Overall Airline Meals seem to have a fairly bad reputation . . . but is it deserved? The Good I think its amazing you can be eating a meal 20,000m in the air travelling at 1,000km/hour, several hours travel from a kitchen. I have never got food poisoning from an airline meal, or even heard … Continue reading Airline Food
Category: Flying
Where Is the Car?
Have you ever had trouble finding your car at the airport? One time when I was often travelling for work I went through Melbourne Airport on 9 consecutive days. I had no idea where my car was by the end. That is when I started using my camera phone to take a photo of the … Continue reading Where Is the Car?
Turn ‘Lay Overs’ into ‘Stay Overs’
When you are travelling long haul you will normally need to stop at least once. These 'lay overs' can be anything from an hour to 12+ hours. Instead of hanging around the airport for hours why not book into a hotel for a couple of days and see a different city, or country. Popular Stay … Continue reading Turn ‘Lay Overs’ into ‘Stay Overs’
Impressed by Gatwick Airport
I flew into Gatwick Airport on an Emirates A380 a couple of days ago and was impressed by the experience. From landing to being on a train to our final destination in 30 minutes. Much less than the hour that I typically estimate to get out of an airport after an international flight. We did … Continue reading Impressed by Gatwick Airport
Using Points for International Upgrades
I don't consider using frequent flyer points for domestic flight upgrades as I can put up with an economy seat for 4 hours. Long haul is a different matter and I have upgraded several times. When Do You Get Upgraded? Often your request will only be processed in the day or two prior prior to … Continue reading Using Points for International Upgrades
What Are Your Points Worth
I know a fair bit about One World Awards, through QANTAS Frequent Flyer points, so I will concentrate on those. But based on my experience from other airlines including Star Alliance and Sky Team however I have found most loyalty schemes are very similar. The points value depends on what you want to buy. N.B.Values … Continue reading What Are Your Points Worth
Collecting Points
There are a huge range of ways of collecting frequent flyer points. With flying a lot less now I am retired a very small proportion that I collect are actually earned flying. Qantas As Australians we find it more useful to concentrate on collecting Qantas points, as they more useful to us. Here are the … Continue reading Collecting Points
Are Window Seats Overrated?
Advantages Its great to be able to get views like the one in the photo. Some people like to lean against the side of the plane to sleep. (Although I have never found that much benefit) You won't have people asking you if they can get passed. Disadvantages On lots of trans ocean flights there … Continue reading Are Window Seats Overrated?