Let’s say you’re a United Airlines Mileage Plus junkie, like I used to be and many travelers are. Most members of one particular airline’s frequent flier program are so single-minded, that they only price out tickets on that particular airline website. And that’s a HUGE mistake. Here’s why. Take for example my experience today, while [...]
A couple of day ago Travel and Leisure asked me (and other industry folks) if I would fly on Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner. I replied “I would get on one of the Dreamliner’s tomorrow if it was a short hop (1-3 hours). But with all of their ‘teething’ problems I wouldn’t feel comfortable flying over an [...]
United Airlines’ most frequent flyer, Tom Stuker, this month became the first United customer to fly 1 million miles on United and United Express in a calendar year, reaching the mark on Dec. 6 onboard United flight 949 between London and Chicago. This is the latest travel milestone for Stuker, who in July 2011 was [...]
Want to fly on Boeing’s new state of art 787 Dreamliner? Unless you want to fly to Japan or Ethiopia your best chance is to wait until November and book a ticket on one of the United flights listed below. United ordered 50 of these aircraft and expects to take delivery of the first five [...]
My weekend trip to south Florida was scratched thanks to Hurricane Isaac.
I’m not sure about you but I really despise U.S. carriers having call centers overseas. More often than not I find the agents not having any pull and not knowing all the ticket rules or airport codes. This was true yesterday when I called United Airlines‘ regular 800 number (1-800-241-6522) and kept saying “agent” and [...]
Since when did United stop offering p.s. (Premium Service) planes on their JFK – LAX route? I just booked a ticket on the 7am flight out of New York and was shocked to see that there’s no business class and a regular coach section. Normal p.s. planes are configured First, Business and Economy Plus. As [...]
Greetings from 35,000 feet in the air! I thought I would inform you of how I got this one-way transcontinental ticket for just $30 and 12,500 miles.
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