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American Airlines Business, San Jose, Costa Rica – Miami International, Boeing 737-800: Excellent

First segment of this return itinerary to Boston, with this international flight to Miami. https://flic.kr/p/2s6hEka Boarding I arrived at the gate around ten minutes before the scheduled boarding time. https://flic.kr/p/2s6hEkk Boarding began with passengers requiring special assistance, followed by Business Class passengers, including myself. https://flic.kr/p/2s6hEjP I...

American Airlines Business, Miami International – San Jose, Costa Rica, Boeing 737 MAX 8: A Purser Completely Out of His Depth!

After a long wait in Miami, it was finally time to board for Costa Rica. https://flic.kr/p/2s6hbEF Boarding I arrived at the gate less than five minutes before the scheduled start of boarding, and the process began on time with the boarding of...

American Airlines Regional Business, Monterrey – Miami International, Embraer 175: What a dreadful crew!

The first flight segment of this return itinerary to Boston was operated by a regional aircraft. Boarding I left the lounge around 5 minutes before boarding was due to begin. By the time I reached the gate, boarding had already started, and...

American Airlines Regional Business, Dallas Fort Worth – Monterrey, Embraer 175

After a reasonable connection in Dallas, it was time for the second segment of this itinerary to Mexico. Connection and lounge To reach Concourse B, from where my flight to Monterrey was departing, I had to take the airside shuttle and...

Qatar Airways Business QSuite, Doha Hamad – Boston Logan, Airbus A350-900: Excellent, but really long with a nine-month-old baby

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...

Qatar Airways Al Mourjan Business Lounge, The Garden: Crowded, and difficult to fully appreciate

Although we had access to the Al Safwa First Lounge as we were connecting from a First Class flight, we decided to visit the new Al Mourjan The Garden lounge, located in the new boarding concourse at Doha Hamad. https://flic.kr/p/2qCSGB3 https://flic.kr/p/2qCTA9h Location...

Qatar Airways Regional First QSuite, Dubai International – Doha Hamad, Boeing 777-300ER: Just as Excellent as on the Outbound

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....

Qatar Airways Regional First QSuite, Doha Hamad – Dubai International, Airbus A350-1000: Perfect Service

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...

Qatar Airways Business QSuite, Boston Logan – Doha Hamad, Airbus A350-900: True to Its Reputation for Excellence

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...