Articles in In Flight
Austrian Airlines 452, London-LHR to Vienna
Arriving at London Heathrow’s Terminal 2, I found myself on the business class line with only one passenger ahead of me. After waiting all of two minutes, I was quickly checked in by the agent, who offered to switch me to a window seat and block the aisle seat so I would have an entire row to myself. He also invited me to wait in the Senator Lounge near my …
Austrian Airlines Flights 87 and 88, New York-JFK Vienna and Return
A coffeehouse at 35,000 feet
Terminal 1 is the busy home to 16 airlines. I found Austrian’s check-in area quite easily and checked in without any waiting. The agent invited me to visit Alitalia’s lounge, where I watched a Euro 2008 match with a glass of wine and a salad.
BOARDING
Austrian allowed early boarding for business class passengers and within minutes I was comfortably ensconced in my business class seat. The crew …
Lufthansa 411, New York JFK – Munich
There were only two people in line for Business Class when I arrived at the Lufthansa counter at JFK’s Terminal 1 so my wait time was less than five minutes. I was greeted warmly by the agent and, when she found out that I was not a member of the Miles and More mileage program, she immediately enrolled me. She also issued my boarding pass and itinerary and directed me …
American Airlines New York-JFK to Seattle
I was unable to print my boarding pass from my home computer because the printer had run out of ink, so I had to check in at American’s new Terminal 8. There was only one passenger ahead of me in the first class line so I waited all of two minutes. The agent greeted me by name, directed me to the Admiral’s Club, and wished me a pleasant flight.
BOARDING
Our departure …
American Airlines New York-JFK to Paris-CDG
Check-in at JFK Terminal 8 was a breeze since American Airlines now allows international travelers to use self-service kiosks. The machine scans your passport and issues a boarding pass after a roving agent verifies your credentials.. This was probably my last Terminal 8 departure as that terminal will soon close. And I will certainly be sad to see it go in some respects, Terminal 8, built in the early 1960s, …
