Reader Jon sent in the following question about the weekly “United Specials†fares that require departure late Friday or anytime Saturday, with a return the following Monday or Tuesday. Every Tuesday United comes out with their weekend fare specials. For these specials they offer a cash only fare, as well as a cash + points fare. When…
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New United Airlines ‘Bistro on Board’ Items Look Pretty Tasty
United today introduced an updated Choice Menu to include new “Bistro on Board” fresh food items… and they look pretty darn good. They’ll be available on flights within North America and to/from Central America that are more than 3.5 hours in length. For breakfast, new “morning energy” selections are available, one of which features a…
Always, ALWAYS Double Check Phone Agent Bookings Online for Errors
I booked a new United Airlines reservation over the phone yesterday using a canceled ticket from earlier this year… and the agent (or SHARES, United’s reservations system) made a mistake. I’m very much a do-it-yourself kind of person when it comes to making airline reservations and prefer booking trips myself directly on United’s website. Normally,…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines Boeing 747-400 OB
I’ve posted several United 747s in the past (here, here and here), and now bring you the version I most frequently flew in the 1990s for this installment of Vintage Airline Seat Maps. Personally, I loved to sit downstairs on this aircraft in the forward business class section (rows 5-7). If I recall correctly, however,…
I ‘Died’ During My 90-Second Airline Evacuation Drill. Would You?
The year was 1993 and I was an intern with United Airlines in Flight Dispatch at their corporate headquarters in suburban Chicago. Weekly, I’d fly out to Denver (Stapleton) for scheduled intern meetings among other activities, and I was fortunate to participate in an evacuation exercise at the flight attendant training center. I posted this…
New United Airlines Baggage Handle Wraps for 1K and Global Services Elites
A surprise arrived in the mail yesterday from the United MileagePlus Service Center. When I first pulled the envelope out of my mailbox, I immediately had the irrational thought that United had downgraded me mid-year from Premier 1K to a General Member. The envelope looks like a standard membership kit: But my mind was immediately…
Happy Fourth of July! Top 10 Posts January-June 2013
It’s our Independence Day holiday here in the U.S., and it’s given me time to pause to realize the fact that (more than) half of the year has already passed. It’s crazy how time has flown for me this year. I looked back at the top 10 viewed posts written so far in 2013 here…
Rumor: Did American Airlines Leak Its New Elite Status Requirements?
The “big” news this week so far has been United’s addition of a revenue requirement to achieve or maintain elite status beginning in 2014. I wrote a quick summary of the new policy in this post, and I followed it up with my thoughts on why I think it’s only the beginning of revenue-based changes.…
United’s Revenue Model for Elite Status Is Only the Beginning
Earlier today, I quickly posted the news that United Airlines will introduce a new Premier Qualifying Dollar (PQD) revenue requirement in 2014 to maintain or achieve elite status, in addition to the normal mileage requisites. It didn’t come as a shock to me and I promised to share more of my thoughts about the change.…
United Airlines Adds Spend Requirement for Elite Status Beginning in 2014
Hot off the Flyertalk and Milepoint boards is the announcement that beginning next year, United will follow Delta’s lead by adding an annual spend requirement for elite qualification. Here is UA Insider’s post from this morning: Today we’re announcing some upcoming changes to our Premier qualification requirements for 2014. We’ve posted complete details and a…