Just a few weeks after UA eliminated "premium" liquor from their BOB service, Continental is adding it: In the mood for a mojito, pomegranate martini or Red Bull-spiked cocktail? Well, you won’t have to head to a bar to...
United Airlines: Los Angeles – St. Louis for $160 r/t
Another great deal for all you Star Alliance mileage runners and those wishing to visit St. Louis from Los Angeles or LAX from STL. United is offering Los Angeles – St. Louis r/ts from the end of August through...
Victory for United (and JetBlue and Virgin) as American suspends SFO-BOS service
Although AA is spinning the announcement that they will be suspending non-stop service between San Francisco and Boston, claiming that they are simply focusing on their hubs in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, New York, and Miami, any astute observer...
Federal Court Challenge to United-Continental Merger
In what may be the first of many legal challenges to the proposed Continental-United merger, Forty-nine air travelers from 15 states filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco Tuesday seeking to block the planned merger of...
CAUTION: Your Airline Meal Could Be Tainted
Earlier this year I blogged about the problems discovered in LSG Sky Chefs’ flight kitchen at Denver International Airport. Unfortunately, it appears the problem is more widespread: Many meals served to passengers on major airlines are prepared in unsanitary...
United’s fuel-saving "green" flight deemed a success
Earlier in the month, UA tested a new fuel savings maneuver on a Chicago-Frankfurt flight in which pilots were given greater leeway in setting their flight path. This allowed them to better utilize favorable winds. While 900 gallons of fuel...
Continental will add Economy Plus to mainline fleet after UA merger
Take this info with a grain of salt (it came from my gem in HNL), but "according to an internal memo" distributed to UA res. agents, Continental/United will be adding Economy Plus seating to their entire mainline fleet after...
Why I Love UA’s Honolulu Call Center
I just got off the phone with United and dealt with a GREAT agent in HNL. United, take note: Your HNL agents are gems. While most Dearborn and some Chicago (yes, I suppose I could be exaggerating) agents refuse...
Reconsidering my indifference to hotel status
Growing up I was a "kettle" flyer–one to two trips a year in the back of the economy cabin with no concept of elite status, frequent flyer perks, or mileage running. When I was a teenager I had a...
Picture of the Week #10: Airport Murals at Denver International Airport
I stopped doing the Picture of the Week feature a few months ago, but I’m bringing it back, at least for today, to showcase this piece of airport artwork: photo courtesy: telegraph.co.uk Looks like some sort of Chavez propoganda...
United pilot detained for showing his underwear in Brazil
I have not had the pleasure of visiting Rio de Janeiro yet, but it seems they take airport security even more seriously than the TSA: SAO PAULO – A United Airlines pilot was briefly detained at the international airport in Rio...
United loses liquor license at SEA Red Carpet Club for serving alcohol to minors!
If you are flying though Seattle-Tacoma International over the next five days, don’t bother to pull out your drink chits if you stop by United’s Red Carpet Club. UA’s liquor license has been suspended for allegedly serving alcohol to...
United vs. Continental in the NYC Market
While the New York City airline market is one of the nation’s most competitive, transcon routes are particularly cutthroat. Delta, American, and United are all vying for your business out of JFK and offer an enhanced product to SFO/LAX,...
An airline horror story: Trapped On A Plane
Imagine boarding a delayed flight from London to Newark. With nerves already frayed, you are told that all the mechanical issues have not been resolved and the air conditioning onboard is not working. You wait a little longer for...
No YQ on UA international fares
It’s too early to tell whether this is a temporary glitch or a deliberate change in the way United prices tickets, but UA has eliminated the YQ (fuel surcharge) on most trans-pacific fares. Sample a/i fares available now: SFO-SYD...
Spirit Airlines’ new ad campaign: "Check out the oil on our beaches"
You see how smart Spirit Airlines is? Fresh off the heels of a strike that cost them millions, Spirit needed to get back in the news and get people talking about them again. They’ve succeeded in their latest ad...
Saddened over the elimination of mySmoothie on United
While many are crying over the loss of premium liquor like Maker’s Mark or The Glenlivet on United, I’m saddened that UA has recently eliminated mySmoothies from the beverage selection. United is constantly tinkering with its BOB menu and the à...
The Soviet Era is over for Aeroflot
I had the pleasure of flying on Aeroflot three times in late 2008 and have become a big fan of the airline that many bypass simply because of its Soviet-era reputation. Aeroflot understands it still has some work to...
SkyTeam bolstering its lineup: Tarom and China Eastern to join
SkyTeam, which added Vietnam Airlines to its alliance last month, will soon add two more members to the team. Romania’s Tarom Airlines will join later this week and offer an alternative to SkyTeam’s already robust presence in Europe. Tarom also...
Since when is United’s meal service in domestic first class better than in international first class?
I was dismayed to read about Lucky’s dismal meal last week from Tokyo to Seoul last in United’s three-cabin international first. United has worked hard the last few years to upgrade the premium cabins on all its international 767 and 747...
