Quick earning rate comparison for new Star Alliance partners
With Copa and Avianca/Taca now in Star Alliance the other partner carriers are busy updating their earning charts. Well, some are more busy than others....
United
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Looking back at last night’s chat with AAdvantage President Suzanne Rubin
An online chat was hosted last night on milepoint.com with members of the community and the President of American Airlines‘ AAdvantage program, Suzanne Rubin. Maybe...
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Taking advantage of my favorite elite benefit
Some benefits of an airline elite program are used more often than others. Some are more valuable than others. And some are ripe for seemingly...
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First class and checked bags? Get ready to pay in some cases.
Blah, blah, blah bag fees, blah, blah incremental revenue. Quite frankly, most of these reports reads the same over and over again. It is happening...
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In Flight: On the inaugural United HNL-IAD flight
With three different inaugural flights over a seven day span inevitably one of them was going to be a let-down from the celebration perspective. For...
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Preparing for United’s inaugural Hawaii – Dulles flight
After a whirlwind week the time had finally come to head home from Hawaii. And what better way to do so than on my third...
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Aloha NYC: On board the inaugural flight JFK-HNL
My celebration of the new JFK-HNL service on Hawaiian Airlines wasn’t limited to just hanging out at the pre-flight festivities at T5. I also booked...
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New MileagePlus earning rates for Taca flights
United Airlines has, once again, updated the earning rates for a partner airline. This time it is Central American carrier Taca which is seeing new...
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United Economy Plus coming to legacy Continental 772 fleet in August
Looks like some seat maps are being updated for United Airlines this weekend, including a number of 772s from the legacy Continental fleet. And, starting...
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United Airlines and Qatar Airways terminate partnership
United Airlines and Qatar Airways have announced the termination of their marketing and frequent flyer partnerships. The move affects codeshare flights between both carriers as...