JetBlue adds Virgin Atlantic as interline partner
JetBlue continues to add international interline partners, expanding the number of destinations accessible on a single ticket. Today’s addition of Virgin Atlantic brings connectivity between...
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Breaking down the new United/Continental award chart
Yesterday it was announced that Continental and United Airlines are aligning their award charts for flight redemption. Initial reviews were mixed (Lucky didn’t think it...
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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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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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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 great CC offer from JetBlue and American Express
Ask any mileage junkie their favorite tip for getting large buckets of miles on the cheap and odds are you’ll start to hear stories about...
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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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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...