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Mileage Plus in 2012

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Chris

UA Insider announced next year’s changes to Mileage Plus on FlyerTalk, on MilePoint, and United’s website. To first cover the issues… The rumored speculation about revenue requirements never came (To quote UA Insider, “Heard any good rumors lately?”). For Gold … Continue reading →

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Denver to New York via Los Angeles

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Chris

Since there are no Saturday night redeyes from Denver to the New York-area, I caught a 7PM flight from Denver to Los Angeles to connect to the LAX-JFK p.s. redeye.  As a reminder, Gogo has a sponsored 30 minute window … Continue reading →

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StarMegaDo in Denver

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Chris

I had the chance to spend some time in one of United’s A320 simulators as part of a charity auction on behalf of the Captain Jason Dahl Scholarship Fund.  Jason Dahl was captain of United 93 on September 11, 2001.  … Continue reading →

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More Taxes for Airfare

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Chris

The passenger security fee might be going up as part of Obama’s deficit reduction program.  Matthew at Upgrd reminds us of the bits of the TSA we don’t need:  whole body imaging.

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Montreal to Denver

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Chris

I arrived at the airport with enough time to visit the Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge in the US-side of Montreal Airport. In addition to seating, the lounge had a small snack area and self-serve bar. Our charter aircraft was … Continue reading →

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Nearly Useless Rankings

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Chris

A ranking of North American airlines’ award availability was produced and is discussed at the Frequent Flier blog. There are a few issues with assessing award availability.  The inclusion of Southwest and Jetblue, airlines whose frequent flier programs fix award … Continue reading →

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Chicago to Montreal

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Chris

For the trip from Chicago to Montreal to Denver, StarMegaDo3 was on a chartered Continental 737.  Continental assigned us its 737 in its retrolivery: My legroom on this flight gave me a reminder to be thankful for my exit rows, … Continue reading →

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Kahului to Chicago

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Chris

I didn’t return straight to New York from Kahului.  Instead, I ventured to Chicago via San Francisco and Las Vegas to pick up the start of StarMegaDo3.  My upgrades to First Class cleared for OGG-SFO-LAS-ORD, making the redeye from Kahului … Continue reading →

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The Party is Over

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Chris

I applied for and was approved for an Amex PRG card in August.  After getting my card, I activated it and then called in to apply code 6661.  On that day, the agent informed me that I was eligible, the … Continue reading →

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The Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Chris

From my six Starwood stays during the earlier promotion, I had two free resort nights that I used for my stay at the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort Villas, a Category 6 Starwood hotel that normally retails for a minimum of … Continue reading →

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