If this page is any indication of what the future holds, then we'll see the return of United's 500 mile certificates.
In reality, it's likely an aged page that was never removed. Unfortunately .bomb is cluttered with these types of items which makes getting reliable information a challenge. Take for instance Connoisseur Class. United renamed it close to ten years ago, yet the electronic receipts still reflect the old name.
Aside from United not paying ...
Just my luck… My business travel landed me a BOS-SFO flight on March 19, 2010, the day United Airlines is set to roll out unlimited domestic upgrades. While I suspected that flights on the 19th would be completely messed up, from an IT systems perspective , I had some hope reserved that United might use the time leading up to March 19th to properly prepare their systems for this. Oh silly me! Here’s my ...
Well, not really, but United Airlines is sure trying to give you that impression. Episode 41 is a combination of an episode that we recorded last week, and a second brief recording this morning regarding the new change at United - eliminating the 500 miler requirement for domestic upgrades. In last week's recording we discuss:
This morning we discussed the new change to UA's upgrade policy and whether or not it changes our airline affiliations.
