Feb
15
2016
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
New United Club Celebrity Chef and Uber Driver Confessions
Using Korean’s Generous Award Hold Policy to Book Awards on Partners and Korean’s First Class
Feb
15
2016
Korean Air has the absolute best first class award availability. Most Korean flights will feature at least 2 first class award seats, but 3 and 4 is common on some routes. They offer great value Europe business class awards on partners and Hawaii awards on partners.
They also have one of the most generous policies that lets you put an award on hold without the points yet in your account. That gives you time to transfer points in from a credit card partner after you’ve already secured the award.
Laser Takes Out Virgin Atlantic Pilot, Union Calls for Ban on Possessing Lasers
Feb
15
2016
Last night’s Virgin Atlantic flight VS25 from London Heathrow to New York JFK departed and was enroute to 36,000 feet 170 miles north-northwest of Shannon, Ireland when the crew declared a medical issue with the pilot.
They had experienced a laser pointed at the aircraft, and the pilot was feeling unwell. The aircraft was an hour into its journey when they turned back and landed at Heathrow an hour and 15 minutes later.
Shining a light at an aircraft in a manner to distract or harm the crew is already illegal. However,
Coach is a Really Great Experience if You’re the Chairman of an Airline
Feb
14
2016
Emirates is launching the two longest flights in the world. The Chairman of Emirates says he flew (a test flight) Dubai – Auckland in economy and liked it.
I bet he got great service from the crew! And he probably didn’t have anyone in the middle seat next to him.
Airport Workers Confess Their Sins: Just Because They Serve You Doesn’t Mean They Like You
Feb
14
2016
Travelers share their secret affair confessions at PostSecret.
Airport workers share their confessions using the Whisper App.
In the immortal words of Kevin Smith, “just because they serve you doesn’t mean they like you.”
United Now Wants $59 for a Lounge Day Pass, Isn’t That Kind of Insane?
Feb
14
2016
United is going to start restricting club access to people actually flying same day. And they’ve started serving Illy coffee in the clubs (it’ll be a few more months until that’s onboard).
They’ve apparently raised the price of day passes from $50 to $59, following Delta’s $59 day pass pricing move. (United increased the annual fee for its club memberships, too, following a similar move by Delta.)
Skepticism about Unlimited Flying Service Onego and Delta’s Anti-American Foreign Policy
Feb
14
2016
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
United Fixed Its Award Availability Calendar
Feb
13
2016
Last week both unicorns and snuffaluffagus appeared at the same time Air New Zealand business class awards between the US and Auckland opened up.
The quickest, easiest way to see award availability across a period of time is to use the United website, which doesn’t require you to log in and will show you two months’ at a time (although intentionally doesn’t let you see all partners).
However the award availability calendar hasn’t been entirely reliable.
United: Free Cheesecake for Everyone! and an Incredible Zero Gravity Airline Music Video
Feb
13
2016
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
New AND EXISTING Customers Now Earn American AAdvantage Miles With Sprint Service
Feb
13
2016
When I was new to miles and points, one of the biggest deals was signing up for and switching long distance carriers. Then there were big mileage offers for cell phone service. Those dried up a bit with number portability, when a company acquired a customer the customer wasn’t really locked in past the end of their contract the way they had been so it wasn’t worth spending as much to acquire a customer.
A dozen years ago I earned 10,000 miles for signing up for Sprint service, Sprint had a cell tower on top of the building next to my office and I got a great signal even in the parking garage.
It’s possible to earn miles again for Sprint service. You can register your American AAdvantage number at Sprint stores.
