Category Archives: Elite Status

United Airlines CFO Labels Certain MileagePlus Elites as "Entitled"

Matthew Klint May 20, 2012December 9, 2016 15 Comments

Many are up in arms over recent comments about certain MileagePlus elite members made by United Airlines CFO John Rainey at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Transportation Conference last Thursday. I am yawning. While not very savvy, his...

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When it Pays to Have Frequent Flyer Status

Matthew Klint February 21, 2012 5 Comments

I had a tight connection in Washington Dulles that involved a terminal change and actually missed my connecting flight yesterday. All flights to Philadelphia were zeroed out, but I was put on the standby waitlist for the next flight...

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Why the 2011 United/Continental Elite Program Isn’t the End of the World

Matthew Klint November 17, 2010 14 Comments

Reading some of the responses on Flyertalk today after United announced changes to the Mileage Plus program for 2011, you would think the world was coming to an end. Relax. I’m not happy about the changes either, but we may...

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