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Earn Double MileagePlus Miles on United from San Francisco to Tokyo

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United Airlines just launched a promotion where MileagePlus members can earn double miles on flights between San Francisco and Tokyo Haneda. Here’s how: Register for this promotion on united.com before you travel. Book your roundtrip flight between San Francisco and Tokyo Haneda. Fly between October 26, 2014, and December 31, 2014. Here’s how much you can…

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1,000 Free United Miles for Using Uber

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Uber, the on-demand sedan service that is positioning itself as a taxi alternative, is expanding it’s app presence by embedding itself into the United Airlines mobile app. From United: Customers with iOS and Android mobile devices may access Uber ground transportation information in the United app’s menu or in the “My Reservations” card with a…

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Last Week to Earn 2,000 Bonus United MileagePlus Miles

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United MileagePlus shopping has been running a back-to-school shopping promotion where the more you spend thru the MileagePlus shopping home, the more bonus miles you can earn – up to 2,000 bonus miles. From the terms and conditions: *7/14/14 through 8/31/14 11:59 PM ET receive 500 bonus miles with every $125 spent online through MileagePlus…

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United Express With Smoke In Cockpit Makes Emergency Landing

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On Thursday night as passengers were boarding their United Express Plane from Chicago to Columbus, they likely had no idea they’d be making an emergency landing some 20 minutes later. The flight attendant announced the flight would make an emergency landing in Indianapolis due to smoke filling the cabin. Thankfully all passengers were evacuated and…

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Happy #NationalAviationDay

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Tuesday August 19th marks the 75th National Aviation Day.  The holiday, meant to celebrate the history of aviation, was started  in 1939, and August 19 was chosen to coincided with Orville Wright’s birthday.  Here are some snapshots on how some airlines are wishing you a Happy #NationalAviationDay Bottom Line: Happy National Aviation Day!    …

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United to Customer: a (SPECIFIC APOLOGY) to a (SPECIFIC EVENT)

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A fill-in-the-blanks form letter allegedly sent by United Airlines in response to a passenger complaint went viral last week. The letter, dated July 17, was posted on reddit – an entertainment, social networking service and news website. The letter said “Your comments regarding (SPECIFIC EVENT) will be used for coaching and training our employees,” and…

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Earn Up To 2,000 Bonus United Miles

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Now through August 31st, you can earn up to 2,000 bonus United miles through their MileagePlus Shopping program. You’ll earn 500 bonus miles with every $125 spent meaning you would have to spend $500 to receive the 2,000 bonus miles.     Remember these miles are in addition to any regular miles you would earn from your credit cards…

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United Offers Double Premier Qualifying Miles For Limited Time (Targeted)

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United is back with a mid year promotion to entice their old frequent flyers back. This limited time and potentially targeted promotion offers double premier qualifying miles from August 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. How To Register • You can register for the double Premier Qualifying Miles here Promotion Details • Register by August…

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Earn 10,000 Points Or Miles With Dining Programs

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Eating and drinking at your favorite restaurants might be a little sweeter in the month of July and part of August thanks to a 10,000 mile point from Hilton and a 10,000 mile offer from United. All you have to do is register with the Hilton Dining promotion or MileagePlus dining program and then dine 10…

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United Flight Emergency Landing When Slide Deploys

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A United Airlines Flight from Chicago to Orange County made a sudden emergency landing on Sunday evening.  “The flight attendant was doing drink service, and she was right about to get to our row. She looked back, and all I saw was her face. Just sheer terror on her face.†The flight 1463 from Chicago to…

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Breaking News: United Launches Revenue Earning MileagePlus Program

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United today just announced that they will be copying Delta’s Revenue Loyalty Program by applying the same principles to their MileagePlus program. This goes into affect on March 1, 2015 for the way you earn award miles when flying. It doesn’t change how you qualify for Premier status. Here’s a chart of how many miles earn…

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United Launches World’s Longest 787 Route from Los Angeles to Melbourne

United announced that they would be flying the Boeing 787 from Los Angeles to Melbourne six times per week starting October 26, 2014. This new route for the 787 will be the longest route in which this aircraft will be flown at 7,927 miles. Per this Forbes article, currently, the two longest 787 flights are operated by…

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Premier Silver and 5,000 Bonus United Miles w/ Targeted Offer For Flying Copa Airlines

United has teamed up with Copa Airlines to offer a targeted promotion in which you can earn 5,000 bonus United miles as well as MileagePlus Premier Silver status. To qualify, you must fly six segments on Copa Airlines or Copa Airlines Colombia between February 1, 2014, and March 31, 2014. Eligible fare classes are C, D, Y,…

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United 40% Discount on Purchased Miles

Now through February 17, 2014, United Airlines is offering a bonus on purchased United miles. This is a tiered bonus meaning the more miles you buy the more you’ll receive. Here’s how the bonus structure is set up: Buy 15,000-39,000 miles and receive a 25% discount Buy 40,000 miles or more and receive a 40% discount This promotion is hard…

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Get 25% Premier Qualifying MileagePlus Miles Through December 31, 2014 On COPA Airlines (Targeted)

What is MileagePlus doing? First the news from MommyPoints about targeted 20k premier qualifying offer, then HMT summarizes why United may be worried about their elite numbers. Now this! Get 25% Premier Qualifying Miles from now through December 31, 2014! Get 25% More Premier Qualifying Miles Earn 25% more premier qualifying miles with eligible Copa…

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Flying just to fly – First Class Farewell Tour

With the impending February 1 United devaluation and a couple days off of work, I convinced my better half to embark on a First Class ‘Farewell Tour’ of some of our favorite products knowing international first class access will become significantly more challenging than it is in current form. We’ve generated a lot of great…

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New Limited Edition United Amenity Kits

United is rolling out some cool new amenity kits starting tomorrow January 3, 2014. The new amenity kits will be found in both United BusinessFirst and GlobalFirst on long-haul international flights departing from the United States. There will be a total of eight designs which include United’s eight hubs:ORD, SFO, IAH, NYC, D.C., CLE and LAX. The new amenity kits…

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