United announced the details of the first flights of the 787 last week. As you can see, it is possible to book the 787’s first flights. United’s press release from last week: United Airlines today announced the first international routes for the airline’s newest addition to its fleet, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. In addition to…
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My second (and third) day with United…and why to avoid the UA 737-900’s
I was travelling back to Dublin on Sunday, from San Francisco to LA, on to Washington Dulles and thence to Dublin. Or so I thought; United had other plans for me. SFO-LAX The day before when I checked-in the flight was leaving from a 92 gate (read more in the other United post) A totally…
My day with United – Dublin to Dulles, to LA and San Francisco
I booked a trip from Dublin to San Francisco with the cheap fares that were being offered earlier in the summer. The routing allowed me to travel with United from Dublin for the first time, onwards to LA on a three class 777 and then a short hop to San Francisco. Dublin Airport The US…
Good value Business Class fares from Dublin to US
It seems that a number of airlines are matching some very good fares published by Air France and Delta from Dublin to the USA. They seem to run out on 2 September. Prices may be a little more than shown, but the weak Euro helps, I got a trip to SFO for about £1204 incl…
A surprise in the post from United – Lifetime United Club card
United, before the merger with Continental, used to offer Lifetime membership of the Red Carpet Club (now rebranded United Club) when you passed 2 Million Miles. United handled this by sending qualifying members a membership card on an annual basis. Often this took time to come, or the trigger to send it didn’t work for…
How long does it take United to re-credit award tickets? Weeks!
Well the answer appears to be up to 6 weeks, unless you are desperate to use them now! Background I had two award tickets LHR-HNL and return which I booked several months ago. When the recent UK to US fare sale came along I booked a revenue ticket with Air New Zealand and cancelled the…
Cancelling an award ticket on United? There’s a trick!
I discovered today, that when cancelling an award ticket on United’s web site, there is a trick. Cancelling the booking does not automatically process a request for a refund. After you cancel the booking you have to open the reservation in the ‘Cancelled’ Tab of the Manage Reservations Page, Cancelled Options However, about half…
United matching some of BA sale destinations ex-London
I have been looking at whether United are going to match the BA short sale that I covered here. For the most part they have not, but there are a few gems about. Most book in to ‘P’ class, and many require you to travel on Air Canada or Lufthansa code-shares. LHR-ATL £1174 LHR-NYC £1182…
Travelling with United – make sure you know your ‘R’s and ‘N’s
I was travelling back from San Diego to Newark, via Denver. As often happens the inbound aircraft was running late, and TripIt messaged me that I would most likely misconnect in Newark. To remedy this I left for the airport early, and after the usual indignities of the TSA, got to the United Club around…
Another week passes and United gets in to more trouble
I have written before about the changes to United that I don’t like. (This line comes from a welcome video by United’s CEO introducing changes that flyers ‘would like’. In fact few, if any changes, have been liked by anyone). Personal Experience I am travelling from Honolulu to Copenhagen in August, and had booked a…
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