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Frequent Flyer Program Award Redemption Satisfaction: The Best and Worst for 2014
Most frequent flyers know from experience that not all airlines’programs are created equal. Although these programs may seem similar at first glance, some actually fly high above the others when it comes to award redemption.
If you are wondering which program will offer the most opportunities to redeem your miles, take some advice from some of our highly experienced, well-traveled readers. Frequent Business Traveler and FlyerTalk, the world’s largest online travel …
New Oneworld Lounge Opens at LAX
Qantas, British Airways, and Cathay Pacific Airways announced the opening of a new lounge for all oneworld member airlines at Los Angeles International Airport. The facility is located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal and managed principally by Qantas.
The lounge is open to first and business-class ticket-holders traveling on flights operated by any oneworld member airline, as well as passengers who hold Emerald or Sapphire status in any oneworld member …
Japan Airlines Expands Codeshare with Finnair, British Airways
Japan Airlines announced the addition of new flights to its codeshare agreement with both Finnair and British Airways. Beginning June 12, Japan Airlines will be able to place its code on Finnair-operated flights between Helsinki and Riga, Latvia, as well as on British Airways flights between London and Budapest.
Finnair’s flights between Helsinki and Riga operate five times a week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. From Helsinki, flights depart …
Inmarsat to Offer EU-Wide In-Flight Internet Services
Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company that provides mobile voice and data services, announced plans Thursday to build a combined satellite/air-to-ground network that will support high-speed in-flight Internet across the European Union.
The satellite is expected to be delivered for launch towards the end of 2016, so the new in-flight Internet services will begin to appear in 2017. British Airway is reportedly in talks to become the launch customer.
The airline said …
The 2014 Guide to In-Flight Slumber
If you had trouble sleeping on your last overnight flight, the chances are that you weren’t the only one. And if you were envious of all those people who appeared to be fast asleep during the flight, chances are that they didn’t sleep particularly well at that.
What we can do is take a look at methods and strategies that travelers can follow in order to increase the likelihood of their …
Air Lease Corporation Takes Delivery of First Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing announced that it delivered the first of 15 new 777-300ER planes to Air Lease Corporation, which ordered the aircraft in 2012 and 2013. Air Lease Corporation plans to lease this plane, as well as a second one scheduled to be delivered in July, to British Airways.
The twin-engine 777-300ER is a member of Boeing’s 777 family, which also includes the 777-200, the 777-200ER, the 777-300, the 777-200LR Worldliner, and the …
The 2014 Guide to Lie-Flat Seats in First and Business Class
With apologies to George Orwell, some lie-flat seats are more equal than others. Indeed, is one airline’s reverse herringbone lie-flat seat more comfortable than another’s backwards-facing lie-flat?
The move to fully lie-flat seats began in 1995 and 1996 when Air France and British Airways introduced seats that converted to fully-flat beds in their respective first-class cabins. The beds were truly horizontal and parallel to the deck, in stark contrast to the …