4500 on hertz. If only I could consolidate that airfare onto one carrier
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Waroduce posted:What do ya'll recommend as far as travel chargers and batteries go? I have two phones and two laptops.... Jettison a laptop, get an iPad for personal stuff. http://amzn.to/2li43dK is a good charger, http://amzn.to/2lkcNQe is a good travel power outlet thing. If you're in Miami and doing lots of Texas, you'll probably be on AA a lot. The American Express Centurion Club in the AA terminal at MIA is way better than either AAdmiral's Club.
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Flying biz on KLM in April. 787 one way thankfully, but 2-2-2 777 the other. Anyone have a seat preference for solo travel? I usually like sitting by the window, but aisle access would be nice.
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Feb 15, 2017 19:54
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Holy batman Kansas City airport is a pit. Not many food options, no pre-check, each gate has its own security, and a cramped, outlet-less waiting area. Apparently infrastructure improvements are very controversial so nothing major is going to be done soon.
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ScooterMcTiny posted:Flying biz on KLM in April. 787 one way thankfully, but 2-2-2 777 the other. Anyone have a seat preference for solo travel? I usually like sitting by the window, but aisle access would be nice. If you're in the middle two, nobody will need to step over you and you won't need to step over them either. Daytime flight?
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ScooterMcTiny posted:Flying biz on KLM in April. 787 one way thankfully, but 2-2-2 777 the other. Anyone have a seat preference for solo travel? I usually like sitting by the window, but aisle access would be nice. I'm flying Economy Comfort on KLM's 787 in a few months. I could not get my upgrade confirmed, and it's killing me. The business cabin looks fantastic.
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taco show posted:Holy batman Kansas City airport is a pit. Not many food options, no pre-check, each gate has its own security, and a cramped, outlet-less waiting area. KC loving blows but I had great bbq in the city so I can't complain. Ther terminals are a joke, but I made it through security in 30 seconds. They had outlet stations plugged into wall outlets set up at my gate though. Cocoa Crispies posted:Jettison a laptop, get an iPad for personal stuff. http://amzn.to/2li43dK is a good charger, http://amzn.to/2lkcNQe is a good travel power outlet thing. If you're in Miami and doing lots of Texas, you'll probably be on AA a lot. The American Express Centurion Club in the AA terminal at MIA is way better than either AAdmiral's Club. Thanks for this. I'm doing MIA-CLT-IND-TAMPA-MIA next week Monday to Fri wooooooo all on American. I'm not sure if I want to open a bunch of cards...I just got chase sapphire but if I'm traveling this much I feel like I'm just pissing away money and free poo poo
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Small White Dragon posted:Tokyo - Sapporo gets a ton of wide bodies every day, and that flight is an hour and change. Last couple of times I went to book it, I saw a bunch of 777's as options. I'm not sure about the Japanese domestic flight service, but even for these short-haul domestic flights many airlines still do a full meal service in business class and it's even nicer in the premium seats. I flew Sydney to Melbourne on Qantas, and they had the A330 running this route and it was fantastic. Hong Kong to Taipei on Cathay Pacific was also excellent: I think certain flight timings they even have First Class. Beijing to Shanghai (Hongqiao) also receives the same. It's basically like the premium JFK-LAX/SFO transcon flights in the US, even though that was a recent development.
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Feb 15, 2017 21:42
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i fly airplanes posted:I'm flying Economy Comfort on KLM's 787 in a few months. I could not get my upgrade confirmed, and it's killing me. The business cabin looks fantastic. EDIT: I lied. Got my KLM 787 upgrade confirmed. Thanks Delta!!!
