United Airlines CEO Charters Private Jet On the Same Day His Airline Canceled 700+ Flights United Airlines had a really rough week in terms of customer service and public relations, thanks to their disastrous week of operations. Unfortunately, United CEO Scott Kirby only made things… Johnny Jet , July 1, 2023
Trip Report: Newark to Los Angeles in Premium Plus on United Airlines 777-200 If you’ve been following along with my trip to the east coast, here’s the last leg of our journey. Just to give you a quick recap, we flew three routes… Johnny Jet , April 22, 2023
Disturbing Video: Man Threatens Passengers, Attempts to Stab Flight Attendant Three Times in the Neck and Tries to Open Emergency Exit Door Aboard LAX to Boston Flight Seriously, what is going on with all of these outrageous airport and in-flight outbursts? You can somewhat understand people acting all crazy during the height of the pandemic but once… Johnny Jet , March 7, 2023
Do United Miles Expire? Learn More About United’s Policy Are you wondering if United miles expire? The short answer is no. But if your account has been inactive, you may still have lost miles in early 2019. Josh Patoka , February 27, 2023
Thousands of Flights Delayed or Canceled Due to FAA Server Outage I woke up at 5am HST, which is 10am EST and my phone was blowing up about the FAA server outage. There was a ground stop for nearly two hours… Johnny Jet , January 11, 2023
The Major U.S. Airlines Are Still Price Gouging – Even After They Promised Pete Buttigieg They Wouldn’t I just finished writing an article with a travel hack for getting your money back for a plane ticket you aren’t going to use. Read that story here: Travel Hack… Johnny Jet , December 28, 2022
Winter Weather Threatens Holiday Travel: Waivers Issued for Dozens of Midwest and East Coast Airports On Sunday, in my free travel newsletter (sign up here), I wrote, “The weather isn’t looking great for later this week. In fact, United Airlines just issued a Midwest winter… Johnny Jet , December 20, 2022
United Airlines Bets Big That Europe Will Be Popular with Americans in Summer 2023 as Carrier Adds New Service Yesterday, United Airlines teased their followers on Twitter that they were going to be making a big announcement today regarding new routes. See video below for their hints before reading… Johnny Jet , October 12, 2022
The Ultimate Mileage Run: My Journey to Lifetime United Premier 1K Status by Flying Over 3 Million Miles By Brian T. Coleman with Micah Engber There are many ways to get from point A to point B. Traveling by plane is the most efficient way for many business… Johnny Jet , October 3, 2022
All Major U.S. Airlines Have Now Made Masks Optional Earlier today, a federal judge in Florida ruled that the federal mask mandate on public transportation including planes, trains and buses is “unlawful.” News and misinformation are spreading faster than … Johnny Jet , April 18, 2022
If This Weekend’s Airline Meltdown in Florida Was Because of Weather, Then Why Didn’t United Cancel More Flights? By now, I’m sure you’ve seen all the headlines about multiple airlines canceling over 3,500 flights and delaying thousands more over the weekend. According to FlightAware, the biggest U.S. airline… Johnny Jet , April 5, 2022
Trip Report: Los Angeles to Honolulu in United Polaris Aloha! After three long years, we finally made it back to the 50th state. It was a special trip since this was supposed to be my now two-and-a-half-year-old’s first flight… Johnny Jet , March 12, 2022
A United Flight Attendant Used a Fake Name and Passport for 23 Years According to Business Insider and a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston, Ricardo Guedes “stole the identity of a dead American child… Johnny Jet , January 4, 2022
Florida Man Gets Kicked Off United Flight for Wearing a Thong as a Mask There’s a video on Twitter with the caption: “Florida man banned from United Airlines for wearing a thong as a mask ???.” According to FOX Business, the man was Adam… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2021
Why You Should Double (and Triple) Check Your Flights After Booking Them I’ve had multiple readers let me know that their airline changed their departure time, date and/or routing, and they were never notified of the change. One reader from Myrtle Beach… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2021