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!…
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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…
Mileage Run Opportunity: $242.80 Nets 7,486 United PQMs SEA-SFO-EWR-CMH r/t
It’s never too soon to begin mileage running in the New Year, especially when fares like this one pop up bringing the cents-per-mile down to 3.24. Shown below is an itinerary netting 7,486 United Airlines Premier Qualifying Miles with a “zero†night stay (includes red-eye flying). There are many more dates available if you consider…
Video: United Airlines DC-10-30 Landing at LAX… Barely
Frequent Traveler University was fantastic, but I caught a horrible cold and my post-writing juices have stalled. So… while I wallow in my own pity and recover, check out this floater of a DC-10 landing at LAX. I’ve never seen an aircraft touch down that far along runway 25L. P.S. I’ll reply to the many…
United Airlines’ ‘Geeks United’ Video Montage During the Star MegaDO
Remember the “Geeks United” contest where United gave away a seat on the Star Alliance MegaDO last month? You had to submit a 30-second video showing just how geeky you are about United and their fleet. I sent in an entry in hopes of winning, thinking I had a fighting chance. Well… I didn’t win,…