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United Club, Seattle

I haven’t been to Seattle since United relocated its operations to the newer A Gates. My first international flight was from London to Seattle, on the old 747-SP. I loved that aircarft and quite enjoyed connecting through the old N gates at Seattle. Long gone is the Red Carpet Club just off the concourse, and…

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United – The anatomy of a delay

I was booked to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Seattle, via Newark last week. The inbound flight had been via Dulles, and was delayed three and a half hours, getting me in at 1am on the previous day. I had a lie in and was not too concerned when I checked online and saw a little…

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United 1K – done!

I am pleased to have completed my 1K status for this year with United. Despite a week of delays, missed connections and a diversion to Harrisburg (more about this later), United has finally credited the last flight that I need to cross 1K for 2014. Of course, being outside the UK I won’t be impacted…

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United ends WiFi leaching….

Often when I visit a United Club there are people sitting around outside using the free United Club WiFi. In the old days you used to have to log in or collect a T-mobile card from the Reception. It appears United is bringing this back. An email sent to United Club members this morning says:…

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Lunch and ‘Dinner’ with United

I flew yesterday from Orlando, via Chicago and on to San Francisco. Both flights were operated by ex-UA A-320 aircraft, although the experiences could not have been more different. The flight from Orlando to Chicago was full, and we had the United lunch options of Chicken Salad or a Cheeseburger. As usual I picked the…

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