During tough times like these you can take one of two approaches -- you can come to work unhappy,…Southwest Airlines vouchers can now be converted into Rapid Rewards points. There were no pisco sours or champagne on offer this time. I decided to go with the ham sandwich.For a drink, we were served some excellent Chilean red wine. It looked like I was watching a small TV at home, not a luxury business class on a Dreamliner. I was very impressed with how out of their way they went for us.We then soon arrived at Auckland, ready to tackle the country of New Zealand.If I had to conclude my experience, I’d say this is a must-do flight for those wanting to get to Auckland. You mentioned in one of your other posts that cheap business class fares are available if you book via the LATAM Chile site. They charge the same high price, and give you nothing. It must weigh around 50 kg because I had the hardest time pulling it out of the seat rest. Any travel within South America inevitably involves some travel on LATAM Airlines, as it is the largest airline in South America and part of the Oneworld Alliance. Business class passengers also get a priority ticket for immigration and security.
I got locked into a situation where there were no good award tickets for two people from the US to South America, given that it was high season and we had very specific dates we needed to fly. @ Skaner — I used cash. LATAM Airlines Group, including affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador,…As I’ve said before, in general I don’t think there’s anything wrong with planning travel way in advance, given the deals that are available. I just flew this route. In the domestic lounge in SCL, I noticed a small sign saying that Chilean law prohibits serving alcohol in the morning (I think it said prior to 10am). Easter Island is The little land we did see on approach looked gorgeous.While Easter Island has a long runway, the airport otherwise is tiny, so we had to back taxi on the runway to get to the apron (though there’s no rush in doing so, given that The airport has a small apron that can accommodate at most two big planes, and we were the only one on the ground.The airport has no gates, so you deplane by stairs, which we did at around 12:35PM.While I usually don’t like deplaning by stairs, there’s something that I enjoy about it at “tropical” island airports.And the terminal was oh-so-cute. The wide-bodies are the most fuel-efficient in the fleet.
In addition to the visual sense of spaciousness, they make for one of the largest and least restricting beds of any business class product.Lucky @Sam is correct on the 787-9 the armrest comes up to act as a small privacy partition for sorts that helps a lot when sleeping (next to a stranger)Sometimes I wonder about our expectations. While the seats on the two planes are quite similar, there are some subtle differences, including the cabin finishes. It was a bit of a walk with several travelators broken down.Boarding was quick but the plane seemed to be sitting at the gate for around 25 minutes before departure (not the airline’s fault, Sydney is notorious for delayed flights). If I recall correctly, both seats have a small but useful partition under the armrest that pops up if desired. The fare was $1150 for a total of 14 hours of flying in business class on two separate flights one way ( or 28 hours on 4 separate flights round trip) ending up in one of the most remote islands on the planet (in a FULL SIZED PLANE). SANspotter 18,587 views.
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You also do not have to fill out those pesky departure cards if you have a ePassport which is helpful.For whatever reason, Qantas has decided that every credit card in Australia gets access to the lounge and that Silver Qantas Club (loyalty program) gets you access even if you are flying economy. The coffee, however, was excellent (or should I say eggcellent) and I enjoyed two cappuccinos before my flight.We boarded from gate 60, which was on the opposite side of the large international terminal (Sydney only has one international terminal) from the lounge. I would highly recommend considering them for this route and Journalist - Working in news media for over a decade with outlets including 9News and the Discovery Channel, Nick is an airline marketing specialist with a Masters level education. We have often observed them “minimize passenger contact” if that passenger cannot speak spanish.If this flight continued on to Papeete, and I’m assuming that to be the case based upon your report, I wonder if the meal was so skimpy because that flight is double catered from Santiago all the way through? QANTAS 787-9 premium economy is NICE!! The LATAM 787-9 still in LAN livery. Personally I prefer the red and grey finishes on the 787-9 to the orange finishes of the 787-8.LATAM’s 787-9 business class seats are standard forward facing fully flat seats. There were no menus, and the choice was between an omelet and a cheese and ham plate. Just a thought, from a flight attendant. Food & Beverage. The customer service has been jaw dropping insulting and filled with (I’ll be polite) untruths.The trips to IPC from SCL are local flights (within the country) the level of service is very different as well as the food. That's simply a method for the company to reorganize, and the plan was for the airline to continue operating. At that time, Lan Chile offered three class service using a 767-300ER. It has just been…Earlier I wrote about how LATAM is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US. I’m anxious, because we’re coming from Germany, visiting South America, and definitely don’t want to miss Easter Island wile also benefiting from the cheaper fare.