Category Archives: Airlines

Membership has its Rewards: United Club JFK and United p.s. First Class New York to San Francisco

Until a few months ago, Aeroplan permitted its members to book into United’s (domestic) first class cabin on two-cabin aircraft while traveling on business class awards.  When it came time to piece together this award in early December, I had … Continue reading

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“End of an Era”

There’s a rather nice video on YouTube featuring images of United’s old, Tulip-bearing livery circulating.  

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Continental Enters the Prescreening Foray

Earlier this year, the TSA announced prescreening programs for the respective elites and known travelers on American and Delta itineraries departing from DFW, MIA, and ATL.   Continental is now taking signups for their own program that they are “working with … Continue reading

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A Use For Those Membership Rewards Points

Back in August, I applied for the Amex Premier Rewards Gold card.  I met my minimum spend of $1k for a 75k Membership Rewards point bonus and was temporarily foiled in September with the pullback by Amex on the “bump … Continue reading

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AMR Files for Bankruptcy

AMR, American Airline’s parent company, filed for Chapter 11 protection this morning.

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First World Problems: Too Much Legroom

My regional upgrade cleared a few weeks ago for last night’s LAX-JFK p.s. redeye, allowing me to grab one of the six exit row seats in business class. From Row 9: That seat back pocket is so far away!  For … Continue reading

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United Safety Video Parody

I’m a bit late to the party today, but I found the resubtitled version of the introduction done by Jeff Smisek, President and CEO of United, to be hilarious. (Hat tip: Frequently Flying)

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Halfway to Executive Platinum

One of the main tipping factors for my decision to do OneWorldMegaDo was the ability to challenge for AA Executive Platinum from my status with United/Continental.  I sent an email with a screenshot of my Continental Platinum credentials on Sunday … Continue reading

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So Much For Memorizing My Mileage Plus Number…

The United Airlines representative on FlyerTalk announced that OnePass numbers would become the permanent account numbers of MileagePlus today. Last year, I flew rather extensively for interviews on American.   I ended up adding my AAdvantage number at the airport with … Continue reading

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Continental OnePass and Amtrak Guest Rewards Partnership Ending

Amtrak sent out an email informing Guest Rewards members that its partnership with Continental Airlines OnePass is ending December 31, 2011: While the Continental® OnePass® program will formally end in December, we’re happy to inform you that a new Amtrak … Continue reading

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