Category Archives: United Airlines

While American Airlines and Southwest Airlines buckle under the weight of an operation stretched far too thin and an employee revolt over vaccines, United Airlines is celebrating unity and giving every employee a $1,000 bonus next month. $1,000 Bonus...

A man was forced to interrupt his travel plans after a captain on a United Express flight from Denver refused to let him travel with his life-saving dialysis machine. My reading of the situation and the airlines’ subsequent response...

I’ve written about all sorts of onboard mask incidents during the pandemic, but I finally witnessed an incident first-hand…a nutter onboard a recent flight from Denver to Los Angeles who repeatedly refused to wear his mask and cursed out...

In another sign that pre-pandemic service is returning, United Airlines will start pouring beverages later this month onboard instead of proactively offering full, unopened cans. United Airlines Reverts To Poured Beverages Over Sealed, Full Cans Starting on October 15th,...

United Airlines and PayPal are partnering to offer a new way to make touch-free in-flight purchases using QR code technology. United Airlines Will Partner With PayPal For In-Flight Purchases During the pandemic, United was one of the first carriers...

United Airlines will open a brand new Polaris Lounge at Washington Dulles Airport later this month, its first international business class lounge opening since the pandemic began. United Airlines Will Open New Polaris Lounge In Washington Dulles (IAD) After...

As United Airlines transitions from a 767-300 to a 757-200 on its premium transcontinental service between the West Coast and New York JFK, I eulogize the loss of my mobile office and express hope I will see it again....

While not the first time United Airlines has asked flight attendants to step up efforts in recognizing frequent flyers, its latest reminder underscores United’s effort to transform its customer service model. United Airlines Wants Flight Attendants To Provide More...

United Airlines is now integrated with the Apple Health app in iOS 15 to help travelers securely upload COVID-19 vaccination records on their iPhone and validate vaccine status ahead of future travel. United Airlines Partners With Apple Health To Streamline Vaccine Verification Passengers with verifiable COVID-19...

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah is angry at United Airlines in a problem that seemed to involve a broken seat and oversold flight. Trevor Noah Unloads On United Airlines In Extended Twitter Rant Yesterday afternoon, Noah took to...

United Airlines announced that non-exempt employees continue to upload proof of vaccination, driving down the number of employees facing termination by nearly 50%. Last-Minute United Airlines Vaccine Uploads Push Termination Numbers Down To 320 United’s vaccine mandate took effect...

United Airlines is adding a flight attendant to its 767-300 (76L) fleet operating domestically. Why does this matter? It will meaningfully improvement the premium cabin experience and represents an important investment in soft product. United Airlines Adds 767-300 Flight...

Roughly 96% of United Airlines employees across all work groups are vaccinated and over 99% of employees who did not seek an exemption are vaccinated. Now comes the hard part: dealing with that last 4%. United Airlines Reports 96%...

While flight attendant duties have not changed, a new announcement at United Airlines has flight attendants fearing unreasonable expectations from passengers about the cleanliness of lavatories. United Airlines Flight Attendants Concerned About Implied New Lavatory Cleaning Duties In a...

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby’s Face The Nation interview on Sunday provides a treasure trove of topics for discussion, almost all of which feature a common thread: the use of federal government coercion to bring about public policy change....