Tag: long haul
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Business, Washington Dulles – Copenhagen Kastrup, Airbus A350-900: Excellent seat, perfect service
After a quick connection at Washington Dulles, no lounge for me on that day and I was off to the boarding gate.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
Arrived at gate B40, from which the flight to Copenhagen departed,...
British Airways Club World, London Heathrow – Boston Logan, Airbus A380: Acceptable service but dated cabin
We left the British Airways Concorde Room about 45 minutes before our flight to Boston was due to depart.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
Our flight departed from gate C55. To get to this gate, we took the...
Saigon-Istanbul in business class on Turkish Airlines: a solid experience
As always, Turkish Airlines provided a smooth, high-quality service in business class on this flight from Saigon to Istanbul.
Well, it's (almost) the home stretch for me with this flight to Istanbul, from where I'll be heading back to Oslo,...
British Airways Club World, Boston Logan – London Heathrow, Boeing 777-200: Old-fashioned seating, minimal service
After a long hour in the lounge, boarding was announced for group 1 directly in the lounge.
As a reminder, here is the planned itinerary:
Boarding
We left the lounge and directed to the boarding lounge. Gate E10 is directly below the...
Istanbul-Saigon in business class on Turkish Airlines: good but marred by a long delay
A good flight on Turkish Airlines between Istanbul and Saigon, even if it's not the best I've had with them. On the other hand, the long delay at departure worsened the overall experience.
This flight was originally scheduled for 2.50am,...
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, London Heathrow – Boston Logan, Airbus A330-900NEO: What a difference compared to the previous flight!
While the boarding started after the theoretical time, I left the lounge 5 minutes after the theoretical time to go to my gate.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
After a long walk through the corridors of London Heathrow...
Virgin Atlantic Upper Class, Boston Logan – London Heathrow, Airbus A330-300: Lousy lounge, strange seat, lousy service
I had to go to London for a short business trip. In this context, I tried the Virgin Atlantic experience in Upper Class (the name of their Business class) after having already tried their product in Premium economy. Here...
Air France Business, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle – Boston Logan, Boeing 787-9: Excellent service but stressful flight
It is now the last step of this one-way trip that takes us to the United States... What an adventure!
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
We left the lounge well after the theoretical boarding time: we waited for...
Chicago-Stockholm on SAS in Business Class: the best possible experience on a transatlantic flight?
SAS' long-haul business class is proving to be one of the best experiences on the market, at least for transatlantic flights.
I'd been wanting to take a long-haul flight on SAS Scandinavian Airlines for a long time. Firstly because...