Almost two years after I completed it, my mind frequently wanders back to my time on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.
05.10.2023 - 17:59 / thepointsguy.com / Heathrow Airport / Changi Airport
If you know me, you know how much I love planes, and as an AvGeek to the core, it gives me joy to share my love of everything aviation.
Through a desire to unveil some of the most fascinating aspects of aviation, I started to draw on contacts from all over the industry, honing in on some famous topics as well as some lesser-known ones. We landed on six exciting different stories, gathered a team and set off across the globe to pull back the curtains.
These six episodes will premiere on The Points Guy Departures YouTube channel. If you're flying from an American airport, you might even be lucky enough to catch the episodes on the many screens at the gates via the Reach TV network.
Our six episodes include stories from Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Barra Airport, Airbus, Icelandair and Wisk. They begin rolling out today, and you'll catch the rest of the episodes releasing between now and January.
Subscribe to the channel now to ensure you don't miss out.
Here's a little teaser of what's in store:
TPG awarded Singapore Suites "Best International First Class" at the 2022 TPG Awards. I went behind the scenes to understand how Singapore Airlines creates this world-class experience.
You get to see it all, from the $37 million investment in lounges at Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) to the rigorous service staff training. You'll also learn about the preparation that goes into each element of the onboard service inside the revolutionary suites.
I'll take you on a journey to understand how BA's famous Afternoon Tea in the sky is created. It starts in the bakeries of the DO&CO catering facility at London's Heathrow Airport (LHR) before entering the new first-class training program at BA's Global Learning Academy.
There, I got to learn the intricate details of the onboard service, and I was examined by BA's trainers while serving afternoon tea to my ex-BA cabin crew sister.
Airbus manufactures the different parts of its planes in locations all across Europe. But how does it bring everything together in one plane to build a whole aircraft? Enter the Beluga.
In this episode, I'll take you behind the scenes at the colossal Airbus facility in Broughton, North Wales, where Airbus makes almost all of its wings for the hundreds of planes it produces each year. The giant Beluga jets fly multiple times a day, swallowing wings in their cargo hold before flying off to destinations like Hamburg, Germany, and Toulouse, France.
Join me on my quest to understand how this Scottish airport operates when the runway disappears twice a day due to the high tide. Loganair operates multiple flights daily from Glasgow, Scotland, to the Scottish island of Barra, with only a public beach to land on.
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Almost two years after I completed it, my mind frequently wanders back to my time on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.
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