Joe and Mike talk this week about their recent trips plus aspirational flights they have taken or wish to take in the near future including:
- Alaska Pancake Run CLE-PIT-SEA-CLE. In Jan 2024 (Editors note: sadly this flight was cancelled due to the Boeing 737-9 door plug fiasco.
- Upper deck of 747. Lufthansa & BA
- Aspirational
- Longest- Singapore JFK-SIN (Taking #9 SYD-IAH in the spring)
- Shortest- Loganair Island Hopper Orkney Islands of Scotland. Westray-Papa Westray (1.7 miles)
- United Island Hopper (former Continental Microneasia) 7 Stops HNL to GUM
- Alaska Milk Run- SEA to ANC with several options for stops in between.
Former (defunct)
- BA001 Concorde, stopped flying 2003
- Other BA001 A318 (stopped in July 2020)
- Kai Tak (Hong Kong) Closed in 1998
Links to topics discussed
- Year-end Strategies for Top Hotel Elite Status
- Best Miles and Points for flights to Hawaii
- Air Canada Aeroplan Sues seats.aero
- Hyatt Sweet Spots
- Mike's trip for Beer, BBQ, Buc-EEs
- Driverless Car in Austin
- How Joe saved 47K miles United miles
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