United Airlines will bolster service to Hawaii with a pair of new longhaul Hawaiian flights starting next year. United Adds Newark – Maui Service United Airlines will operate new nonstop service between Newark (EWR) and Maui (OGG), helping leisure customers to bypass Honolulu enroute to the Valley Isle. The 4,903 mile flight will augment United’s […]
Extreme Productivity: 10 Hours Of Solace In United Business Class
I recently traveled from Los Angeles to New York. For an hour. It’s not like I could leave the airport anyway unless I was willing to quarantine. And you know something? It was exactly what I needed. So while my 12-hour journey from Gate 77 to Gate 76 at LAX did not ultimately take me […]
Review: Air France A350 Business Class
Not only is the Airbus A350 one of my favorite aircraft, but the food and service on my Air France flight was so excellent that this will go down as one of my all-time-best business class flights. Here’s my Air France A350 business class review from Paris to Toronto. Air France A350 Business Class Review […]
Flying To Brazil? You Won’t Find Pillows Onboard And Can’t Bring Your Own
Here’s an odd one. If you’re flying to or from Brazil, pillows are apparently no longer allowed onboard. Not only will airlines no longer provide them, but you cannot even bring your own. Brazil Bans…Pillows? A flight attendant at United sent me a memo noting that effective August 6th, pillows are no longer provisioned on […]
Introduction: An Alliance Smörgåsbord To Finland
I should say an alliance voileipäpöytä since the trip was to Finland, but the Swedish smörgåsbord is a more familiar term. Welcome to my next trip report, which covers a trip in late February that included flights on oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance carriers. As with most of my review trips, it all started with one […]
Enjoy A Private Jet Experience On United Airlines To Australia…
United Airlines faces caps on the number of passengers it can carry on flights to Australia, though officially only until next week. That sets up a private jet experience onboard, with so much social distancing you may not see any passengers around you. Flights to China also face caps. United Caps Loads On Australia Flights […]
United Trims Saks Fifth Avenue Bedding Onboard
United Airlines is reducing its bedding onboard with new blankets for premium cabins on select flights to Hawaii and Alaska and all premium transcontinental flights. It will also eliminate the throw blanket from intercontinental flights. United Will Trim Saks Fifth Avenue Bedding Options Part of what makes United’s “premium transcontinental” service premium is the soft […]
United Airlines Re-Introduces Coffee, Tea, Ice, and Alcohol
After a multi-month hiatus, United Airlines has restored a number of beverage options to its cabins. United Restores Ice, Alcohol, Coffee, Tea…On Select Flights Effective July 3, United once again offers a number of additional beverages onboard. Systemwide Complimentary liquor minis in premium cabins – flight attendants will place a stir stick in cold cup with […]
A Quacky Dinner On United Airlines
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Duck is a fairly common appetizer in an airplane premium cabin, but it is rare to see it […]
Happy 25th Birthday Boeing 777! Read This Inaugural Trip Report
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the first commercial Boeing 777 flight, a United flight from London Heathrow to Washington Dulles and from domestically Denver to Chicago. The last quarter century has been quite a ride for the Triple Seven. What was the inaugural trip like? The late Darren Booth, my former colleague and […]
Union Vows To Fight United’s Flight Attendant Base Closures
The Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) believes that United Airlines violated its contract in announcing three flight attendant base closures. Of course a flight attendant union opposing the closing of bases is hardly newsworthy. But the AFA contends 1.) it was not made aware of the base closures in advance and 2.) United’s action may […]
Beautiful New Ad From United Airlines
United Airlines is out with a simple but powerful new coronavirus ad that truly makes me want to fly. The ad offer a series of metaphors linking different treasures of nature to different parts of our home. Imagery is beautiful, words are limited, and of course Rhapsody in Blue gently plays in the background. The […]
Oscar Munoz’s Legacy At United Airlines
Earlier this week, Oscar Munoz stepped down as CEO of United Airlines, after nearly five years on the job. How should we evaluate his legacy? My friend Gary at View from the Wing called the Oscar Munoz legacy disappointing. His focus, however, was not so much on Munoz himself, but his critical decision in 2016 […]
United Airlines Prepares To Officially Enter The Kirby Era
On May 20, 2020 United President Scott Kirby will officially become the new Chief Executive Officer. How will consumers, employees, and shareholders react? Kirby: Hope Is Not A Strategy In several pieces over the last two months I have highlighted Kirby’s contrarian approach to COVID-19. While every major airline has acknowledged that it will emerge […]
New Aircraft Boarding Procedure At United Airlines
Through at least the end of May, United Airlines is avoiding zone boarding and will instead board by rows. United Airlines has used zone boarding for years. After the merger with Continental, it briefly tried boarding by rows (as Continental did) but in less than a week reverted back to boarding by zone. > Read […]
Positive News From the Travel World
If you watch the news right now, it’s all doom and gloom but there are good things happening too. Here’s some positive news from the travel world. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or Instagram, add us […]
United Airlines’ Strategic Fleet Retirement Plan
Earlier I wrote about the revenue challenges United is facing during this time. That was not the only issue discussed during yesterday’s virtual “town hall” meeting with employees. United has also identified which aircraft it will retire and in which order if depressed demand continues. Which Aircraft Will United Retire If Demand Continues To Slump? […]
Trip Report: Flying United During COVID-19 Epidemic
Reader Mark, a family friend, travelled on United earlier this week. He shared with me with this report, which is interesting on so many levels about what it was like to travel across the country during the height of the COVID-19 epidemic. I’m a worker in the medical industry. While life has slowed to a […]
United Airlines Drastically Reduces Service Onboard
I was wondering what took United so long. The carrier has finally matched the cutbacks to onboard product introduced by American and Delta during a time of heightened tension over COVID-19. United Airlines “Streamlines” Beverage + Meal Service Onboard In summary, United will cut ice, cut coffee and tea, and offer actual meals only to business […]
United Closes All Non-Hub Clubs; Only Nine Lounges Remain Open
Citing a continued decrease in demand, United is shuttering all of its lounges at non-hub airports, leaving open just a handful of clubs at mainland U.S. hubs. United Lounges Currently Closed Effective March 29, 2020 the following lounges will be closed (some already closed last week). Atlanta – ATL Austin – AUS Boston – BOS […]
