United does Investor Day and manages to not really say much
‘Tis the season for airline investor day conferences. These are events where the airlines present to representatives from investment banks and more or less beg...
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Check your PQDs today on United.com
United introduced the concept of Premier Qualifying Dollars (PQDs) to their elite status earning rules earlier this year for the 2014 program year. Alas, they...
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But that’s not my frequent flyer number!?!
Hmm…why can’t I do online check-in for my upcoming flight by putting in my MileagePlus number like I do every other time? “Surely there is...
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Gate-to-gate wifi: Coming soon, but someone has to pay for it
Now that personal electronic device use is permitted gate-to-gate on the bulk of flights in the USA (and most of the rest should be on...
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Who said what about last week’s United changes??
I’ve already written my thoughts about the changes to United’s award charts and upgrade policies last week. So did a lot of other bloggers. Thanks...
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New MileagePlus award chart released: OUCH!
The good news, I suppose, is that the holy grail of the 25,000 point domestic round trip ticket hasn’t been violated. At least not completely....
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Tarmac delays cost United Airlines $1.1mm
It turns out that the Department of Transportation (DoT) really isn’t joking when it comes to penalizing airlines when passengers are stuck out on the...
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United’s double miles promo – with a catch
Want double miles on United Airlines for the next month? You might be in luck. There’s a promo which launched today offering double award miles...
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A year of double SkyMiles for Seattle
Delta is going big at Seattle, making it in to a major gateway for traffic to Asia. Of course, they need to feed traffic in...
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United’s newest partner: Germanwings
Call it a small victory for United Airlines customers. As Lufthansa continues to shift much of their domestic and intra-Europe flying to their Germanwings operations...