United same day change and standby policy refresher

I haven’t done a same day change on United Airlines since the system conversion and while I’ve read varying and dizzying accounts of how they’re handled by airport agents on Flyertalk, I decided to give myself a refresher on the policy as it appears on United.com. I realize this is pretty basic stuff to many…

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Lufthansa Senator Lounge FRA (B43)

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United Airlines introduces Outperform Recognition Program and sweepstakes

United Airlines today launched a new employee recognition program that also enters MileagePlus members into a sweepstakes. You can nominate up to five employees from June 1 to September 30, 2012 by using United’s mobile app (Apple and Android devices only). Your name then gets placed in the pool from which United will randomly draw…

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Vintage Airline Seat Map: American Airlines DC-10 (Hawaii) from 1987

Let’s kick off the Memorial Day weekend with another Vintage Airline Seat Map, shall we? I previously posted two other versions of American Airlines’ DC-10s from the past (here and here), and the one appearing below was seen flying the skies in 1987. Seating a total of 313 passengers in a high-density “Hawaii†configuration, there…

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Amenity Kit Review: United Airlines BusinessFirst (May 2012)

United Airlines recently refreshed their amenity kit offerings and I picked up their new BusinessFirst kit on my trip to Ireland this month. The pre-merger United version scored poorly, but Continental’s BusinessFirst kit did pretty well. How will this one rank? Check out my review below in this installment of Amenity Kit Reviews. For a…

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport

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United’s Global Entry compensation benefit coming in June

In scanning around United.com today, I noticed a bit more information was added about the Global Entry compensation benefit since I last looked at that page. The benefit, available to Global Services, Premier 1K and Premier Platinum MileagePlus members, waives the $100 fee for program that speeds you through immigration and customs (assuming you’re approved).…

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Singapore Airlines Trip Report: SQ 25 Business Class JFK-FRA

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