Last month, I (finally) crossed one million lifetime miles in United’s MileagePlus program. It’s been a long time coming, quite honestly, as I’m certain that I crossed the actual flown amount on United metal years ago. As did most members, I received a nice bump in lifetime miles when Continental OnePass merged with United MileagePlus,…
United Airlines Debuts New Seat Design for Domestic, Express Aircraft
United today officially introduced its new signature seat design that will be seen on domestically configured mainline and regional aircraft. A United Express CRJ-700 is the first to sport the new look, which features leather seat covers, double-stitch patterns and a United-branded tag. United will deploy the new seats on more than 500 aircraft that…
I Won a United ’30 Days of Friendly’ Giveaway… Can You Use It?
In case you haven’t heard, United Airlines is running a daily Twitter promotion highlighting its new “Flyer Friendly†ad campaign that resurrects the “Fly the Friendly Skies†slogan. I posted about it last week when it was introduced, and it’s basically 30 days of random giveaways mostly focused on prizes redeemable in hub cities (at…
JetBlue Intros ‘Mint’ Premium Service With Amazing Fares
JetBlue revealed its new transcontinental premium A321 cabin last month at the Global Business Travel Association conference in San Diego. But it didn’t have a name until today. Mint premium service seats officially went on sale today for flights beginning June 15 between New York JFK and Los Angeles. JetBlue’s schedule is only loaded through…
Amenity Kit Review: Copa Airlines Business Class
Star Alliance member Copa Airlines provides a courtesy kit for business class passengers on flights exceeding 5.5 hours in length, and I bring you my critique in this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. For a better description of each category and the 7-point scale for scoring, please review my introductory post. A special thanks goes…
Sunday Reading: My Fireside Chat With Rene at Delta Points
Rene over at Delta Points hosts a fireside chat with a different BoardingArea blogger every Sunday, and I was happy to “sit down” with him in this week’s installment. It’s a great way to introduce other BoardingArea blogs that you may not be reading, while at the same time getting to know the person behind…
Did You Win a Free Gogo In-Flight Wi-Fi Pass?
Thanks to everyone who entered to win a free Gogo inflight Wi-Fi session. The trusty random number generator selected commenter #35 as the winner. Congrats to Jamie M! I’ll email you momentarily for confirmation. – Follow Darren Booth on Twitter, @FrequentlyFlyin, for more airline, hotel and travel industry news, reviews and opinions. Related: Enter to…
United Airlines Launches ’30 Days of Friendly’ With Giveaways
Earlier this week, United teased on Twitter about something “friendly†coming today. Many people were speculating it was going to be the rollout of United’s anticipated new website, or perhaps even a Boeing 787 Dreamliner painted in the classic Saul Bass colors. But it doesn’t appear either of those things are happening today, when at…
Enter to Win a Free In-Flight Gogo Wi-Fi Pass
Earlier today, I tweeted out an article from the United Hub about the nine-day process necessary to install satellite Wi-Fi on a single aircraft. It’s an interesting read and it reminded me that I won a Gogo in-flight Internet pass last month during the weekly #TravelSkills chat on Twitter hosted by @cjmcginnis and @johnnyjet. I’m…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 25, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: For the sixth straight year, Virgin America was named “Best Premium Class” airline here in the U.S. by business travelers in Conde Nast Traveler‘s annual poll. Sun Country, Hawaiian, Alaska and Allegiant (??!!) rounded out the top five. United’s new Cleveland-Austin nonstop flight began today.…