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124 LAX — In and out LAX, the rise of Turkish Airlines, frequent flyer free agents, airline consulting, LA celebrity handling, with Hakan aka LAFlyr

Our friend Hakan, aka LAFlyr, is opening 2023 with us — from going early at the airport as a kid to see the planes, to, err, going early to the airport as an adult to see the planes (but he works in aviation as an adult!). He's got tons of avgeek stories, and thoughts.

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  141 OKA - When building a flying itinerary to Japan and beyond is like bui…

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  140 AKL - Everything flight planning, future fares, premium leisure growth…

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  139 YEG - From ground crew to flight attendant, via two pandemic Olympics:…

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  138 AUH - Chic new Abu Dhabi, all business BeOnd, MAX flying challenge, hu…

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  137 SAI - The Great Tour of Cambodia and Vietnam, with a cup of water from…

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  136 DXB - Vegan First Class, lounge bouncers, jet stream rush, intermitten…

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  135 RAK - Epic tropical lounge, composite burn, full row downgrade, going …

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  134 HKG - All business class 321neo, biometrics AI airports, Qatar 2.0, bo…

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  133 ALA - Bundling the unbundling, Condor Brewdog, BER secret door, overhe…

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  132 BLQ - Finnair hippos, IST hugeness, fast track lounge, Super NES passp…

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  131 NRT - The Amazing Zipair Race from London to California to Tokyo to Os…

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  130 MSP - Cheap travel and the hamster wheel of miles and status in the po…

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  129 GVA - Attaché bromance, Air Force Ones, 777X windows, fly with film, C…

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  128 AUH - Etihad 2.0, Midfield mirage, Swiss cheeseboard, 40000ft silent f…

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  127 JFK T8 - Mint Studio wow, airfare inflation, BEY dual time, increased …

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  126 MAD - Mad dash at MADrid, skip the JAL banana, BA/LHR chagrin, Lufthan…