Two recent posts in the omnibus "Let’s Eat" thread on Flyertalk, where travelers post what meals they were served on UA, suggest that United may be phasing out hot nuts. A LAX-ORD and LAX-LIH flight last week featured a...
End of an Era: Continental to Eliminate Complimentary Food on Most North American Flights
An end of an era. Continental announced today that it will phase out complimentary meals in Economy on all North American flights under six hours. Continental Airlines Inc., the last big U.S. airline to operate catering kitchens and to serve...
My biggest concern with United’s new upgrade program
We’re just five days away from the start of United’s new unlimited domestic upgrade program. I’m looking forward to it, though in the back of my mind there is a lingering concern that my perfect upgrade record since I...
United FA prohibits Internet communication on p.s. flight for "security reasons"
It seems a lot of bloggers on the Huffington Post fly on United. Yesterday, tech journalist John Battelle was minding his own business, video chatting with his wife and children from 30-plus thousand feet in the air, when a...
Marrakech to Madrid on Royal Air Maroc in Economy
Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal Day...
Corendon Airlines’ Pilot Arrested for Flying with Fake License for 13 Years
Catch Me If You Can is one of my all-time favorite movies. I never thought we’d see another Frank Abagnale, Jr. though. A pilot has been arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport for flying passenger planes for 13 years with...
UAUA hits $19+
I can’t even bear to to track UAUA anymore.
Stay Two Nights at a US/Canadian Westin and get a $100 Amazon Gift Card (through May 13th)
I just noticed this ad in the Wall Street Journal today, but apparently it has been around a couple weeks. Earn a $100 Amazon gift card after every two Westin Hotel stays arriving Sunday – Thursday now through May 13, 2010. This...
My Five Star Hotel Room in Marrakech
Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal Day...
Three Minute Connection in SFO
I posted last night that two of my three flights were zeroed out for my trip back to Philadelphia and I hoped to spend the night at SFO with a $600 voucher in my pocket. Things did not go...
Time for Another Trip on United
Man, that 36 hours on the ground in Southern California went quickly. I’m off in a few hours to Philadelphia again via SFO and IAD. Loads look full for my redeye, so let’s see if I get a bump...
Smooth Sailing on United Today
I was scheduled to fly from PHL-ORD-SNA this evening, but becuase I have been under the weather the last few days and just wanted to get home ASAP, I showed up early at PHL this morning to try to...
Monkeying Around in British Gibraltar + Ferry to Tangier, Morocco + Overnight Train to Marrakech
Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal Day...
12-Hour Bus Trip from Lisbon to Algeciras, Spain via Seville
Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal Day...
FAA Angry after Child Directs Planes from ATC Tower at JFK
Did any of our JFK-area readers catcher Junior on Channel 9 recently? Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after an air traffic controller at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport brought his young child to work and...
Bump Strategy: Take the Earlier Redeye
Sunday evening I travelled from BUR-SFO-IAD-PHL, including a redeye from SFO-IAD. United is currently running two redeyes from SFO-IAD Sunday evenings, a 767 departing at 2230 and a 757 departing at 2315. I am used to taking the 2230 flight,...
U.S. to Freeport, Bahamas from $66 a/i including 4-nights hotel
For those interested in a trip to the Bahamas, Expedia is offering $400 off your air+hotel itinerary by entering BAH400 at checkout. Travel now through early December, though March 19-April 10 is blacked out. For readers departing from FLL or...
My Lost and Found Ordeal with United Airlines
I flew up to Vancouver Saturday morning on United and haphazardly left my camera under my seat in 2D. While relaxing in the Maple Leaf Lounge about an hour after touching down in YVR, I suddenly had a sinking...
Thanks for Flying StarTeam
I tried out Continental’s new LAX-HNL-NAN 737-800 route last week and really enjoyed the service. Later this week I will blog about crew and meals on the flights. For now, I just thought I’d share that the purser on...
An Unexpected Extra Day + New Years in Lisbon
Day 0: Introduction: Perfecting My Trip to Europe Using United Miles Day 1: LAX-YVR on Air Canada, Vancouver, and YVR-LHR on Air Canada Day 2: BD Number One Lounge at Heathrow and London to Lisbon on TAP Portugal Day...
