Jul
01
2023
Customers will receive an email next week with instructions on how to claim the miles.
United Airlines Starts Awarding 30,000 Miles To Customers Caught In This Week’s Disruptions
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United Airlines Blames This Week’s Meltdown On The FAA, Weather And… Canada
Jul
01
2023
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, who was smart enough to take a private jet rather than his own airline when he needed to travel from New York to Denver this week, shared an internal letter with his company’s employees explaining what happened as their operation melted down over the past week.
Kirby blames bad weather, FAA air traffic control staffing, and… Canada (yes, really).
United’s Operations Have Been So Bad This Week, CEO Scott Kirby Flew Private
Jun
30
2023
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby himself gave up trying to fly United when he needed to go from their Newark hub to their hub at Denver. He flew private out of Teterboro.
The airline says that United “did not pay for his flight.” However Kirby apologizes for abandoning solidarity with his employees and customers trying to get through the morass.
I Tried The New United Airlines Burger & Fries, And It Was Actually Disgusting
Jun
30
2023
United Airlines sells a burger in coach that’s hugely controversial. Some passengers swear by it, and think it’s the best $10 they could ever spend in coach. They’ll even order it up in premium cabins. I wonder if that’s more a matter of individual taste than a statement of quality.
In mid-May United started offering a first class burger, and trying something bold: serving fries with it. That may be a traditional pairing, but it’s something tough to do as a re-heat on board.
Union Head Says United Flight Attendants Forced To Sleep In Cots At The Airport
Jun
29
2023
Flight attendants union head Sara Nelson took to social media to claim that United Airlines flight attendants are being forced to sleep on cots in the airport amidst disruptions. But the photo she shares doesn’t appear to support that allegation.
United Airlines Passenger Illegally Vapes Throughout Flight, While Cabin Crew Shrug
Jun
27
2023
A United Airlines passenger is shown in a video surreptitiously vaping during a flight, and then exhaling water vapor. Another passenger on board who videotaped the incident shared that it was brought to the flight attendants, who “completely dismissed it.”
The Surprising Reason Children Are Allowed In First Class
Jun
25
2023
Children are allowed in business and first class because airlines want to sell tickets. Families buy more than one ticket at a time! While airlines promote buying up to a premium cabin for rest, they don’t promote the product you’re buying as child-free. And as a business or first class passenger you don’t have a moral claim to inflict the screaming on other passengers in the larger economy cabin.
Report: United Airlines Ending Its Status Match Program, Something Totally New Coming
Jun
19
2023
Right now anyone with a travel credit card can get Frontier Airlines elite status. And that’s a real offer. I’ve seen plenty of people use photoshop over the years when asking for an airline to ‘match’ the status they already have in order to move their business.
Passengers Are Packing Marijuana In Luggage – And United Baggage Handlers Are Stealing It
Jun
17
2023
Even though marijuana is legal in many states, it remains against federal law. You can’t take it on interstate flights. Still, some people apparently pack their pot in checked luggage. And United Airlines baggage handlers steal it.
United May Launch Washington Dulles – Dubai And Seek Anti-Trust Immunity For Emirates Partnership
Jun
15
2023
After spending years asking the federal government to violate a treaty with the United Arab Emirates and block Emirates from flying to the U.S., several months ago they entered into a partnership with the Gulf carrier. The partnership does very little so far, but helped make the case for United to launch its own Newark – Dubai flight.
