After a refreshing stay at the Sheraton Laguna Guam Resort, it was time to continue on to Tokyo.
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport in Guam is very easy to navigate and was empty when I arrived for my midday flight to Tokyo. I suppose I was running a little late, checking in about an hour before check-in, but there was no one else in line at the ticket counter or in security. I received a complimentary upgrade to business class due to my 1K status on United and because the ...
My feelings about Continental remained mixed. Since the airline joined Star Alliance in 2009 I have flown on them quite a bit, on a mix of domestic and international flights. Overall, I give high marks to Continental, though I find their in-flight service is consistently "fine" (which I am not sure is better than UA's many wonderful flights peppered with a few bad flights).
Although Continental has retired the separate Continental Micronesia division, the FAs on these routes remain a ...
A piece ran in the Denver Post yesterday speculating on the future hub status of Denver, implying that United is ready to axe it. I see no cause for concern just yet.
The rumors stem from internal UA documents that were released after a mini-shareholder revolt earlier this year. Shareholders (and to be clear, I am no longer one, having made not nearly as much money as I could have...) are understandably much more concerned about profit than for the 80K+ employees that make up ...
Footage from the inaugural UA (operated by CO) flight from LAX-ITO (Hilo). UA has also begun nonstop service from SFO, although the flight to/from SFO only operates on Saturday.
These flights are operated by Continental, who will utilize a Boeing 737-800, holding 16 passengers in First Class, and 144 passengers in Economy.
Flight times are as follows:
Depart LAX on UA1564 @ 5:00pm, Arrive ITO @ 7:40pm
Depart ITO on UA1563 @ ...
Finally, a United policy wins out!
During my travels in the United States last month I witnessed the birth of United's "new" boarding policy, which could only be described as chaotic and inefficient. Mimicking Continental, UA began boarding military first, then all elites and first class passengers, followed by rows from back to front.
There were two problems with the policy: first and foremost, it simply took more time to board. Even when families with different zone numbers ...
For an airline that claims to be transforming itself into "world's leading airline," you have to question the recent decision to remove pillows from domestic first class flights.
Yet that is exactly what United has done this week, following the model of their Continental bride who eliminated pillows on most domestic first class flights two years ago.
I never really used the pillows on domestic flights--they ...
