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United Airlines is making 3 big changes to MileagePlus that no one is likely to be happy about. They’re making changes to award rules, upgrades, and upgrade pricing.
United Airlines is experiencing a catering meltdown in San Francisco. The airline is transitioning from Gate Gourmet to LSG Sky Chefs and the changeover began Thursday. There have been widespread problems including severely reduced food and beverage services, inadequate onboard provisions, and confusion among crew and passengers about what to expect.
The tower controller mistakenly issued takeoff clearance to American Eagle flight AA4736. Communication was further complicated by a Spirit Airlines pilot inadvertently blocking transmissions. As American 4736 accelerated down the runway, tower controllers received an automated collision alert and attempted to retract the takeoff clearance.
Last month Besnik Ismajlaj, a 53-year-old man from St. Charles, Illinois, was arrested at Chicago O’Hare for carrying a loaded gun through a TSA checkpoint and boarding a United Airlines flight. Newly released body cam footage shows the TSA failure that let him board his flight armed.
Nelson is clearly incorrect in her claim that the union protest was ‘protected,’ and put her members in jeopardy. Airline employees do not have an open-ended right to storm a private corporate event.
Protesting United Airlines flight attendants are now under investigation, and have been removed from flying duties. Suspending the crewmembers who disrupted United’s big media event was probably inevitable.
A United Airlines passenger, being dubbed a ‘Karen’, brought her dog to the galley of a Boeing 787. When a flight attendant reprimanded her – the dog can’t be in the food prep area – the woman defended the choice to bring him there: “He needs to do potty!”
The passenger felt that because the dog was wearing a diaper that made it o.k. to walk him through the aircraft, including the galley. And she got stern with the crewmember: “I don’t appreciate you taking that tone with me.”
United Airlines had some real theatrics today at Brooklyn Navy Yard where they were touting their vision for a new premium product – with flight attendant protestors rushing the stage
United has announced its new business class suites, which will appear on new delivery Boeing 787s starting later this year – with passenger service beginning in 2026. The first destinations will be San Francisco to London and Singapore.
Three weeks ago I told you that United Airlines would announce its new business class suite in early May. They have a customer event in Brooklyn tomorrow as well as a media preview for the new seat. And the airline has been teasing their reveal on social media. But photos are already available.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
