FlightReview

I safely arrived in Manila, but the experience with Turkish Airlines was pretty disappointing. For an 11-hour flight, the food was surprisingly bad. They handed out a menu, but the meal we actually received didn’t match what was listed. No one even asked what we wanted, they...

Just did a quick trip to Paris and ended up trying both cabins on the same route. Flew Premium Plus from San Francisco to CDG, then Polaris on the way back, so it was easy to compare the two. What stood out is that the soft product is actually pretty similar. Food, service, and...

BA Club gets dragged a lot, so it’s always funny when something actually looks good. This LHR to EWR starter genuinely looks solid, not the sad tray people usually complain about. Feels like BA is wildly inconsistent. One flight you get something like this and think “hey, not...

Flew Spirit for the first time yesterday from MIA to ORD after a cruise and everything went way smoother than I expected. On time departure, landed about 20 minutes early, only waited a few minutes for a gate. I checked two bags for free thanks to the credit card and was able to...

Flew HKG to CTS in business class and finally got to try the new Aria suites. Overall impression is positive, but there are definitely some trade offs. Pros first. The media screen is much bigger and a huge improvement. Touch responsiveness is way better too. The hidden sliding...

LIH - OAK. 5 hour 17min flight and 2 whole rows in the extra leg room seats. So many people just walked past and headed to the back

I was on the DOH-DAC leg of my trip when I got to the boarding desk and received the surprise of my life - a free upgrade to business class! How lucky was I and what are the chances of it happening again? Asking for a friend…

Got upgraded on FRA to EWR using the bid system, minimum was 600€, I tossed in 700€ and it cleared. My whole roundtrip (CDG–FRA–EWR–CDG) was only about 400€, so getting that upper-deck biz seat felt unreal. We were two and managed to sit together upstairs. Loved the whole vibe...

Was in Milan for work and really wanted to get on the A380 while heading back. I booked JFK to MXP in Premium and figured that was where I’d stay upgrades were crazy expensive earlier. Dropped my bag at check-in, asked just in case, and they offered it for 24k Skywards miles....

Snagged a SEA to HNL roundtrip in the Leihoku Suites for 600 bucks thanks to this sub. Honestly, for that price the seat alone made the trip. Lounge access was a nice bonus too, even if the HNL setup is still kinda rough. Food was fine, crew was mostly great, and the...

Was cool being on the first UA152 flight from HKG to SGN. Flight itself was great, just got in later than planned about 1 hour 40 minutes behind schedule thanks to connecting passengers and some bag offloads. If you’re flying into SGN, heads up: immigration can take ages. I...

Just flew Mint from SFO to FLL and it totally exceeded expectations. Seat 5A was super comfortable with tons of space, and the privacy door made it feel like a mini suite. The food was the real standout flavorful, fresh, and beautifully presented. Service was warm and genuine...

Finally tried Polaris on MEL-LAX after years flying Delta One. The seat and PJs were solid, crew was amazing, and the cooling pillow was a nice touch. But the food… rough. Beef was inedible, wine list didn’t match the menu, and no mid-flight service at all. Breakfast was even...

Took the $200 upgrade from E+ to First/Polaris and was pretty happy with it. Breakfast was cream cheese & chive eggs, potatoes, and chicken sausage surprisingly good! Even came with a little chili powder shaker. Fresh fruit was great too… skipped the apple pie dessert though

Hello from SEA sky club, I'm on leg 1 of 4 of my journey to my accommodations in a far away place. Flying into SEA I always choose to sit on the left side for this view and today was the most killer one I've ever seen. The mountains! The jagged hills! The FOG, holy cow.

Spotted this on my flight: the screen said “Willis Tower” but showed the John Hancock and also claimed AA’s Chicago hub is at Midway. As a Chicago nerd, my eye twitched a little. Fun glitch, but c’mon AA, ORD is your hub and that’s Hancock in the pic. Please fix it lol.

Flown AA’s A321neo a bunch lately and keep running into the same problem: seat straps busted so the cushion sinks in. Always seems to be in Main Cabin Extra. Super uncomfortable after a while. I let the crew know when it happens but it’s wild how often I’ve seen it lately.