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PIT Airport not the Pits
Our 5th airport to build out for the tripchi airport mobile app is PIT Airport (Pittsburgh International Airport). It was kind of a spontaneous airport to decide to include, but we had the fortune of taking an extended layover through PIT Airport on the way back from IAD Airport (Washington-Dulles International Airport) in early Dec…
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2014 Flights In Review
It’s been a fun year of travel for me. This was one of my best years for international travel mainly due to the fact I spent much of the year in Cape Town, South Africa tagging along while my girlfriend was getting a graduate degree at the University of Cape Town. Many of the flights…
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The Hobbit and Air New Zealand Flight NZ2
Last month, several family members flew Air New Zealand Flight NZ2 from Los Angeles to London and back (NZ1). We’ve been waiting for the opportune time to review their flight, as well as to debut the Hobbit safety video on the tripchi blog. Now that it’s after Christmas, and many of our readers are finally thinking about…
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Holiday Flying Freebies
We all know flying during the holiday season can be an extremely stressful time of year. Long lines at the check in and security; plus packed terminal hallways, traveling becomes a grueling test of nerves and patience. Airlines and airports are well aware of this fact. As a way to spread some Christmas cheers and…
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tripchi airport app newsletter – fly to 2015
tripchi airport app – Dec 2014, Holiday and Year-End Edition With the year wrapping up, the tripchi airport app team have gifts in store for our fans and readers! Enter our airport improvement contest to win a “Keep Calm and Fly On” T-shirt. The 3 best ideas by the end of the year will win, just in time to put another…
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Airport New Year – Double Dose
You probably read my last blog on airport holiday celebrations – this blog is an extension of that, focusing on airport New Year’s Eve. Two airports that I didn’t cover in much detail were SYD and LAX. That’s because I was saving them to highlight a particularly outstanding private flight opportunity that covers not one but…
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Top 5 Airport Observation Decks
Airports and airlines today, especially in the realm of social media are reaching out to passengers at every turn to gather data, improve customer satisfaction and pitch new and existing products. At tripchi, we are passionate about the Airport2.0 experience and many airports are taking that experience more seriously. To us the airports are a destination…
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Airport holiday celebrations
Airports are joining the holidays cheer with their very own festive airport holiday celebrations. We’ve rolled up some of the best airport holiday celebrations reported by Skift and Financial Express for you to experience as part of your holiday journey. Who said you can’t start the party at the airport?
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The Airport Battle of Baltimore-Washington
It’s rare in this day and age of air travel to have three large airports centered around one metropolitan area. The Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area is home to around nine millions residents and can lay claim to having Dulles International Airport, Baltimore-Washington International and Ronald Reagan National Airport at its disposal. In terms of non-stop domestic and international routes,…
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United 1241 – DEN to LAX – Flight Review
United 1241 – DEN to LAX – Background Having just flown from DEN to LAX on Frontier a few weeks ago, I decided to take my next flight back home on United 1241 to write a comparison blog. I have to admit, even though I’m a peon on United (a lowly Silver status), it felt…