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Court Rules US Domestic Flight Delays Can Be Subject To EU Compensation

by Gary Leff on April 8, 2022

Apr 08 2022

ike many carriers, United Airlines and Lufthansa operate a ‘joint venture’ where they share revenue for their operations across the Atlantic. There’s not supposed to be any difference between traveling on a United flight or a Lufthansa flight. Both airlines put their flight codes on the other carrier’s flights. That means United sells Lufthansa flights as though they were United flights with a United flight number, and vice versa.

But if Lufthansa is going to sell United flights as though the fights were their own, then those flights become subject to European consumer protection rules.

New: United Explorer Card 70,000 Bonus Miles

by Gary Leff on April 7, 2022

Apr 07 2022

The United Explorer Card has an offer to earn up to 70,000 bonus miles: 60,000 after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months and an additional 10,000 after you spend $6,000 in the first 6 months. That’s still just an average of $1000 a month, so easily doable for most readers.

This is a nice improvement over most of the elevated offers there have been for this card. And it comes with a $0 the first year then $95 annual fee so you aren’t even paying that first year fee in exchange for the additional miles.

Senator Ted Cruz Missed His United Airlines Flight. Police Had To Be Called.

by Gary Leff on March 21, 2022

Mar 21 2022

Police were called to the United Airlines ticket counter in Bozeman, Montana after Senator Ted Cruz arrived at the airport past check-in cutoff for his flight. Out of Bozeman, at the end of spring break, rebooking options were limited and the Senator – who has experience fleeing the snow on United – reportedly became belligerent.

United Flight Attendant Announces Explosion As Plane Diverts, Strands Passengers On Tarmac

by Gary Leff on March 12, 2022

Mar 12 2022

United Airlines flight 2425 from Orange County to Houston diverted to Austin on Friday after a flight attendant reportedly announced “that there was an explosion in the cargo and there could or may not be a fire.” According to a passenger on the flight, “You could feel the plane start to pick up in speed.”

United Airlines Declares Pandemic Is Over: Unvaccinated Employees Can Return To Work

by Gary Leff on March 9, 2022

Mar 09 2022

United Airlines imposed a strict vaccine requirement for employees ahead of the federal government pushing large employers and government contractors to do so. And they weren’t liberal about encouraging and approving exemptions the way that some other large airlines were.

United Wants To Fly Washington Dulles – Cape Town. They Also Want To Block Delta.

by Gary Leff on March 4, 2022

Mar 04 2022

United Airlines has asked the government for authority to fly Washington Dulles – Cape Town, South Africa three times a week using a Boeing 787-9, effective November 17, 2022. They already offer scheduled service from Newark to both Cape Town and Johannesburg. But they may not be allowed to do this.

Drunk Passenger Tased After Attacking Women And Children At Florida Airport

by Gary Leff on February 26, 2022

Feb 26 2022

A passenger was arrested and banned by United Airlines after terrorizing Orlando International Airport’s gate 46 on Thursday. He was tasered and taken into custody, but has since bonded out of jail.

According to the affidavit supporting the man’s arrest, he assaulted a passenger and a United gate agent.

Dear United Airlines: There’s Such A Thing As Too Much Information About A Delay

by Gary Leff on February 25, 2022

Feb 25 2022

One of the biggest frustrations airline passengers face is delays – but not just because they may not get where they’re going when they’d hoped, or even miss a connection along the way, but because they’re frequently kept in the dark about what’s going on. They don’t know when to expect they’ll actually leave, and often feel like they’re being lied to.

And they sometimes are lied to! But one United Airlines flight today offered a little too much truth.

Happy Valentine’s Day! NFL Running Back Jailed After Domestic Violence On Plane

by Gary Leff on February 14, 2022

Feb 14 2022

Seattle Seahawks running back free agent Adrian Peterson was taken off a United flight from Los Angeles to Houston and taken to jail after a ‘verbal and physical’ altercation with his wife.

United Confirms It Fired Two Union Leaders For Retaliating Against Flight Attendant Snitch

by Gary Leff on February 11, 2022

Feb 11 2022

When you work in a union shop, ratting out your colleagues usually doesn’t end well for you. That was a lesson the union leaders tried to teach this flight attendant, it seems. They lost their job. But life probably is still going to be rough for the flight attendant who reported them.