Hello from a frigid Denver, Colorado. I am on another day roundtrip to pickup my son in Portland, Oregon. I flew out of…
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Review: United Airlines 737 MAX 9 – First Class – San Francisco – Houston
We arrived nearly 15 minutes early in San Francisco from Portland. This was due to a 130 mph tailwind that pushed us down…
Review: United Airlines 737-800 – First Class – Portland to San Francisco
Once I secured my precious cargo, it was time for us to make the journey back to Texas for Thanksgiving. The one way from…
Review: United Club – Portland International Airport
We arrived from Houston a few minutes early and were parked at gate E3. I immediately turned right and followed the crowd towards…
Review: United Airlines 737 MAX 8 – Economy Plus – Houston to Portland
This review is one of three I have planned for the day. The plan is to fly to Portland, retrieve some special cargo, then return to Houston after a…
United Airlines’ All-in-One Snack Bag
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…
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…