Written by Stephan Segraves @ Stephan Segraves
Between January and March of this year I flew United quite a bit. When Covid travel restrictions hit in mid-March the airlines started changing their requirements to qualify for their statuses for 2021. In most cases the airlines actually extended a frequent flyer’s status into 2021 carte blanche but with some caveats. In United’s case, […]
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Read MoreWritten by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel
Airlines are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 on travel and the Boeing 737 MAX groundings. So, to help offset these effects, United is increasing its bags fee. Plus, United adds meals to Hawaii flights – for free! United Ups Checked Bag Fees Up until last Friday, the three largest airlines in the U.S. […]
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The United Airlines 747 farewell flight to Hawaii sold out QUICK. But you still have a chance to score tickets with the MileagePlus Exclusives 747 Farewell. So here’s the good news: United is giving away two pairs of tickets for their 747 Farwell flight. However, the tickets are up for bid on United’s MileagePlus Exclusives […]
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As it prepares to transition its fleet, United says mahalo to the 747 with a special farewell flight. The End of an Era United Airlines is getting ready to retire its fleet of Boeing 747-400s. And to commemorate this momentous occasion, a specially themed farewell flight will take place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, from […]
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United upgrades Hawaii routes with more frequencies and better cabins. And American backs off Spirit-style economy seats. United Upgrades Hawaii Routes Tuesday, United Airlines announced that they’re beefing up their Hawaii service. A large number of their routes from Denver east will be upgraded to aircraft equipped with lie-flat seats. The complete list of routes […]
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Team U.S. Airways ruined American Airlines. Now the U.S. Airways cancer spreads to yet another legacy. Tom Horton had put American Airlines on track to become great again. During his tenure, American invested heavily in its fleet, making one of the largest aircraft purchases in history. And of course, American launched its new brand and […]
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Read MoreWritten by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
Yesterday, I wrote (access here) new Marriott Rewards Platinum Premier benefit that is United Airlines Premier Gold status. RewardsPlus (collaboration between Marriott & United) have launched similar offer for United Airlines Global Services members that are now eligible for Marriott Rewards Platinum status instead of Gold one. You can access this offer on RewardsPlus website[…]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
United Airlines has launched a new conversion offer for IHG Rewards Club members points to miles. IHG Rewards Club members can convert 10,000 points to 2,000 MileagePlus miles that is bonused by 50% under this offer to 3,000 miles. You can access this offer on United’s website here and on IHG’s website here. READ MORE:[…]
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
The American Airlines president, who was told to “transition out” according to the WSJ, moved to similar position at the United Continental (why don’t they just drop that Continental part) on Monday the same day he left AA. These lateral moves are quite rate (cannot remember one) among the US airlines now that the number[…]
Written by Corey @ Miles&PointsWhiz
Just a few days ago I completed my final booking for my upcoming Oktoberfest trip to Munich. To get the most desirable flights and most central hotel I had to literally stalk the websites of the respective airlines and hotels.My first successful …
