United has been doing a spectacular job the past few months with opening new Polaris Lounges, which are their new international premium cabin lounges. United opened their first Polaris Lounge in Chicago in December 2016, and then it was about 18 months…
The New Jersey legislature has introduced a bill that would eliminate a significant tax exemption on fuel... but only for United Airlines. The state wants to build a PATH train extension to Newark Airport that would cost at least $700 million, so that's…
A few days ago I wrote about how JetBlue raised many of their fees, including checked bag fees. Among other changes, they raised the cost of a first checked bag on a domestic itinerary from $25 to $30. It's interesting to see JetBlue be the first US…
Yesterday United hinted at launching three new international routes. They did this by providing three anagrams with the names of the cities, saying that the routes would officially be announced today. Sure enough, United has just announced three new…
We've seen quite a few new international route announcements from American and Delta lately, and it looks like United will be the next airline to announce new routes. United will be announcing three new international routes tomorrow, and they're making…
United MileagePlus is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased miles through 11:59PM CT on Thursday, September 6, 2018. This is as good as bonuses on purchased United miles get, as I don’t ever recall seeing a bigger offer from them (though they have occasionally…
It has been cool to see the increasing trend of airlines installing fully flat seats on narrowbody planes. With business travelers valuing frequency, often operating many small planes in a market is better than operating a few big planes with fewer frequencies.…
United has been doing a spectacular job the past few months with opening new Polaris Lounges, which are their new international premium cabin lounges. United opened their first Polaris Lounge in Chicago in December 2016, and then it was about 18 months…
I had the chance to spend most of the day Tuesday at United's Houston Polaris Lounge, prior to flying Lufthansa's A380 first class to Frankfurt. This is United's fourth Polaris Lounge, after the ones in Chicago, San Francisco, and Newark. United has…
Nowadays I don't actually fly domestically that much. A majority of my travel is international, and then most of my domestic travel is either on premium transcontinental routes or on shorthaul flights without meals (this is thanks to me planning travel…
Airlines are constantly trying to increase their ancillary revenue, and that's particularly true in the US. While we've long seen ultra low cost carriers in the US, we've also seen traditional network carriers adopt those methods in the form of basic…
Unlike when earning Southwest Rapid Rewards points, you won't have an awesome perk such as the Companion Pass to consider when choosing the best card (or cards) to earn United MileagePlus miles. This means you can focus exclusively on getting the best…
Nowadays we frequently see cheap business class fares to China on mainland Chinese carriers, though seeing cheap fares on US carriers isn't quite as common (at least for travel originating in the US -- they often have cheap fares out of Canada). At the…
United rolled out basic economy domestically a little over a year ago. They started offering the fares in limited markets at first, but then expanded to most of the US. United had also intimated that they would be expanding them to international markets…
While you'll often find great one-way international fares to the US (especially in first and business class), it's exceedingly rare to find cheap one-way fares from the US. That's simply because of how airlines price tickets, and they assume they can…
United has announced today that they plan to operate nonstop flights between Washington Dulles and Tel Aviv as of May 22, 2019. This will be the only nonstop flight between the two airports. United's new 3x weekly nonstop flight will operate with the…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn anyway for credit card spend. Whenever I…
Earlier American Airlines announced that as of September 5, 2018, they'll begin allowing basic economy passengers to take a free, full size carry-on with them. This is a huge victory for consumers, and shows that voting with our wallets works. American…
I'm shocked to see this update, though since documenting flights is part of what I do for a living, I'm very happy to see this change. Over the years we've seen quite a few high profile incidents that were recorded on planes. With so many people carrying…
Online shopping portals can be a great way to pick up additional miles & points for purchases you’d make anyway. Just for following a specific link you can earn bonus points in addition to the ones you’d earn anyway for credit card spend. The number…
United has announced today a purchase of 29 new aircraft, including 25 Embraer E175s and four Boeing 787-9s. While 29 planes is a lot, when you consider that 25 of them are regional jets going to their regional subsidiaries, that's not quite as exciting…
