live and let's fly
I returned home from Europe yesterday and would be remiss if I did not mention what superb flights I had on United for both the outbound and inbound journey.
You'll have to wait on the trip reports—Afghanistan and the Caucuses are coming first—but my Chicago – Frankfurt flight last week and Paris – San Francisco flight yesterday were about as close to a perfect flight as you can get on United.
I'll name names here. My friend Leigh Ann, the United FA I ...
United Airlines is refreshing its Airbus fleet and UAInsider has provided a bit more insight into the pending changes.
New RECARO seats in United Economy and Economy Plus, which will result in an additional half-inch of headroom an almost a full inch of additional knee space on standard seats Power outlets in first class and Economy Plus, but not regular economy More spacious overhead bins Wi-Fi On-demand streaming video for Wi-Fi-enabled devicesHere's a bit more detail, ...
James Fallows offers a piece in The Atlantic today following up on the family who was removed from a United flight for complaining about the in-flight movie and also following up on my own expulsion from United flight a week later after a rogue FA lied about me taking pictures onboard.
In response to the ejected family, United has amended its in-flight movie policy, now showing only movies rated PG or G on overhead monitors. A victory for them to be sure, though I believe it is not ...
Application Link: US Airways Barclays Mastercard
There has been a kerfuffle of posts lately about the potential elimination of the US Airways Mastercard from Barclays as American Airlines and US Air sort out the details of their post-merger credit card program. But is it really time to apply for this card?
Yes. And here's why:
First and foremost, if you have a solid credit score you have nothing to lose by applying. Even if the combined ...
While I technically provide a *research and consultation service* to help people effectively use their miles and points, I do offer to book tickets as an incidental complimentary service in correlation with the research and most take me up on the offer. Consequently, my team and I spend a lot of time on the phone with various airlines, though none so much as Delta Air Lines.
I always get a laugh poking fun at the lack of geographical knowledge of US Airways call center agents, but ...
Sometimes your life can change in ways you least expect it. Mine changed nearly four years ago, while sitting with my uncle and brother in a guesthouse near the Galilee in northern Israel.
I had taken the LSAT (Law School Admission Test) earlier in the spring and while my performance was not exceptional, it was well above average. With strong grades from my undergraduate studies, I figured I had a good chance at acceptance at a prestigious law ...
