This morning Alaska Airlines closed the acquisition of Virgin America. Starting today, Alaska Airlines will have:
So what does this mean for those flying on Alaska and Virgin America?
I didn’t have JetBlue account before because their route network didn’t fit my travel. Last week JetBlue announced a partnership with Amazon that made me reconsider signing up for an account. You can now earn 3 TrueBlue points for every dollar spent on Amazon. In order to earn TrueBlue points, you have to use your unique link on this JetBlue page.
Here the thing no one tells you about mosquitos in Ghana or any place tropical for that matter. No matter how much repellant you use, you will still get bit. I used repellants with 40% DEET, ones with all natural ingredients and one from Mexico I’m pretty sure isn’t legal in the states. The result was the same, I got mosquito bites.
It looks like Alaska is launching a BWI-SAN route. The route is showing up on Alaska’s route map as well.
Alaska also will be updating one its Seattle to Boise flights to a 737. They usually fly a Q400 or E175 on this route.
American was granted approval to fly LAX to Beijing.
Allegiant aircraft break down in mid-air 4x as often as other airlines. This doesn’t seems like a huge surprise given all the incidents in the past couple of years.
I have to get into the habit of actually posting things that write.
My journey started off with a 13 hour trip to Addis Ababa which is a hub for Ethiopian Airlines. When I boarded the plane I was greeted by the purser who offered me the choice of champagne, water, or orange juice and a selection of magazines. I chose the champagne and a Time magazine. At my seat was a pillow, blanket and amenity kit. I was seated at 4J.
I’m currently at Dulles waiting to board my flight to Addis Ababa. The checkin in process for the Ethiopian airlines was surprisingly quick and easy. I thought there might be a problem since I couldn’t checkin online. The reason I couldn’t checkin online was 2 fold. My visa for Ghana had to be confirmed and probably the biggest surprise of the day, there was an equipment change. I would be flying on 787 Dreamliner.
Check your email. Bank of America is offering $50 flight discount after you spend $1,000 or more in purchases on your Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card from now until December 31, 2016. This isn’t a cashback offer but a discount code that will appear in your Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan.
Airline: Alaska
Seat: 6D
Airplane: Boeing 737
My flight to Germany is departing from SFO so I had to take a positioning fly. I took advantage of one of the many sales $69 sales Alaska has on flights to San Francisco (I’m hoping this becomes the norm once Alaska closes the Virgin American deal).
I decided to take the 1:10pm flight since the flight wouldn’t be filled with many business travelers and I would have a good chance at a upgrade. Boy was I wrong…
I’m going to be traveling for 10 days, visiting 8 cities, and 7 different airports. I’ll be in Germany for Oktoberfest and also visiting Ecuador. How did this crazy trip come about?
Well I was supposed to go to Europe in August for 10 days. I booked first class travel using Alaska Airline miles. In June a great deal to fly to Frankfurt from the west coast for under $500 was too good to pass up. So I cancelled my original trip and booked this one. I was scheduled to come back to the States on 9/20 and fly back to Seattle on 9/21.
In October I’ll be traveling to Ghana to do some volunteer work. Since I have a ton of miles in a variety of accounts I have many options. My only requirement is that there be lie flat seating, so at minimum I’m looking at business class. I’m only looking at 1-way to Ghana as I will be flying back to the states on Emirates no matter what.
Out of all the options, I’ve narrowed down my choices to 4 different airlines. They are Delta, South African Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines and Emirates. Here is a comparison of the routes, the cost, the cost using mileage currency and any notes.
Which route do you think I should take?
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