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United Announces New Service to Auckland, Tel Aviv, and Xi’An

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United Airlines announced that they would be adding three new routes from their San Francisco hub starting next year. The new destinations that they will serve include Auckland, Tel Aviv, and Xi’An. Here’s what the airline has to say about the new service: United Airlines, the U.S. airline with the most comprehensive route network and the…

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United Airlines Pilot Becomes Unconscious During Flight

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An United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner enroute from Houston Bush Intercontinental to San Francisco diverted to Albuquerque, after the pilot became unconscious during the flight. This comes after an earlier incident this week where a American Airlines Pilot Dies During Flight from PHX-BOS. Per USA Today, A United Airlines flight diverted to New Mexico after one of the pilots became ill…

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New Way To Earn Star Alliance Gold Status

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Looking for an easy way to earn Star Alliance Gold Status, with an international airline, so you’ll then receive United Club access when traveling domestically, well Avianca Brazil is offering status matches to those who qualify, which will earn them Star Alliance Gold status. If you’re interested in getting in on this status match, be sure…

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Earn Bonus United Miles, Premier Miles, Regional Upgrades With Offer

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United has been emailing out some targeted offers to MileagePlus members with the opportunity to earn either bonus miles, premier qualifying miles, or even a regional premier upgrade after taking a flight between New/York Newark (EWR) and Los Angeles (LAX) or San Francisco (SFO). This offer is valid for flights between  September 17, 2015 through February…

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An Inside Look at United’s Jeff Smisek Severance Package

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Yesterday we wrote about how Jeff Smisek resigned was forced to leave United for some criminal activity.Well today, we are taking an inside look on what exactly his severance package will look like. According to this Yahoo Finance article, Here’s what Smisek will get: A lump sum cash separation payment of $4.875 million. 60,746 shares of…

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Discounted United Award Tickets to South America

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United Airlines is a launching an award sale for flights to/from South America for travel between August 19, 2015, and November 30, 2015. MileagePlus members can save 25% off saver awards to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Santiago, Chile Take advantage of a Saver Award sale on flights to Brazil and Chile Now’s the ideal time to discover the…

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5,000 Bonus United Miles With Rocketmiles

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Here’s another good promotion from Rocketmiles where you can book any hotel on Rocketmiles and earn a bonus 5,000 United Miles. You can earn 5,000 MileagePlus® bonus award miles when you use your United MileagePlus Club Card, United MileagePlus Presidential PlusSM Card, or United MileagePlus Explorer Card to book your first hotel stay through Rocketmiles.* 5,000 Bonus United…

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United Enhances In-flight Entertainment Options

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United announced that they would be enhancing their entertainment options onboard for their customers, by expanding its United Private Screening option, where customers can watch free entertainment onboard their own devices, similar to the Delta Studio. This means that customers on regional jets will now be able to access United’s entertainment system. Per United, United Airlines is…

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Deal Alert: $36 Flights from Philadelphia to Vegas on American and United

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Looking to head between the East Coast and the West Coast for cheap this year? Well now you can thanks to some cheap flights form American Airlines and United starting at $36 (including taxes and fees) each-way between Philadelphia and Las Vegas. You can search for these cheap flights on Orbitz or on the American or United site, and note that…

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United Airlines 25% Transfer Bonus through August 31st

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Now through August 31, 2015, United Airlines is offering MileagePlus members the opportunity to earn a 25% bonus when they convert hotel points into United MileagePlus miles. Offer Details: Now’s the perfect time to exchange your unused hotel loyalty program points into United MileagePlus® award miles. Convert your points now and enjoy a 25% bonus…

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How To Earn Up To 7,000 United MileagePlus Miles

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United MileagePlus Dining has launched a new offer, where MileagePlus Premier members can earn up to 7,000 bonus miles now through September 30, 2015, if you’re a regular MileagePlus member, you’ll have the chance to earn up to 6,000 bonus miles.  Both of the offers have similar terms, but for this post, I’m including the MileagePlus Premier…

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United Express Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Indianapolis

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Earlier this morning, an United Express Embraer E145, operated by ExpressJet made an emergency landing in Indianapolis as the flight was enroute from Charlotte to Chicago-ORD, after it had experienced a sudden drop in altitude of about 10,000 feet. Per the Chicago Sun Times, A flight headed to Chicago Sunday morning was diverted to Indianapolis after the plane suddenly…

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Earn an Easy 5,000 Bonus United MileagePlus Miles

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Looking for an easy way to earn a bunch of United Mileage Plus miles? Consider booking a hotel room through RocketMiles With this offer, new members will earn 5,000 bonus United Mileage Plus miles after their first booking in addition to earning up to 5,000 United Mileage Plus miles per night through RocketMiles. You have to be a first time…

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