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Saver Award Reduction for Star Alliance™ And Partner Airlines

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United has announced that their Saver Award prices for Star Alliance and other worldwide partner airlines are temporarily reduced for select regions and cabins. You have to book a flight by February 28 to take advantage of this offer. This table shows mileage rates for one direction of travel. For roundtrip flights, you have to…

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How To Schedule Global Entry Interview – Free Global Entry From United

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If you applied for the United Global Entry fee credit you’re probably in the same boat as many others. It’s time to schedule Global Entry interview and process your Global Entry application or renewal. United Global Entry Compensation I received my Global Entry credit through my United Platinum status I received from a United status match program I participated…

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How To Transfer Miles Into Marriott Points

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A PMM reader, Mark asked is there any way to transfer miles into Marriott points. There is and in fact, United and Marriott have a unique partnership that allows you to convert miles to points, points to miles and receive complimentary status in Marriott with Gold or higher status on United. How To Transfer Miles…

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Is United Ready To Buy 10 777-300ERs?

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According to Bloomberg and sources close to the airline, United may be planning to announce the acquisition of 10 Boeing 777-300ER jetliners. Currently United has 74 Boeing 777 jetliners in it’s fleet, but they don’t have any of the 777-300ER models. Bloomberg speculates that if United announces now, they’ll get a good price on the planes because…

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Earn United Miles Buying Mercedes – Up To 50,000 For New And 25,000 For Used

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Did you know you can earn up to 50,000 United miles purchasing a new Mercedes-Benz? If a new one is too expensive, how about purchasing a used one for a smaller 25,000 bonus miles? Yep, that’s right, if you follow the steps with True Car, you can be on your way to a new (or…

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United’s Increased Mileage Earning Structure for Premium Travelers

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United Airlines announced they would be offering increased mileage bonuses for first class travelers.  From January 9 through February 28 you can earn bonus award miles when you complete qualifying flight segments booked in premium cabin fares (fare classes F, A, J, C, D, Z or P) with United, United Express and select airline partners.…

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United Global Entry Compensation – How To Get $100 Free

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For those of you interested in Global Entry who are United MileagePlus members, and of course don’t already have it, here’s a great reminder from Rapid Travel Chai on how to get the $100 application fee comped if you are a United Elite member. I was an early adopter of the NEXUS program that allows expedited…

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Mother Says Airline ‘Humiliated’ Her Family – Wants Apology From United

As reported by ABC News, a mother of 4 just wants United to apologize for the way she says United Airlines humiliated her family on a recent flight from the Dominican Republic. Mother Says Airline ‘Humiliated’ Her Family – Wants Apology From United Kirschenbaum is the mom of 3-year old Ivy who is a stroke survivor.…

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Will United Fly To Havana Cuba Soon? It’s ‘On The Map’ At United Airlines

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An Instagram user who goes by caro gets the ‘eagle eye’ award for being one of the first people to find Havana labeled on United Airlines route map in the January edition of Hemispheres – the United Airlines inflight magazine. United Fly To Havana Cuba The photo was originally posted on Tuesday with the text,…

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Woman Arrested On United “Sneaking” Into Exit Row

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There are always two sides to every story. So I’m interested in the other side of this story which describes how a woman on a United flight heading for a ski trip to Alaska was arrested after she attempted to switch to an exit row. Woman Arrested On United She arrested in Seattle from her “third…

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Winter Weather Waivers Up For Last Minute Holiday Travel

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Wintery weather is forecasted in the MidWest over the next 24 hours, and rain, fog and low cloud ceilings are delaying flights in the MidAtlantic, leaving last minute holiday travelers with massive delays and cancellations.  According to flightstats.com, 563 flights have been cancelled today with another 7,529 delayed today in the United States.A number of…

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Fantasy Flights to the ‘North Pole’ With United Airlines

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This is a really nice example of Holiday cheer and giving back that made me smile! United flew more than 800 children on Fantasy Flights to the “North Pole” this month. The kids, many of whom suffer from serious illnesses or are in recovery, after a quick flight, “arrived at magical winter wonderlands – airport gates employees…

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United Launches Non Stop To Santiago and Adds Flights To Latin America and The Caribbean

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United Airlines flew its new daily non-stop flight yesterday for the first time between Houston and Santiago, Chile on a Boeing 767-300. Flight 847 departs Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport daily at 9:35 p.m., arriving at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago at 10:10 a.m. the following day. Flight 846 departs Santiago at 11…

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United Increases Revenue Requirements for Premier Status

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United updated their website today to reflect the new revenue requirements in 2015 which will be used to earn status for the 2016 year. Below is the new chart  of the new revenue requirements: The new revenue requirements are as follows: Premier Silver: $3,000 Premier Gold: $6,000 Premier Platinum: $9,000 Premier 1K: $12,000 If you…

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Will The American Express Centurion Lounge SFO Open In The Next Two Weeks?

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If you read the American Express Membership Rewards forum on flyertalk.com, you might have noticed increasing activity and speculation about the American Express Centurion Lounge in the San Francisco International Airport. The thread is called Centurion Lounge SFO [Future] and most of the discussion as of late focuses on: The opening date – speculation is…

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Miles Apart: Top 10 Airline Routes In The World By Distance

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When Qantas launched A380 service from Sydney to Dallas/Ft. International Worth on October 1, 2014 it took over the title of the longest flight in the world based on the distance between the two airports – 13,790km (8568.7 miles). According to the Qantas Fact Sheet the airline will Qantas will operate six non-stop flights in…

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will.i.am Has Serious DYKWIA On Twitter With UA In NYC

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Allow me to translate: will.i.am – an American rapper who is a founding member of the hip hop/pop band The Black Eyed Peas whose name is pronounced ‘Will I Am.’ will.i.am has 12 million Twitter followers.  And apparently will.i.am was scheduled to be on a flight from JFK to China on October 7th, but was…

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JetBlue Emergency Landing Due To Engine Trouble and Passenger Takes Selfie

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One of the many unanswered questions surrounding JetBlue Flight 1416 from LGB to AUS that was forced to make an emergency landing back at Long Beach Airport on Thursday after a blown engine filled the cabin with smoke was the question of let’s take a selfie? After the 147 passengers evacuated the plane on emergency…

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United Airlines To Pay $100,000 To Flight Attendants to Retire

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According to a press release yesterday from United Airlines and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA), United is offering an “Enhanced Early Out Program” where “United will offer lump sum payouts of up to $100,000 for Flight Attendants who apply for the early out and meet certain service and eligibility qualifications, and the company will…

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