Flight Reports

The final leg of this itinerary to Boston was this last segment from Miami. Boarding I arrived at the gate 5 minutes before the scheduled boarding time, and boarding began slightly ahead of schedule with the usual pre-boarding call for passengers...

After half an hour in the lounge, I headed to the gate for boarding. Boarding I waited a few minutes before boarding began, right on time, with passengers requiring special assistance and ConciergeKey members invited first. https://flic.kr/p/2qLAgwY Group 1 passengers, including myself, were...

After a short fifteen-minute stop in the lounge, I head to the gate for my second and final flight of the day to Atlanta, departing from Concourse A. https://flic.kr/p/2qLzKs4 Boarding I arrive at the gate a few minutes before the scheduled boarding...

First flight of this itinerary to Atlanta, with this Domestic First segment on American Airlines. Boarding I left the lounge five minutes before the scheduled boarding time. I already knew boarding would be delayed, as the inbound aircraft was running late...

Final segment of this itinerary, with this flight from Doha Hamad to Boston Logan, scheduled at close to 14 hours block time. Boarding Boarding is completely chaotic, even downright messy, as the queues are barely respected for the pre-boarding security check...

The first segment of this return journey to Boston takes us to Doha Hamad on board a Boeing 777-300ER, once again equipped with a QSuite cabin. A pity in terms of variety, but certainly a welcome trade-off for comfort....

Final segment of this itinerary to Dubai, this time on a regional flight, though still operated by a wide-body aircraft. Boarding We arrived at the gate just as boarding for our flight was wrapping up. https://flic.kr/p/2qCSkhA https://flic.kr/p/2qCKCLj We boarded immediately and, once on the...

This was the first segment of this long journey to Dubai, beginning with a flight to Doha on Qatar Airways, often cited as the world’s best airline, alongside Singapore Airlines. Boarding We reached the gate after boarding had already begun and...

For the final leg of this itinerary back to Boston, I boarded one of United’s classic Boeing 737-900s. https://flic.kr/p/2qCRh6S Boarding and welcome After a visit to the lounge by gate C74, which was packed, I headed to the departure gate. https://flic.kr/p/2qCRh9T https://flic.kr/p/2qCRh8L https://flic.kr/p/2qCRh9n https://flic.kr/p/2qCQ4zt It was completely...

After an enjoyable and productive wait in the lounge, I headed to the gate for my flight to Newark. Boarding When I arrived at the gate a few minutes before the scheduled boarding time, I ended up waiting for nearly 15...