This week an appellate court judge upheld an order to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought against United Airlines for expiring a customer’s Mileage Plus miles for non-activity. Noticing that the guy who sued United was himself a lawyer, I read on and had a whole scenario playing out in my head on how it likely…
The wilting tulips of United Airlines
Last month on one of my mileage runs through Chicago O’Hare, I noticed something very saddening. The majority of the tulips were missing from the various United Airlines backdrops throughout the F-concourse of terminal two. Granted, the E & F concourses are the non-mainline ‘United Express’ operated gates, but still… I felt like something very…
United Airlines announces updates for the 2011/2012 Mileage Plus program
Today, United Airlines announced updates to the Mileage Plus program for 2011 and 2012. Just about every blogger has already posted their thoughts, and here are mine: Update: EQM and EQS earned in both Mileage Plus and OnePass count toward 2012 status. This is non-news in my opinion, and has always been silently expected. They’re…
Travel & Leisure takes a closer look at world airports and wants your vote
The December 2010 issue of Travel + Leisure arrived yesterday and has a few interesting topics covering airports. First is an article by Michael Gross, entitled “Ode To Airports.â€Â He writes about how his unfortunate late check-in for a flight at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport led he and his wife to discover some of…
American Airlines launches redesigned website today
Today, American officially launched its redesigned website, which is aesthetically more pleasing at initial glance. From what I can tell, the functionality is the same as before, but to be honest, I don’t fly American much at all. From what I’ve read on this thread over at Flyertalk, it sounds like most were hoping for…
United Airlines Mileage Plus Spin to Win Sweepstakes
You will learn I’m a sucker for just about any type of mileage promotion, and this includes sweepstakes offerings. United Airlines is currently having one featuring a grand prize of 1,280,000 miles, enough for a first class trip for two around the world. You can enter up to three times each day until December 30,…
Welcome to Frequently Flying!
I’m pleased you found my website and hope you enjoy the content. Before I jump into a regular posting routine, I’ll devote this first post to a proper introduction. If you’re familiar with the topics discussed on Flyertalk, or the blogs over at BoardingArea and Upgrd, then you’ll have a reasonable understanding of my initial…