The World According to Pat

Having returned to flying in August 2020 I was happy and grateful to be back on an airplane traveling again, but I missed the service prior to Covid-19. I found that the LAX - MIA route and LAX/SFO - JFK routes still catered hot meals and many of the amenities pre-Covid. I have made the drive several times to LAX to experience these routes (mostly LAX/MIA). For the full review please visit  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/american-airlines-b777-domestic-flagship-business-class-review

  I have flown several times since August 2020 on United, American, Delta, Alaska, and Aeromexico. I have felt safe flying on every trip I have taken. The airlines are very strict with enforcing wearing masks. It is actually easier traveling now as flights are almost always on time, the airports are not full, so wait times at security are much less than they were. However, domestic travel has started to rebound. The only downside is service (especially in First Class). For a full review please visit;  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/what-is-it-like-flying-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

                                              Probably not the best time to review an airline's Business Class during a pandemic and all the reductions in service it has caused, but the basics are still the same. My wife and I flew from Cancun to Mexico City and continued on to Tijuana on AeroMexico. We flew a B787 Dreamliner from CUN and a B737-800      For full and updated review please visit;  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/aeromexico-b737-800-b737-max-b787-domestic-business-class-clase-premier-review

My wife and I had the pleasure and good fortune (returned one week before shutdown) to visit French Polynesia in Feb/March 2020. We flew back on Air France mostly because it was a morning departure and allowed us to spend one more night in Tahiti. Also, it had been many years since I flew Air France's Business Class and wanted to try them again. Was very happy with that decision. For full review please visit;  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/air-france-b777-200-business-class-review-tahiti-ppt-to-lax

Alitalia's Medium Haul Business Class is similar to most other European Airlines Intra-Europe flights. Economy Class seats in a 3x3 configuration with the middle seat blocked. I hadn't flown on Alitalia in a while and when I did they did not have the best reputation. So I was looking forward to see what improvements they had made. For a full review please visit my main site;  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/alitalia-european-business-class-review

This is an update to my other reviews of American Airlines First Class. The A319 seats are basically the same as the B737 & A321 seats. Two versions, one planes American had delivered in the mid 2010's and the other the ones they inherited from their merger with USAir. For a full review please visit my main site;  https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/american-airlines-a319-first-class-review

My wife and I recently (Feb 2020) had the good fortune to visit Tahiti. We flew Air Tahiti Nui's Business Class on their new Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner from LAX to Papeete (flew back on Air France). Was pleasantly surprised. For full review please visit; https://www.patstravelreviews.com/post/air-tahiti-nui-b787-business-class-review-lax-to-papeete-tahiti