I am really curious about Alternate Essential Air Service (AEAS) flights within the USA. They typically connect “less developed” areas (in regards of air traffic and infrastructure) to one or two major airports, so that you can easily connect on…
Thumb Up or Down? A Personal View on my Loyalty Program Portfolio
A major part of optimizing your travel portfolio is to determine the loyalty program which suits best to you. Thereby, I do not only look into the benefits (like quick status increase or good awards), but also into a mid-term…
American Airlines / British Airways Soho Lounge New York JFK Terminal 8
My March 2023 flights to some Pittsburgh Penguins matches had a nice highlight from an aviation point as well. For the very first time, I flew via the refurbished New York JFK Airport Terminal 8, in which British Airways and…
Oasis Lounge Royal Air Maroc Marrakech (RAK)
A short stay at Marrakech Airport (RAK) in January 2023 gave me a couple of debuts: first of all, it was the first-ever flight from this airport. Secondly, it was my first stay at a Royal Air Maroc lounge. As…
Iberia Regional / Air Nostrum ATR 72 Business Class
In the pre-Covid-times, I had quite a lot of good experiences with Air Nostrum, the main regional carrier of Iberia. As I recently did not have too many flights in Spain, I was really looking forward to be back with…
Aegean Lounge Larnaca Airport (LCA)
Before our Lufthansa Business Class flight back from Larnaca Airport (LCA) to Frankfurt (FRA), my wife and I had the opportunity to explore lounges at the key Cypriot Airport. We had the choice between the Aspire and the Aegean Lounge,…
Singapore Airlines A380 Premium Economy
Even though one of my early Flyctory.com posts was about my B777 Singapore Airlines First Class experience, it took me until late October 2022 until I finally explored their Premium Economy class. The upgraded economy experience is a cabin class…
How I would love European Flight Compensation Regulation to Change
I recently told you about my very different pandemic and post-pandemic (re)booking experience with different airlines. The level of service given to the customer is very different, as you see there. Some airlines (definitely not only the ones I mentioned…