Economy Class & Beyond

UA: Lazy rebrand of the day

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The ongoing merger of United and Continental goes apace with the annoucement that the airline has decided what it's going to do about it's lounges. On the United side, it was The Red Carpet Clubs, meanwhile on the Continental side, they're know as Presidents Clubs. So with those rich heritages, what do you think United is calling their clubs going forward? Have a good … [Read more...]

BFSEWR to escape APD?

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Over in Northern Ireland, there is considerable debate going on regarding the United (Continental operated) service between Belfast International and Newark International Airport. The service operates daily with a Boeing 757-200 However, there are issues, least of which is the Air Passenger Duty (APD) of £60 if you're travelling Economy, £120 if you're going … [Read more...]

UA: Changes to Mileage Plus… Peeking further into the changes.

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Over at Milepoint, UA Insider has posted an update to the Mileage Plus Programme from 2012 Lets look at the beef of it and break it down into simple stuff: Elite Qualification This has two big changes, the first is  is a minimum of Four Segments must be flown on United/Continental or Copa metal. In addition a new qualification level has been … [Read more...]

UA: Channel 9 to remain, and fleet upgrades on the way

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United are bevering away, and have stumped up a new PR. Lets break it down: More Long Haul Flat Seats - New seats are going in with all-new flat-bed seats in the premium cabins on 26 Boeing 767s – 12 Continental 767-400 aircraft and 14 United 767-300 aircraft (yes, the domestic birds are getting a tidyup at last). For these birds will also have AVOD and inseat power … [Read more...]

In it for the Miles – ua1flyer hits 10,000,000 Miles … the HARD Way.

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ua1flyer - or Thomas Stuker has made one hell of an achievement. That is flying 10,000,000 (Ten Million) miles with United. For those keeping track that's, 5,962 United Airlines flights flying the equivalent of 400 times around the globe. And no matter what class you're in, that's one hell of a lot of flying.And that's one hell of a cause for a party in Chicago - which is what … [Read more...]

UA: The March to a combined airline…

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United are slowly preparing themselves for the combined United and Continental world, and a representative has posted an update at MilePointAs has been identified, there are some bigish changes, namely the same-day change to fees are now aligning with both airlines ($75 to apply to both Standby and Confirmed changes, waived for OnePass Gold/Platinum/Presidential Platinum and … [Read more...]