I spent the Thanksgiving week back home in Mississippi with my family. The time was filled with peace and a whole lot of eating. Before I realized, it was time for my son and I to make it back to Texas. We flew to Mississippi with…
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What is United Airlines’ Travel Ready Center?
have flown a handful of times in the past year due to personal issues. The handful of flights have been on American Airlines. There was a one way trip from Oklahoma City and a roundtrip to Costa Rica to…
United Airlines Pandemic Precautions
When I took the American Airlines flight in January, I wrongly assumed the year would begin with plenty of domestic and international travel. If you have been following along, you know I have been…
United Airlines “How’s My Flight Tracking?”
As you all know, I have not been traveling much since the pandemic began last year. My first flight since last March, when I visited Houston, occurred in January on American Airlines. I have been itching to travel so I got fully vaccinated and…
My Sister’s United Airlines Flight Flew Over Mexico
We have had some crazy weather in Texas in the first quarter of 2021. The biggest, in terms of impact, was the snow storm in February that crippled the state of Texas for the better part of a month. I was without power for four days then water, overlapping the power outage by…
United Airlines Coronavirus Response
A few days ago, I wrote about United Airlines waiving change fees for a year on tickets purchased before March 31, 2020. I felt this was generous of the airline, but it ultimately to be self-serving. The airline wants to…
United Airlines Waives Change Fees for One Year
In a promotion that began yesterday, March 3, 2020, United Airlines is offering to waive change fees for the next 12 months. The catch is that the flights have to be booked by March 31, 2020. The airline claims…
United Airlines Issues Houston Travel Waiver
The weather in Texas during the past few weeks has been especially…wet. This has been the most rain, tornadoes, hail I have seen during my second stint in the state. While we experienced…
Swanky: United Airlines Announces New Livery
Yesterday, United Airlines unveiled a new livery. I think the new livery is beautiful. Here is the first…
OMG: Stroopwafels!!!
The time for me to head back to Texas had finally come. This trip did not go as I envisioned, but I was able to make the best out of the situation. I was anxious to return home, however, I swapped the…
United Airlines Issues Travel Waiver for United States Winter Weather and Brussels Strike
Winter storms continue to impact travel throughout the United States. The Midwest and Northeast were the hardest hit areas of the country over the past few weeks. Not to outdone, the Pacific Northwest has been…
Review: United Airlines (777-200) Economy Plus Houston to Los Angeles
I quickly left Cadillac because there was a SMALL situation brewing with my seat on the flight to Los Angeles. As I scrolled through the United mobile app to check the flight status, I noticed that my aisle…
WOW: United Airlines Offers Free DIRECTV
Effective immediately, United Airlines will offer over 100 free channels of live television on 200+ Boeing 737 aircraft. The airline has long had seatback entertainment on the 737s. Passengers in first class had…
Airlines Issue Winter Storm Jayden Travel Waivers
The past few weeks of winter weather have been brutal on the United States, particularly, the northeastern potion of the country. As you might have heard by now, record low temperatures are due to blanket the northern states over…
What is United Airlines Waitlisting Upgrades Process???
Last week, I wrote a post outlining my first trip of the year. The itinerary will take me to Houston where I plan to check out a few Priority Pass lounges, then onward to Los Angeles aboard a…