Reader Sandy asks:
Matthew, I received the following offer from United in my e-mail box. I was about 10K miles short of 1P [Premier Executive] status last year, so I am tempted to take advantage, though it looks expensive. What do you think?
Sandy, that's a tough question and the answer will depend on your flying plans for 2012. $ 1691 for 10,000 EQMs is a hefty fee and holding Premier Executive status only for the sake of holding ...
United Airlines recently announced a handful of new summer routes, including new non-stop service from Washington Dulles to Honolulu and service from Denver to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Daily Service between Washington/Dulles and Honolulu
United will begin daily year-round service between Washington/Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Honolulu (HNL) on June 7, 2012, the only nonstop service between the two points. The flights will operate using Boeing 767-400 aircraft.
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I must say I did not think I would be posting a positive thing about this situation but I’m happy that it worked out. Back in December I booked a r/t flight from EWR-SEA on Continental.com, I booked at a contract Y fare, and got the instant Platinum upgrade on all the flights. EWR-IAH-SEA and SEA-EWR
Today I got an email from Continental that rebooked me on a new flight from IAH-SEA that was 6 hours later. I checked online and there was still a flight at 0930 but with a new ...
As Continental OnePass and United MileagePlus work to fully integrate in March, the next month and a half will be tricky for those elites looking to take full advantage of reciprocal benefits but who never linked accounts.
Last March, as one of the first steps of the merger process, United and Continental set up a website where travelers could link their Mileage Plus and OnePass accounts and freely transfer miles between accounts. That "Combine My Activity" page has been replaced with ...
Recently I had the opportunity to upgrade into the Businessfirst cabin of the Continental Newark to Honolulu non-stop. Many speak like this is the 'ultimate long haul ride' from the lower 48 to the islands. Well let's see how it shaped up.
Continental flies a comfortable 767 equipped with the oldest version of their BusinessFirst seats on this route. I am fine with the older seats. While I love the newest BF seats on their planes, these are just fine...especially considering what many ...
Recently, I enjoyed a surprisingly good meal.
This meal was on an airplane.
...in Economy class.
...on a trans-Atlantic flight.
...on a U.S.-based carrier.
Yes, you read that correctly. I flew coach class on a red-eye across the Atlantic Ocean. Make that "flew coach class TWICE," in the same month. As the end of 2011 came to a close, I found myself cleaned out of Continental/United's system-wide upgrades with no desire to spend $$$ (and hard-earned miles) ...
