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Hello and welcome to Seat 1A!

When you travel, do you ever wonder how you can be that person who is always ahead of the pack, even when things go awry? Hosts Vinod Viswalingam (@VViswalingam) and Geoff Dahl (@geoffdahl) are proud to present The Seat 1A Podcast.

Seat 1A aims to provide savvy travellers with advanced industry based knowledge to enhance the air travel experience and take off from the crowd. By arming you with an understanding of the systems, processes, rules and structures that define modern air travel, Seat 1A strives to give you the upper hand by examining real experiences from abroad.

Whether traveling in ultra-economy or first-class, with or without frequent flyer status, knowing how the operation works will keep you moving in front of the masses, especially when things don’t go as planned. Seat 1A provides tips and tricks on how to make your travel experience as smooth and efficient as possible. Our goal is that you'll be in Seat 1A all the time!

We have over 5 million miles of flying and over 10 years working for numerous airlines, enjoying all classes and cabins, and exploring airports on every continent. We're enthusiastic #avgeeks, with a keen interest in modern aviation trends and aim to share our knowledge in The Seat 1A Podcast. To learn more about who we are, check out Experience 010!

The Seat 1A Podcast also relies on feedback from listeners, offering the chance to take real experiences and analyze them, breaking them down to understand what happened, where things went well or wrong and what can be learned from it. If you have a story, question or experience that you would like to share, please email us at stories(at)seat1a.org or find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

In the meantime please find us wherever you download your podcasts, and tell all your friends!

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-seat-1a-podcast/id1434247769

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/3wr5jBRXcvqJtBfRdW0SQj

Stitcher
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/seat-1a-the-podcast

TuneIn
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Travel/seat1as-podcast-p1151836/

Google Play
https://play.google.com/music/m/Ipucygtpz67qzqcbmaoewd6z3um?t=The_Seat_1A_Podcast

Google Podcasts
https://play.google.com/music/m/Ipucygtpz67qzqcbmaoewd6z3um?t=The_Seat_1A_Podcast

Overcast
https://overcast.fm/itunes1434247769/the-seat-1a-podcast

RSS Feed
https://seat1a.libsyn.com/rss

Nov 14, 2020

In this experience we are extremely fortunate to have an incredible guest and extend warm greetings to Paul Papadimitriou. Paul is a global keynote speaker, futurist and TV/Radio/Stage host based in London, UK. Avgeek podcast listeners will also know Paul from the Layovers podcast.

We review our personal states and look...


Experience 037. Show Notes. Sharing Love for the Crew. The Seat 1A Podcast.

Nov 4, 2020

Recorded 23 October 2020

Written by: Geoff Dahl & Vinod Viswalingam

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Nov 2, 2020

In this experience we recognize incredible crew and in-flight experiences we've had.

We start the news articles. Since the situation is still not too good these days, we get the bad news out of the way first.

News Items:
South China Morning Post article "Cathay axes record 5,300 Hong Kong jobs and closes regional...