United Airlines has upgraded its crew meals at downline stations where shelf-stable meals are required. The meals provide a perfect alternative to the snack boxes currently offered to passengers on the same flights. United Airlines Upgrades Crew Meals Crews...
United Airlines Embraces Direct Air Capture Technology
United Airlines pledges to go green by 2050…and it won’t be from buying carbon offsets. Instead, through investments in Direct Air Capture and sustainable aviation fuel, United Airlines pledges to actually make the air cleaner and reduce its greenhouse...
Last Call: 10% Match For Funding United Airlines TravelBank
I almost missed this…I don’t want you to miss it too. Through the end of day, United will match up to 10% of your contribution to the United TravelBank, a way to prepay for United travel. It just saved...
Official: United Airlines Will Also Permanently Eliminate Change Fee On International Flights
Well that didn’t take long…As expected, United Airlines will join American Airlines and Delta Air Lines in extending its global travel waiver and permanently eliminating change fees on most international flights originating in the United States. United Airlines Confirms...
Delta Air Lines Eliminates International Change Fees. Will United Airlines Match?
Delta is “permanently” eliminating change fees for international travel originating from North America, effective immediately. Will United Airlines soon match? Delta Permanently Eliminates International Change Fees Last month, American Airlines announced it would eliminate change fees on all international...
United Airlines Introduces “Agent On Demand” At Hub Airports
Passengers traveling through United Airlines’ hubs will soon have access to virtual, on-demand customer service via their mobile device called “Agent on Demand”. United Airlines “Agent On Demand” Hopes To Streamline Customer Service At Hub Airports Beginning later this...
United Airlines Cuts Several Surprising Domestic Routes Next Month
United Airlines will suspend 25 domestic routes next month, including several surprising routes. United Airlines Will Suspend 25 Domestic Routes In January 2021 Effective January 5, 2021, United will suspend the following domestic routes: Chicago (ORD) Lehigh County, Pennsylvania...
United Airlines Shrinks International Schedule In January 2021
With a vaccine ready for distribution, United Airlines sees light at the end of the tunnel. Nevertheless, new pandemic-related travel restrictions and more reported cases have prompted United to shrink its international schedule in January 2021. United Airlines Shrinks...
United Airlines Completes 777-200 Polaris Retrofits
Flying the 777-200 on a longhaul international United Airlines flight? You’ll no longer have to check the seat map to see which type of configuration you can expect in business class. United has completed its Polaris retrofit process and...
As More Details Emerge, United Airlines Bans Flyers Who Knowingly Flew With COVID-19
United Airlines has banned the couple who knowingly flew to Kauai with COVID-19. Key new details have also emerged about the incident. As Timeline Emerges, United Bans Couple Who Knowingly Flew With COVID-19 Wesley Moribe, 41, and Courtney Peterson,...
United Airlines Introduces Bento Tray In Economy Class
United Airlines is introducing two new items to its buy-on-board menu in economy class this month, including a bento tray. But if you are expecting Japanese food, the word “bento” is being used in its broadest sense. United Airlines...
Flying With United’s Most Loyal Customer
As he entered the United Polaris Lounge, eyes turned as staff stood. Mr. Stuker was back, United’s most loyal customer in terms of miles traveled. He sat down at the table next to mine. We started chatting. Turns out...
Review: United Airlines 787-9 Business Class Newark To Cape Town
This is a review of my March 2020 trip from Newark to Cape Town onboard a United 787-9 in business class. The trip seems so far in the past, but is a reminder of how much the world has...
United Airlines Will Require Proof From Flight Attendants Who Call In Sick Over Holidays
Despite raging COVID-19 numbers, United Airlines will require an “Absence Certificate” for flight attendants who call in sick over the peak Christmas and New Years travel period. While not out of the ordinary, it takes on a new context...
Where United Airlines Will Fly The 737 MAX
As United Airlines prepares to resume flight training for the 737 MAX and convince employees that the aircraft is safe, it will base operations out of two hubs. United Airlines Will Base 737 MAX in Denver + Houston All...
United Airlines Will Resume Investments In Onboard Product
United CEO Scott Kirby dreams of United Airlines emerging from the pandemic as the #1 airline in the USA. To that end, United will resume investment in its onboard and ground product, restarting pre-pandemic investments in all cabins. United...
United CEO Threatens Employee Termination Over Mask Compliance
For United CEO Scott Kirby, the stakes are high. Attracting passengers back to United Airlines will require more than a vaccine; it will require a genuine feel of safety onboard. Per Kirby, that starts with masks. That’s why he...
United Airlines Adds Four New International Routes From Los Angeles
United Airlines will add four additional international routes from Los Angeles (LAX) this winter to destinations in Central America and Mexico. United Airlines Adds Four New International Routes From LAX United will begin new nonstop service between Los Angeles...
United Airlines Raises Baggage Fees (Temporarily), A Step Toward Dynamic Pricing
United Airlines has introduced a holiday surcharge for checked baggage to five destinations in Latin America. While only temporary in nature, the move marks a step toward dynamically-priced baggage fees, a two-edged sword for consumers. United Airlines Raises Checked...
United Airlines Expands COVID-19 Testing To Houston (IAH)
United Airlines will expand its pre-flight COVID-19 testing program to flights out of Houston bound for destinations in the Caribbean and Latin American. New United Airlines COVID-19 Testing Partnership For Houston Flights Beginning December 7, United will help facilitate...
