Cheap transcons, and maybe a free upgrade!
UPDATE: The fare is gone but the giveaway continues. And now there’s a GPU valid through the end of 2012 available, too. So if you...
Mileage Run
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Using Hipmunk to maximize mileage run bookings
The past couple days I’ve been trying to help a friend of mine book a relatively complicated itinerary from Seattle to Stockholm. At 12,663 miles...
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Did I really just downgrade myself on a long haul flight?!?
I’m sitting on a United Airlines 767-300 somewhere over the Pacific Ocean right now, wondering just which screws are loose in my head today. Yeah,...
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The new United: A trip from hell
I had quite high expectations as I boarded United Airlines flight 15 from Newark to Honolulu. This is, after all, a flagship route and as...
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Why spend is a good qualifier for airline status
The rumor mill is running strong these past 24 hours with Lucky pointing out a possible new scheme for elite status on United Airlines. Yes,...
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How I use ITA to plan a mileage run
Think for just a minute about the amount of complexity involved in pricing out any given flight itinerary. You’re dealing with thousands upon thousands of...
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A mileage run I probably should not repeat
What the hell was I thinking? Sure the allure of cheap PQMs and low fares got to me but I should have known that trying...
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Making a mileage run out of the Denver-Tokyo United route
It is not at all uncommon for new routes to have fare sales associated with them to build hype and attract new customers. So it...
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DLD 258: Some LaGuardia Love
No, really, some love for the old LaGuardia leads off this week's show. Plus some new plane types, strike compensation and a mistake connecting in...
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DLD 217: The Dumpling Run
Fly for the food, stay for the company, collect (or burn) some points along the way. Just a quick weekend trip to Hong Kong and...