A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: The United Club “enhancements” I wrote about previously are here. As far as booze, United today launched an expanded premium beverage menu at U.S. club locations, which consists of a wider selection of beer, wine and spirits. This page on Flyertalk has some of…
Random Notes From My United Mileage Run on Saturday
This past Saturday I flew a “simple†mileage run on United from Reno to Washington Dulles, connecting in San Francisco in both directions. It was a long day with flight 1 of 4 departing at 5:30 a.m. and flight 4 of 4 arriving back in Reno at midnight. I had Regional Premier Upgrades to burn,…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 9, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: Delta’s Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) tracking tool is now live and appears on the “My SkyMiles” summary and account activity pages. The revenue requirement addition to achieve each elite tier goes into effect January 1. United Airlines announced new daily nonstop service from Chicago…
Amenity Kit Giveaway: Delta Air Lines BusinessElite Tumi Case
Last week I reviewed the latest Delta Air Lines BusinessElite amenity kit featuring a Tumi case. I encourage you to check out my critique, as this one scored highest of the three Delta kits I’ve reviewed to date here on Frequently Flying. It’s vastly improved from the red cylindrical offering first appearing in 2011(ish), and…
United Modifying CRJ-700 Cabins by Reducing Economy Plus Section
I’m in transit at the moment and only have a couple of minutes to quickly re-post what UA Insider announced today on the forums. United will reconfigure all CRJ-700s by reducing the allocation of Economy Plus seats, a move which will increase overall capacity in the rear cabin to 70 (up from 66). I’ve always…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 6, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: United Airlines is planning more than $400 million in upgrades to its LAX facilities, according to a report filed with the L.A. Board of Airport Commissioners. A new United Club will be among the improvements. I certainly won’t miss this dull and aged walk…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines Boeing 767-200 MV
I previously posted United’s 767-200 MT seat map, and now bring you the other -200 version in United’s fleet seen flying the skies in 1998 for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. This was United’s ETOPS certified 767-200 and it primarily flew international routes, though domestic hub-to-hub service was common as well. When it…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 5, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: Act fast if you’re interested in a 60% bonus when purchasing United Airlines MileagePlus miles. The “People Power” promotion ends tonight at midnight central time. Meanwhile at United, the airline has recalled all of its furloughed pilots (nearly 600 in total) based on “future…
Update: United MileagePlus Buy Miles Bonus Now at 60 Percent
I posted about United’s “People Power†MileagePlus promotion on Tuesday, where members can earn up to a 60 percent bonus on purchased miles depending on how many participate in the program. More than 1,500 members have bought miles through the dedicated link, so the maximum bonus of 60 percent will apply to everyone. The offer…
Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 4, 2013
A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: Delta Air Lines cranked out several news releases today, including its August 2013 performance (85% of flights were on-time and PRASM was up 4%), an order for 40 Airbus aircraft (10 A330s and 30 A321s), and an announcement of chef-driven food and beverage outlets…