Tag: United States
British Airways First Class, London Heathrow – New-York JFK, Boeing 777-300
After a few dozen minutes in the Concorde Room and an excellent breakfast, it was time to board the plane for New York.
As a reminder, here is the itinerary followed:
Boarding
As our flight will be boarding from the C gates,...
Long weekend in New York
As part of my wife's birthday and following her two previous confined birthdays, I decided to hit it big with a surprise weekend in New York.
Transportation
For the flights, I booked them very early, that is to say at a...
European Mess
It was almost beautiful. Europeans were in agreement on the health pass, with vaccination campaigns progressing at a good pace, and everything was in place to start the summer vacations with a little peace of mind.
But the European Union...
Review : The New York EDITION
After a short stay in Canada that gave us a taste of winter and mountain recreation, we decided to spend a few days in New York, and stayed at the New York EDITION, located near Union Square.
A look back...
Review : SAS Business – Chicago-Stockholm, Airbus A330-300
After a short passage to the lounge described previoulsy, I reach the boarding gate of my flight of the day to Stockholm, located right next to the lounge.
Boarding
The boarding is done with a strict respect of the priorities. In...
Review : EMC2 Chicago, Autograph Collection
After a very good, but too short stay at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago, this is now the main hotel of the stay, the EMC2. Having the highest Marriott ratings in the Windy City, I had high expectations at this hotel...
Review : The Ritz-Carlton Chicago
After a great flight from Paris and then Copenhagen on SAS, I stay one night only at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Chicago is a city I know well from living there for almost two years, but I have never stayed...
Review : SAS Business – Copenhagen – Chicago, Airbus A340-300
Finally the interesting part of this itinerary, not much reviewed on the blogs, SAS Business class. A very, very positive experience, as you will see.
Boarding
Following my passage to the Business SAS lounge, and at the scheduled boarding time, I...
Is Air Italy the Trojan horse of Qatar Airways on the US market?
The United States accuses Qatar Airways of having invested in Air Italy to circumvent the limitations imposed on it by the open skies agreement between the two countries.
Qatar Airways has owned 49% of Air Italy (formerly Meridiana and so...