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Feb 15, 2017 22:36
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Cocoa Crispies posted:Jettison a laptop, get an iPad for personal stuff. http://amzn.to/2li43dK is a good charger, http://amzn.to/2lkcNQe is a good travel power outlet thing. If you're in Miami and doing lots of Texas, you'll probably be on AA a lot. The American Express Centurion Club in the AA terminal at MIA is way better than either AAdmiral's Club. There is a lounge in MIA Terminal E with a nice booze selection. I got in due to flying on AA Transcon F (got it relatively cheaply for $900 r/t) but I think they are taking Admirals Club memberships too. http://www.miami-airport.com/vip_premium_lounge.asp
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Mandalay posted:There is a lounge in MIA Terminal E with a nice booze selection. I got in due to flying on AA Transcon F (got it relatively cheaply for $900 r/t) but I think they are taking Admirals Club memberships too. http://www.miami-airport.com/vip_premium_lounge.asp The Centurion Club has had two different kinds of Bruichladdich Port Charlotte every time I've been there.
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Feb 16, 2017 00:12
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Cocoa Crispies posted:The Centurion Club has had two different kinds of Bruichladdich Port Charlotte every time I've been there. That sounds nice. Unfortunately (fortunately?) I don't fly enough to AmEx lounge airports to justify the card's annual fee. This lounge had Tattinger champagne and Glenlivet, Tito's, Grey Goose, etc. All self-pour.
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Feb 16, 2017 00:22
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taco show posted:Holy batman Kansas City airport is a pit. Not many food options, no pre-check, each gate has its own security, and a cramped, outlet-less waiting area. MCI is much better when you realize you only need to show up 30 minutes before your flight.
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I live in and fly out of Miami and it's like my least favorite airport ever. It's a dirty shithole. I really like Houston's airport but also hate the city. I have similar feelings about Orlando.
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Feb 16, 2017 02:02
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I've been flying into Minneapolis a lot lately and terminal 1 is ok but holy poo poo they must have passed all the sign design and positioning off onto the intern.
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Feb 16, 2017 02:05
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Rex-Goliath posted:I've been flying into Minneapolis a lot lately and terminal 1 is ok but holy poo poo they must have passed all the sign design and positioning off onto the intern. Useful signs would not fit with the carefully curated mall aesthetic.
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Feb 16, 2017 02:11
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Cocoa Crispies posted:The Centurion Club has had two different kinds of Bruichladdich Port Charlotte every time I've been there. Bruichladdich is the best. The Centurion Lounge in LGA makes a great cocktail with it ("Port Charlotte's Web"), although when drinking them neat I prefer the Classic Laddie.
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Mandalay posted:There is a lounge in MIA Terminal E with a nice booze selection. I got in due to flying on AA Transcon F (got it relatively cheaply for $900 r/t) but I think they are taking Admirals Club memberships too. http://www.miami-airport.com/vip_premium_lounge.asp It's a non-Admirals Club oneworld lounge, so it goes by the complicated oneworld access rules. Which means you can get in if: 1. you're flying any oneworld flight (including domestic flights) in any cabin and you are a oneworld sapphire/emerald that is not AAdvantage 2. you're flying internationally in any cabin as an AAdvantage Platinum and up (but international does not include Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, except Mexico City) 3. you're flying First MIA-LAX in the 3-cabin configured planes Since they got rid of the Flagship Lounges at MIA, this is currently the best oneworld lounge run by AA there, which might not be saying much.
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Feb 16, 2017 03:32
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Rex-Goliath posted:I've been flying into Minneapolis a lot lately and terminal 1 is ok but holy poo poo they must have passed all the sign design and positioning off onto the intern. Minneapolis is the worst Delta hub.
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Feb 16, 2017 03:52
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Waroduce posted:I live in and fly out of Miami and it's like my least favorite airport ever. It's a dirty shithole. It's completely terminal-dependent. The AA and Delta airsides are nice and shiny, United's terminal sucks rear end and swallows.
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Cocoa Crispies posted:It's completely terminal-dependent. The AA and Delta airsides are nice and shiny, United's terminal sucks rear end and swallows. The Delta side is a bit weird, straddled between international airlines that don't even partner with them. I flew SAS for their inaugural Miami to Copenhagen flight a few months ago and they were using the Avianca lounge all the other way on one concourse (next to the LATAM lounge that's also Priority Pass), and so I just ended up using the Delta Sky Club which was a lot closer to the gate. But you're totally right about United. They're in the dingiest little terminal with the grossest carpet and low ceilings and it's isolated from all the other gates, so if you're connecting at all, you need to re-clear security again. Residency Evil posted:Minneapolis is the worst Delta hub.
