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Month: October 2012

United Airlines

Weathering Hurricane Sandy

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 31, 2012December 9, 2016 1 Comment

Greetings readers. I have missed you the last several days and hope all of you in the Northeast have weathered the storm nicely. After three days of trying, I have finally made it back to Philadelphia on United. I...

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Hot DealsMileage RunsUnited Airlines

So. Cal. – New York Mileage Run on United Airlines: $165 r/t – Fly the 787!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 25, 2012December 9, 2016 4 Comments

United Airlines has dropped transcon fares between the New York market (EWR, JFK, LGA) and Ontario, California (a distant suburb of Los Angeles) to levels I have not seen in years: return trips available for as little as $162!...

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Travel

Alitalia Quickly Voids Discounted Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 22, 2012December 9, 2016 4 Comments

Who says Italians don’t work on weekends? Someone was working overtime on Sunday because every ticket issued with a point of origination outside of Japan using the $320 discount promotion was summarily cancelled Sunday morning. Did Alitalia move fast...

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Award BookingsBritish Airways

"Don’t Tell Me How to Do My Job!"

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 21, 2012December 9, 2016 12 Comments

Every airline call center is unique in its own way. US Airways’ agents are geographically ignorant. Delta agents have great trouble searching for partner award space. You can always tell whether you are speaking to an ex-Continental agent or...

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Hot Deals

$320 Discount from Alitalia = Free Flights Within Europe!

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 20, 2012December 9, 2016 3 Comments

Use coupon code PROMOJP to take $320 (¥25,000) off most Alitalia flights! You have to: Book immediately (the promotion goes till 26 October, but it will be gone by Monday…count on it) Travel between 05 November and 07 March (but the...

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SwissAir

My Letter to Swiss Int’l Air Lines, RE: RGN Cancellation

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 19, 2012December 9, 2016 10 Comments

Another week has passed and the Swiss Int’l Air Lines Burma fare discrepancy remains unresolved. I am not in a rush–my trip is not till next June–but I do wish to resolve the matter quickly and have sent my...

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United Airlines

Flying Across the USA in International Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 14, 2012December 9, 2016 3 Comments

Friday was a long day for me, but it was a fun one. A bulk of it was spent at airports–6.5 hours in the air and 5 hours in two United Clubs, but I ended up flying from Newark...

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Travel

Adventures on Greyhound

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2012December 9, 2016 8 Comments

I took advantage of a $188 r/t Washington Dulles – Los Angeles fare over the weekend on American Airlines, which meant I had to find my own way up to Philadelphia this morning after my overnight redeye flight from...

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SwissAir

Swiss Int’l Air Lines Cancels RGN Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 8, 2012December 9, 2016 25 Comments

Last week, inexpensive business and first class fares originating out of Yangon, Burma popped up again to many Canadian destinations and were bookable for about 6 days (from 21-26 September 2012). Many were able to take advantage of the...

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American Airlines

Is a Trip to Venezuela on the Horizon?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2012December 9, 2016 4 Comments

The United States is not the only country having presidential elections this autumn. Tomorrow, Venezuelans go to the polls in a critical election that will either keep Hugo Chavez in power for six more years or elect challenger and...

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JetBlue

Free International Flights from JetBlue

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 6, 2012December 9, 2016 1 Comment

With the U.S. Presidential Election approaching and the race still too close to call, there is going to be heartbreak on the losing side. If it is any consolation, JetBlue has you covered with their new “Live Free or Fly!”...

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American AirlinesUnited AirlinesUpgrades

Upgrading a Held Reservation on American Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 4, 2012December 9, 2016 3 Comments

I finally bit the bullet and booked my first flight on American Airlines–it was either standby on United or a remarkably great $187 r/t ticket on American for my trip from Washington to Los Angeles this weekend. But it...

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