United’s MileagePlus Program: Hidden Restrictions-Friendly
For several years now I’ve been touting the benefits of the United MileagePlus program. Not because of the customer service or the quality of United’s...
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Watching a mileage run explode and bailing out
Good morning from Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station where, after ~26 hours, I’m finally back where I’m supposed to be in this travel adventure. To say...
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Confirmed: United slimline seats for most of their short-haul fleet
Following on the report yesterday of a new seat coming to United Airlines’ 737 fleet the carrier has released an announcement indicating that they are...
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United to slim(line) their 737 fleet
Remember a few months back when United announced that their Airbus narrow-body aircraft were getting new seats? Seems that the same change is now on...
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TAM sets alliance switch date: 31 March 2014
We’ve all known that the move was coming and that there would be about 180 days of advance warning. Well, today is the 180-day mark....
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Have you ever bought two flights for the same trip?
It seems I’ve made quite the mistake, or at least that quite a mistake was made. I’m on my way to Tampa for FTU this...
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United’s booking troubles and systems shutdown. Again.
Thursday afternoon was not a good one for United Airlines. The company made a massive error in their fare load causing many, many city pairs...
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Can style beat substance? The NY Times takes on Virgin America
Virgin America certainly has its fair share of detractors and critics. I’m one of them rather often, actually. It turns out that mood lighting and...
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United cutting E+ seats from 70-seat regional jets
There isn’t much to recommend the Canadair Regional Jets as a passenger. One small bright spot on the United Airlines CRJ-700s was that there is...
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United getting $400mm in upgrades at LAX for pennies on the dollar
News out of Los Angeles has the United Airlines terminals at LAX ready to receive roughly $400mm in improvements as they attempt to keep pace...