We exited from gate B47 which is on the east side of terminal B at the Denver Airport. Our connecting flight to Sacramento would be going out of gate B33 which was on the west side of the same terminal. With that in mind, I lead Paul over to the United Club West at the Denver Airport.
Continue reading “United Club Denver – West Location”
I first discovered Surf Air by an accidental Google search last summer. I was surprised when I started researching this small regional airline, as I had never heard about them before in the numerous blogs and aviation rags I enjoy reading.
Continue reading “Surf Air Hits Turbulence With Local Residence In San Carlos”
We had finished our meetings with HQ, and Paul was ready to go home. We arrived about 2 hours before our flights, and I had my eyes set on visiting the Atlanta F Concourse with outdoor Sky Deck at the Delta Sky Club. This club opened up 3 years ago, but during my travels I have never has a chance to visit it and I was looking forward to finally doing so.
Continue reading “Delta Sky Club Atlanta F International Concourse”
Earlier this summer I had a couple trips to San Diego. One for business, one personal. The business trip was for a meeting on Coronado island, and the hosting company put us up at the Hotel Del, which isn’t a bad place to have to stay for business. On the other trip I stayed with friends. For both trips I flew on Southwest Airlines Sacramento to San Diego. Say what you will about Southwest, but the airline really does the short haul well. Also, there are no less than 9 direct flights available per day from Sacramento to San Diego. No doubt about it, if you want to travel from Sacramento to San Diego it’s tough to beat Southwest Airlines.
Continue reading “Southwest and San Diego”
After a long delayed day and the memorable airport Porsche service by Delta, Paul and I finally made our way to the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort. Our room and stay was paid by HQ, and upon checking in our names and room assignment were quickly identified and completed.
Continue reading “Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort”
After reaching the gate in Atlanta, Paul jumped up and quickly exited the plane. I was in 2D and took my time gathering my items as I wanted to try and get a picture of the forward cabin with fewer people. After a couple moments I heard Paul in the jetway saying “Jimmy, Jimmy – get out here you got to see this.” Paul had sleep most of the flight and I thought he was mostly lucid, but I was wondering what on earth we wanted me to see and more importantly why? I gathered my things and Paul was standing at the outdoor access door with a Delta representative. The gentlemen from Delta looked at me and said “Are you James Gottfredson?”
Continue reading “Delta Ground Services Atlanta”
The summer has been slipping away, and now that it is September I have an update as to my search for another carrier to fly and complete status on. Per my previous post I have been looking for another airline and reward program instead of Delta’s SkyMiles program. I’ve been an elite with Delta for a long time, but I’m interested trying another airline that has a more lucrative frequent flyer program. I figured I had until next year to make this change as I planned on finishing with Delta as a diamond at the end of this year. While I’ve been doing some research on other frequent flyer programs, a number of promotions came out this summer, as well as some industry news that ended up affecting my flying for the next 18 months.
Continue reading “A Summer of Promotions”
At gate A3 Paul and I had a short wait before they started boarding. The gates at Terminal A are well laid out and typically don’t get too backed up for boarding. This is true even for Delta’s poor boarding process. Delta called for passengers that needed additional time, and then called for first class to board.
Continue reading “Delta Domestic First Class Sacramento to Atlanta”
I recently wrote a post about a regional California airline called Surf Air. The airline’s business model is a $1,950 monthly fee which gives a member unlimited flights within their California network (also Las Vegas). One of the interesting things about the company is the way they market themselves. As a long time California resident I had not heard of them until recently, and the airline has been around for three years (I discovered them by an accidental google search). Once you do “discover” their website you need to fill out an online web-form for site access, and then you are professionally contacted a few days later to discuss your interest in a membership.
Continue reading “Touring Surf Air In Sacramento”
Once a year the head office (HQ) summons our field office to a sales meeting. It’s usually in Seattle, but for some reason this year it was being held at a suburban resort outside of Atlanta. I work with another gentleman in the office named Paul and we would be attending the meeting together. Paul doesn’t like to travel. Not one bit. If he could get out of this meeting he would, but he can’t, and so we attend together. Paul lets me handle the flight arrangements. He knows I’ll find an easy comfortable way to travel and he’s good with that.
Continue reading “Sales Meeting with HQ”
by