Taking a flight to nowhere: My limited experience with mileage running

I’ve already been told that I’m crazy for doing this by almost everyone I’ve spoken to, so I don’t expect many of you to understand, but I’ll build my defense and see if I can’t change some minds in the process.

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787 Dreamliner – Welcome Aboard!

787 Dreamliner – Welcome Aboard!

So I’m somewhat of an airplane geek (though K will probably disagree with the “somewhat” part), and this post will be detailing my first trip on a 787. I’ve been a fan of Boeing’s 787 “Dreamliner” for a while, and have been waiting for an opportunity to take a flight on one. This post may wander a bit, given that I’m pretty excited to take this flight, so I apologize for my ramblings in advance.

Japan Airlines has been flying a 787 into Boston from Tokyo for over two years, but I was unable to take one when flying back from Japan in 2012. I hoped that I would catch one on my next trip to Tokyo, since I’ve been wanting to go back from the second I took off from Narita to go home. However, my work travels are taking me to Singapore, and the best routing includes not just one, but two(!) trips on the 787!

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