No more Emirates partnership for the new United
Both halves of the new United, Continental and United Airlines, have had frequent flyer partnerships with Emirates for some time now. The level of the...
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Miles now fungible between Continental and United
Continental Airlines and United Airlines will not fully merge their loyalty programs until the end of the year but they are taking steps to ease...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 1)
Some folks love the challenge of earning frequent flyer points. To me, that’s just business. I do it and I accrue and I move on...
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A tale of two passengers
Or, perhaps more appropriately, a tale from two passengers. It is often interesting to read rants online because it is pretty clear that everyone sees...
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United commits to keeping EconomyPlus in the new fleet
One of the many outstanding questions related to the Continental/United Airlines merger was that of the EconomyPlus product. United has offered it for many years...
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Delta drops SkyMiles expiration policy, upgrades Gold status
Delta Air Lines announced on Tuesday that they have removed the point expiration policy from their SKyMiles frequent flyer program. The change apparently went into...
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Why must the flights be so short?
Yes, I am really so strange as to actually enjoy the time I spend in airplanes, so much so that I want to do more...
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Code-sharing coming to Central American competitors
When arch-rivals agree to start cooperating in the airline industry that’s a pretty good indication that strange things are afoot. The announcements by Copa Airlines...
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Continental further expands Buy-on-Board food service
Continental Airlines made a bit of news in October when they finally discontinued their offering of complimentary "meals at meal times" on most domestic flights....
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The value of incremental revenue to an airline
Sure, nobody likes to pay the various fees that airlines seem to come up with on a daily basis. Still, as much as folks complain...