live and let's fly
Take this info with a grain of salt, but the answer is yes, according this thread on Flyertalk.
According to a 1K agent (the ultimate authority...), United will begin to test one-way bookings online starting 01 February. If these awards are going to be bookable online, it may be they are for United metal only, at least for now.
As we have discussed in prior podcasts, there are advantages and disadvantages to one-way awards. My concern is that switching to a one-way ...
Both good news and bad news for United today.
United Airlines is seeing a strong recovery in international passenger traffic, especially on transatlantic routes, executives of the Chicago airline said Wednesday.
"Clearly, international strength is playing a disproportionate role" as passengers return to the skies, said John Tague, president of United Airlines.
On Pacific routes, the recent bankruptcy of Japan Airlines Corp. "is a big opportunity for ...
Air New Zealand is my preferred Star Alliance carrier if I must fly in Economy and now I have another reason to choose them:
In the ongoing game of creative airline seating, Air New Zealand is introducing a welcome seating option on the company’s new long haul airplanes for passengers in the economy section. Some seats in the back of the plane will have a foot rest of sorts that can be raised like a recliner chair to create a platform for sleeping.
To create the bed, ...
Yesterday I blogged about a LA Times story bemoaning the fact that more passengers are being bumped off of flights.
Just an hour after posting, I got a bump of my own. My Sunday evening IAD-PHL flight was zeroed out, but I wasn't expecting to be bumped (based on past flights that had been zeroed out and departed with a dozen empty seats) and did not even present myself to the gate agent before the flight. For those of you familiar with the A Terminal at Dulles, you know that 4-5 ...
Interesting article in the Los Angeles Times yesterday about bumps.
But there is a growing trend that spells trouble for travelers: More passengers are getting bumped from flights.
In the first nine months of 2009, the rate of ticketed passengers who were denied boarding was 1.22 per 10,000 travelers, compared with 1.12 in the same period in 2008.
That equates to nearly 54,000 passengers involuntarily bumped in the first nine months of 2009, up ...
I showed up at PHL early this morning to check in for my trip to Moscow because I had a future ticketing issue to take care of. It's a good thing I did: I nearly missed my first flight.
First of all, the check-in lines were crazy this morning and UA was noticeably understaffed. Plus the "Easy Check-in" kiosks seemed to be telling nearly every passenger that they were too late to check in for their flight. Lots of angry customers...
My turn comes and the agent scans ...
