Category: Flights
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American: CVG – DCA – VPS
Planes: CRJ900/CRJ900. Status: None. Seats: Main Cabin Extra ( entire Row 8). The seats were actually a lot more comfortable than we had thought they would be. It helped that we had all 4 seats in Row 8. Would definitely choose these seats again if on a CRJ900. Check-in: Priority check-in with CITI AA EXEC…
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American: ORD – CVG
Plane: Embraer 170. Status: None. Seat: First Class. 2A. $50 upgrade from Main Cabin. Worth it in my opinion. Perks: Priority check-in with First class ticket. Priority baggage with First class ticket. Security: The CLEAR station wasn’t close by to where I was checking in so I didn’t use it but I was able to…
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American: DFW – CVG
Plane: B737-800. Status: AAdvantage Gold. Seat: Main Cabin Extra. Seat is pretty nice and offers more legroom than the standard Main Cabin seat but not as much as an Exit Row seat. It was also noticeably more comfortable than Main Cabin and Exit Row seats. This would be comparable to Delta Comfort+. Check-in: The Priority…
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American: CVG – DFW
Plane: B737-800. Status: AAdvantage Gold. Seat: Exit Row – Main Cabin Extra. The seat offers an incredible amount of space/leg room but isn’t much more comfortable than a regular main cabin seat in terms of padding. The extra space is definitely noticeable. Check-in: Priority check-in with CITI AA EXEC credit card + AAdvantage Gold. Check…
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Delta: RSW – ATL – CVG
Planes: B737-800/B757/B737-900 Status: Medallion Member. Seats: Main Cabin/Main Cabin/Comfort+. Splurge for Comfort+ if you can. Definitely worth it. RSW: Midmorning flight and airport was not as busy as I thought it would be. Was able to check in pretty quickly and easily. Security: The one agent working TSA was not in the best of moods…
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Delta: CVG – RSW
Plane: Boeing 737-800. Status: Medallion Member. Oddly – I’ll benefit from the changes Delta made to status requirements and end up being Silver Medallion pretty easily starting next year. Check-in: I don’t have any status with Delta so it was regular check-in line for me. Wasn’t too bad. Line went pretty quickly and the agents…
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United: EWR – MCO
Plane: B757-200 Status: United Premier 1K Check-in: Premier 1K Security: CLEAR & TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to Polaris. Used Plus Points to jump ahead in the Upgrade queue. Figured it was worth it for the seat. CAUTION: This is United’s Polaris-lite aka Fauxlaris. It’s only Polaris in name. Still: It’s a lie-flat…
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United: EWR – RDU
Plane: B737-900. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to First Class – this was a surprise as the plane was filled with lots of consultants who I thought would trump me. Funny scene at boarding – gate agent messed up the boarding order which…
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United: EWR-DFW
Plane: B737-800. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Economy Plus. No upgrade to First – #7 on the wait list. Yes. There were that many top tiered fliers on a midweek flight to Dallas. Flight: Nice crew. Smooth flight. No complaints.
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American: CVG – DFW
Plane: B737-800. Status: AAdvantage Gold. Seat: Main Cabin Extra. No upgrade. Check-in: Priority check-in with CITI AA EXEC credit card + AAdvantage Gold. Security: CLEAR and TSA-Precheck. Terminal A: Club at CVG – stopped by to wait out my flight time and have breakfast. The lounge is on the smaller side but I’ve always managed…