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i fly airplanes posted:Absolutely not. Salt Lake City is way worse, by far. MSP is actually quite decent. I don't fly through Salt Lake much, but for Minneapolis I'm still traumatized by the time I ran from the end of A to somewhere in F, in dress shoes, like a crazy person, only to have the plane pull away in front of me as I got there. Minneapolis's layout is miserable compared to the greatness of Detroit. Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 04:44 on Feb 16, 2017 |
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i fly airplanes posted:Absolutely not. Salt Lake City is way worse, by far. MSP is actually quite decent. What's it like to be so wrong? MSP is a festering shithole and I'd almost rather be in the bus terminal part of LGA. DTW/ATL for life.
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MSP ain't that bad and they do have a have decent tram.
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DJCobol posted:What's it like to be so wrong? MSP is a festering shithole and I'd almost rather be in the bus terminal part of LGA. I'm partial for Senator Larry Craig and the now-demolished memorial restroom
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Feb 16, 2017 05:40
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i fly airplanes posted:I'm partial for Senator Larry Craig and the now-demolished memorial restroom Well I certainly can't fault you for that. I do love the talk of strictly Minnesota things like hot dish and ice fishing one one of the 10,000 lakes while I'm there.
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i fly airplanes posted:I'm partial for Senator Larry Craig and the now-demolished memorial restroom So tell us about the quality of service there :giggity:
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Goober Peas posted:So tell us about the quality of service there :giggity: I only fly full service airlines  https://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/subject_areas/airline_information/airline_ontime_tables/2016_12/table_04 good job delta
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Feb 16, 2017 06:39
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Is there a chart with flight on time % according to flight capacity segments? So Salt Lake City is 15th busiest airport in the US and is unfair to compare with JFK/LGA And how do US flights count on time? Chinese airports are atrocious and have early boarding but let the passengers rot on the tarmac because the flight is considered "on time" without needing to pay for travel insurance delay
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Feb 16, 2017 07:04
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Secret to MSP now that I never go: in the central mall segment, next to the Delta club there is an elevator to the second floor. Then there is a sitting area with outlets above the riff Raff and almost nobody other than employees knows about it.
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FunOne posted:Secret to MSP now that I never go: in the central mall segment, next to the Delta club there is an elevator to the second floor. Then there is a sitting area with outlets above the riff Raff and almost nobody other than employees knows about it. I'll post a trip report in a couple weeks.
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i fly airplanes posted:It's a non-Admirals Club oneworld lounge, so it goes by the complicated oneworld access rules. I think AA opened it to the masses when there was construction at an Admirals Club. Not sure what current status is.
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Feb 16, 2017 07:29
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SLC at least has a pool table in the Gordon Biersch and is 15m from downtown.
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LGA is the worst Delta hub BY FAR.
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FunOne posted:Secret to MSP now that I never go: in the central mall segment, next to the Delta club there is an elevator to the second floor. Then there is a sitting area with outlets above the riff Raff and almost nobody other than employees knows about it. Yeah I found this by accident once and it's great. If you want some quiet time seek this out
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Feb 16, 2017 14:51
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Does American allow you to credit tickets purchased for family members on the same flight to your AAdvantage account?
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:LGA is the worst Delta hub BY FAR. It's not even close. The sky club is nice, but that's about it.
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LaGuardia is like a third world country, I love the dozens of buckets out to catch water every time it rains. Just like China.
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FunOne posted:Secret to MSP now that I never go: in the central mall segment, next to the Delta club there is an elevator to the second floor. Then there is a sitting area with outlets above the riff Raff and almost nobody other than employees knows about it. There's stairs to, you don't have to take the elevator. You can also access it from the stairs across from French Meadow on the other side of the mall. Though if you come from that side you feel kind of weird walking by a bunch of TSA offices. I'm a big fan of that area, I've never seen more than 3 people there at once and most of the time I've gone up I've had it totally to myself. Though one time it was me and a mouse.
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psydude posted:Does American allow you to credit tickets purchased for family members on the same flight to your AAdvantage account? No?
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