United Airlines has officially retired its international first class product, most recently known as United Polaris First. This post serves as a eulogy for first class on United. When I first started flying United in 2004, the carrier offered...
Special Nonstop San Francisco – Barcelona Service On United Airlines
United Airlines will offer nonstop service between San Francisco and Barcelona next February…but only for two days. Barcelona is hosting the 2019 Mobile World Congress and United will offer these special nonstop flights to cater to the Silicon Valley crowd...
United Considers A321LR To Replace 757-200
United is reportedly considering the Airbus A321LR to replace its Boeing 757-200s currently operating a handful of transatlantic routes. Last week I asked if United will remove seats from business class. Most commenters felt I misread comments from United’s Executive...
Review: Lufthansa A380 First Class Munich To Los Angeles
My Lufthansa First Class flight from Munich to Los Angeles provided the ultimate gift: uninterrupted rest. I’ve reviewed Lufthansa First Class three times during the last year in the eastbound direction, but this will be my first westbound review in...
Strike Threatens Kenya Airways’ U.S. Launch
Kenya Airways will begin service between Nairobi and New York on October 28th. At least that is the plan… Unions at Kenya Airways are not happy. Kenya Airlines continues to lose money and the airline is asking workers to...
United Airlines Launches Impressive New Ad Campaign
United Airlines has debuted an impressive new ad campaign that stays close to the carrier’s roots. A commercial entitled “World Orchestra” juxtaposes musical instruments with unlikely geographic locations, stringing together an impressive rendering of Rhapsody in Blue. For example, an...
A Concorde Trip Report Worth Watching
My greatest travel “regret” is, and perhaps always will be, that I never flew Concorde. There are all sorts of documentaries on Concorde: the program’s history, the political fights, and the Air France crash that eventually led to retirement....
Man Gropes Female Passenger, Blames Donald Trump
“The president of the United States says it’s OK to grab women by their private parts.” That’s the rationale Michael Alexander, a Southwest passenger, used to defend his groping of a female passenger on a flight from Houston Hobby to...
Dear Hyatt, It’s All About Notice
Dear World of Hyatt, I received an email from you yesterday afternoon. I thought it might be about the rumored devaluation of your cash + points redemptions, but instead it was a note encouraging me join the World of...
Birds Of An Airline Flock Together…
Last week I wrote about the ongoing copyright drama American Airlines is experiening. Thus far, the U.S. Copyright Office has refused to provide AA copyright protection for its logo. While the office primarily cites the lack of “creativity” in...
United Flight From LaGuardia Diverts To Newark After Compressor Stall
Scary moments onboard a United Airlines flight bound from New York LaGuardia to Houston this morning after a compressor stall forced a diversion to Newark. Flyertalk member anandrag was onboard the flight and shared his experience: Anyone else on that flight?...
The Unwritten Rules Of Flying
What are the unwritten rules of flying on a commercial airplane? Toronto-based Global News recently discussed the issue and I actually think they got the list right…for the most part. Don’t crowd the gate Middle seat passenger receives both...
United Changes Fare Class Codes For Premium Cabins And Upgrades
United Airlines quietly updated its fare codes for some premium cabin tickets and upgrades over the weekend. With Polaris First class now just a memory, United has pulled A and F fare classes traditionally used to designate first class....
How High Is Too High? Fuel Surcharges Rise Again On British Airways
British Airways has substantially raised fuel surcharges on flights originating in the United States, especially for first class. How high is too high too for an “award” ticket? A round-trip business class ticket from the United States to London...
Review: Excursion Duffel by Moral Code
We love luggage and we try to review a few new items every year. Moral Code sent us a pair of items to review, their Excursion bag was so luxurious I refused to give it up and it is...
United Has Every Right To Demand Customers Pay For Hidden-City Tickets
I previously wrote the counter-position to this post which states that United has no right to come after customers for buying hidden-city tickets. In this post, it’s clear that United has every right to pursue customers who abuse the...
United: Hidden-City Customers Don’t Owe You A Dime
Last week No Mas Coach reported that a reader received a letter instructing them that they had performed 38 Hidden-City journeys (getting off before the last stop) and owe United Airlines more than $3,000. No, they don’t. In this...
Cathay Pacific 747-400 Business Class Upper Deck Dining
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. This week...
Review: Air Dolomiti ERJ-195 Business Class Nice To Munich
While I did not expect to see Air Dolomiti, a regional Lufthansa subsidiary serving routes in Northern Italy, on a flight between France and Germany, I welcomed the experience. For reasons you’ll read below, I rate Air Dolomiti a...
American Airlines Mocked By Regulators, Now Suing Them
American Airlines’ lawsuit against Expedia is not its only lawsuit currently pending. After being continually denied copyright protection for its logo pictured below, AA is taking the United States Copyright Office to court. Yesterday I wrote about the difference between trademarks...
