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Cincydawg

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #700 on: January 27, 2024, 10:13:43 AM »
Yeah, it sorta just happened.  I blame my wife.

I actually am looking forward to it all, but the air travel will be a bit much for me.  I'm hoping we might get upgraded a bit going to France on Delta, maybe.  The Japan trip is on American where I have zero status.

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« Reply #701 on: January 27, 2024, 10:15:51 AM »
I'm not sure a larger chair, more legroom, or free drinks would be enough to make me want to be stuck on a plane that long
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« Reply #702 on: January 27, 2024, 10:37:28 AM »
More leg room for me is a priority.  My worst flight was Toronto to Dubai, in coach, last year.

I find it "ironic"???? that we sailed through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea where all the mess is happening now.  We basically did that trip just in time, I'd do almost no part of it today.  
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« Reply #703 on: January 27, 2024, 11:20:37 AM »
you might have been lucky

timing is everything

I'm not betting on my timing in those regions
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #704 on: January 27, 2024, 01:01:22 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on January 27, 2024, 10:13:43 AM
Yeah, it sorta just happened.  I blame my wife.

I actually am looking forward to it all, but the air travel will be a bit much for me.  I'm hoping we might get upgraded a bit going to France on Delta, maybe.  The Japan trip is on American where I have zero status.


Our Korea trip was on American, on which I don't have status either. I was able to upgrade to the bulkhead out and Premium Economy back for not much money. At 6'5" I need as much legroom as I can get.

What was worse was dragging our suitcases across DFW on a sprained ankle.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #705 on: January 27, 2024, 01:08:58 PM »
Same. I've been stuck multiple times in coach international at 6'5" and it's rough. It's a necessary evil if you want to see the world... 
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #706 on: January 27, 2024, 03:30:52 PM »
I can see the world on the intranet
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #707 on: January 28, 2024, 07:34:52 AM »
It's useful to visit places virtually, I think, the reality of them is often different of course.  And we're going to see my step daughter and some friends as well.

I've been to Marseille once before, it was, um, "interesting"? in places.  Kind of dirty really overall, strong winds blow  trash around.  Parts are nice of course.  We're also staying four nights in Aix which should be interesting, I hope.
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« Reply #708 on: January 28, 2024, 07:56:33 AM »
I honestly can't remember the last time we flew coach. All we fly is American (Executive Platinum) and Allegiant (no status).

You can get into the front seats on Allegiant for $25. That's what we do, but it's not that often we use them as the times and days are limited (for now). They will grow.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #709 on: January 28, 2024, 08:10:41 AM »
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My wife wants to dine here, looks decent, to me.  

We're nearly always on Delta for obvious reasons, it used to have a hub in Cincy as well back in the day.  The Cincy airport has shrunk dramatically.

I keep reading about various expansion plans for ATL, the idea of a second airport was floated long ago and dropped.  They are enlarging the D Concourse now and speculate on a sixth runway, somewhere, I don't know where.

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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #710 on: January 28, 2024, 08:14:50 AM »
Omaha's airport is supposedly getting a $900 million expansion
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« Reply #711 on: January 28, 2024, 08:26:29 AM »
RSW is getting a nice expansion right now and will have a second runway in about 5 years.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #712 on: January 28, 2024, 08:33:31 AM »
Nearly every flight we've been on for two years was completely full.  We had a red eye that wasn't.

Folks obviously are making up for lost time.
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Re: Travels and Impressions
« Reply #713 on: January 28, 2024, 08:54:59 AM »
Same here. Get email offers to get bumped all the time due to full flights.
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