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Following gate lead of American Airlines Lowers 2021 Elite Status Requirements, United announced it would be lowering 2022 Premier Status qualifications for all members. United will make status easier through three main routes for next year. United Airline will be reducing Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) and Premier Qualifying Flights (PQF) thresholds next year. Next, United…
United Airlines decision to leave New York’s John F. Kennedy International airport is one that the airline has regretted ever since leaving. It’s clear that business and leisure travelers coming to NYC, prefer flying into JFK than Newark, and the airline was losing corporate agreements as a result. Starting in February 2021, United Airlines will…
United Airlines announced they’ll be drastically increasing the number of flights to its schedule for the Thanksgiving holiday this year. United expects the week fo November 23rd to be its busiest since the pandemic began, and as a result plans to add 1,400 additional domestic flights that week to accommodate the increased bookings. United has…
United Airlines announced today eight new routes as well as increasing service to 19 destinations in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, as the airline starts to rebuild its international routes, after slashing flights due to the coronavirus pandemic. With a huge decline in business travel, the airline is forced to focus on leisure travel,…
United Airlines announced it has plans for several new international routes starting next year. The airline plans to add new service to South Africa, India and Hawaii as they’re shifting towards leisure travel for the imminent future. These new international routes are all subject to government approval and should start selling tickets within the coming…
United Airlines has announced its permanently eliminating change fees effective immediately, as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic. Additionally starting on January 1, 2021, United will be waiving standby fees for earlier flights for all passengers allowing those to move to other flights the day of departure. Digging in a bit deeper, the change fee…
United Airlines announced they’ll be ramping back up service to/from Florida with 28 new daily flights to several cities in the Northeast and Midwest. Many of the new routes are to non-hub cities which the airline explains have been added based on customer demand with the current state of travel. United will taking on JetBlue…
Earlier today, we shared American Airlines Updated International Schedule, in which American plans to restore 75% of its international service by next summer. United Airlines followed by announcing its August schedule which adds back several domestic and international fights. United Airlines will be adding adding nearly 25,000 domestic and international flights compared to July 2020,…
United Airlines announced they’ll be resuming service to China starting in just under two weeks. United will resume twice-weekly flights between it’s hub at San Francisco (SFO) and Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport via Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. The new flights will return on July 8, 2020 and will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER. Per United Airlines,…
United Airlines announced they’ll be strenghting their current onboard mask policy for customers. These new changes take place effective June 18, 2020, and violators will be placed on an internal do not fly list with the airline. It’s not clear what’s exactly acceptable behavior if you’re allowed to take off for eating, but it sounds…
United Airlines has announced a new Voluntary Separation Program (VSP2) that’s open to all Management & Administrative (M&A) employees in the U.S., Guam, and Puerto Rico. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, United Airlines will permanently need to shrink their staffing by 30% come October, so has started offering voluntary separation packages. If the airline…
Following Delta’s news of Delta Extending 2020 Medallion Status, United has now announced a similar move, where the airline will be extending 2020 Premier Status for Silver, Gold, Platinum, and 1K Premier members through January 31, 2022. United will also be extending United Club memberships, Economy Plus, United Wi-Fi and checked bags by six months. Additionally, United will…
United Adds No Change Fees For New Bookings Delta Waiving All International Change Fees on New Tickets American Airlines Waiving All Change Fees on New Ticket Purchases No United has issued the following policy for March, 2020. Tickets: For tickets issued March 3 through March 31, 2020, customers will be permitted to change free of…
As part of the new New Orleans New Airport Terminal Opening last year, United Airlines has finally opened their newest United Club. This 6,000 square feet club is located in near Gate C7 is the newest lounge at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, as the airport recently opened their entire new terminal. The United Club…
United Airlines has announced their latest status match for 2020, which is referred to as the MileagePlus Premier Status Match Challenge. If you currently have elite status with another airline, your account will be upgraded for 90 days to Premier Silver, Premier Gold or Premier Platinum status based on the level you hold in your current frequent…
United Airlines has announced changes to their 2020 Premier program. These changes affect how you earn Premier status and what counts towards qualification. In summary, you’ll now qualify based on new Premier Qualifying Points and Premier Qualifying flights. Here’s how to qualify for each Premier status level beginning on January 1, 2020, for status in…
Right now you can earn a one-time bonus of 500 MileagePlus® bonus award miles on qualifying purchases made through the MileagePlus® Shopping mall. If you have some shopping do check out this offer here. United Airlines 500 Bonus Miles 10/7/19 through 10/20/19 at 11:59:59 pm ET Earn 500 miles for qualifying purchases of at least $200…
If you are young, you are in luck with this promotion. You’ll get 10% off flights within the U.S., Canada and Mexico. If you’re looking to go further, we’ll take a little something off select international destinations as well. Check this one out! 10% Off United Flights For 18-22 Year Olds MileagePlus members who are…
United is offering some sweet last minute deals where you can score inexpensive fares even to Europe from $285! United Deals To Paris From Only $285! What Credit Card Should I Use? Make sure to use a card that will earn you bonus points on your airline purchase, like the The Platinum Card® from American Express which earns…
United Airlines announced some exciting new routes starting in 2020, including brand new service to Nice, France; Palermo, Italy; and Curacao. Increased service has been added to Amsterdam; London; Frankfurt, Germany; and Zurich, as well as seasonal returns to Athens, Greece; Naples, Italy; Porto, Portugal; and Barcelona, Spain. Here’s a look at the new routes:…