The flight from London to San Francisco crossed over from Canadian airspace
\nto United States airspace a few minutes ago, meaning that technically I’m
\nback in the USA. The 10:06 flight is about 80 minutes from landing.<\/p>\n
\nEverything has been uneventful. Service has been OK and I’m only somewhat
\ntired. I’m looking forward to being up and walking around more than
\nanything else.<\/p>\n
\nThis routing was picked to determine if Premium Economy on Virgin Atlantic
\nwas a reasonable substitute for Business Class on Delta. Answer: No. The
\nseating is not nearly as comfortable and the service is essentially
\nEconomy.<\/p>\n
\nThe next question was if it was worth it to have one very long leg and
\nthree shorter legs rather than one short leg and two longer legs with one
\nof the long legs in economy. Answer: No. The accomodations on this flight
\nare pretty tight making it difficult to get up and walk around. A break in
\nthe middle has good value. Also, it’s about a 50-50 chance of beiing
\nupgraded on Delta’s economy leg.<\/p>\n
\nOn the other hand, the accomodations in Upper Class on Virgin Atlantic are
\npretty nice. I’ll want to check out the pricing.<\/p>\n
\nMy next trip is in early October and Nina is coming with as we’ll do the
\nEuropean river cruise right after that. That trip is already booked on
\nDelta since we need to use some frequent flier miles to buy an upgrade for
\nNina.<\/p>\n
\nThe next trip after that will be after the beginning of next year. There is
\na very slim possibility of a trip to Manila in November, but more likely
\nafter the begining of next year.<\/p>\n
\nWe’ve just flown over Walla Walla, Washington. The next big ordeal will be
\nimmigration and customs in San Francisco. It is never straight forward and
\nalways takes a long time. I’ll get plenty of stand-up time there, for sure.<\/p>\n
\nMy day started at 7 am London time, about midnight Pocatello time. If
\neverything goes as planned, I’ll arrive home about 11:30 pm — meaning I
\nwill have been up for 24 hours on this return trip. Isn’t travelling
\nfun….<\/p>\n
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The flight from London to San Francisco crossed over from Canadian airspace to United States airspace a few minutes ago, meaning that technically I’m back in the USA. The 10:06 flight is about 80 minutes from landing. Everything has been uneventful. Service has been OK and I’m only somewhat tired. I’m looking forward to being … Continue reading Over the USA<\/span>