Well, it’s happened. The first frequent flier program to officially change to a revenue-based accrual model in 2013 is… Sun Country’s Ufly. Yeah, not earth-shattering at all for most readers. And in doing a little background on the program, it appears the previous incarnation of Ufly was more akin to the former Southwest system where…
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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: January 14, 2013
I plan to bring back this once-regular post here on Frequently Flying as I’m sure I’m not the only one who enjoys a quick snippet of notable airline, hotel and travel industry news of the day. It’ll be back as often as possible pending work, travel and other distractions. As advance notice, I’ll be flying…
And the Winner of 5 United Drink Vouchers Is…
First, I absolutely love how many of you left some rather clever comments. I particularly enjoyed the ones mentioning duct tape! Commenter #82 ended up being drawn by the trusty random number generator: Congrats to Walt! I’m emailing you now. Cheers and Bon Voyage!
Quick Reminder: Enter Now for 5 United Airlines Drink Vouchers
If you enjoy a cocktail when flying United, be sure to enter my giveaway of 5 beverage vouchers by clicking here. I’ll be drawing the lucky winner tomorrow at 12:00 p.m. PST, so be sure to leave a comment on that post (NOT this one!) for your chance to win. Have a great weekend everyone!…
New IRROPs Guidelines Reportedly Introduced at United
According to Flyertalk member SFOFastAir, allegedly a United employee, new irregular operations guidelines were recently introduced. And it sounds like they might be pretty darn good. Here’s what (s)he said on Flyertalk: New guidelines for handling customers during IRROPs were published this week. The new guidelines have just about everything that I’ve seen that FTers…
Who Wants a Cocktail? I’m Giving Away 5 United Drink Vouchers
My 2013 Premier 1K credentials arrived today and I thought I’d spread the wealth and give away five of my beverage vouchers included with the kit to one lucky person. As you can see, they’re valid for one alcoholic beverage each onboard United Airlines flights through January 31, 2014. All you have to do is…
Stick With United as a 1K or Switch to Virgin America as Elevate Gold?
Reader Elizabeth emailed me the following question yesterday: I am a 1k flier on United. I’m thinking of leaving them for Virgin Atlantic, as I moved from California to the UK in 2011 and have grown increasingly unhappy with their service. I fly back to the US from LHR 6-8 times a year. I have…
United’s Premier Accelerator Rates Have Dropped… But Still Pricey
I never really paid attention to United’s Award and Premier Accelerator program until just recently. If you’re not familiar with it, the program allows you to purchase redeemable MileagePlus miles with the option to add Premier Accelerator giving you an equivalent amount of Premier Qualifying Miles (PQMs). The offer appears on each of your ticketed…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines Boeing 747-100 (1998)
Here’s the last Vintage Airline Seat Map of 2012 – a high-density United Airlines Boeing 747-100 seen flying the skies in 1998. I was working for United at the time and recall it primarily doing turns from Chicago to Honolulu and back as UA1/UA2. I had the pleasure of flying this configuration once from Chicago…
First Look: United Club Redesign, O’Hare Terminal 2 Location Opening
United smartly postponed their planned Twitter chat on Friday due to the horrific events in Connecticut. It was to discuss and debut the new look for United Clubs, beginning with the brand new Chicago O’Hare Terminal 2 location set to open next week. The Chicago Business Journal ran their piece on the United Club redesign…