Why You Should Double (and Triple) Check Your Flights After Booking Them I’ve had multiple readers let me know that their airline changed their departure time, date and/or routing, and they were never notified of the change. One reader from Myrtle Beach… Johnny Jet , June 30, 2021
Avoid SFO Between These Times I received an email yesterday from United Airlines stating that they’re offering a travel waiver for SFO runway construction. Their waiver applies to tickets issued April 24 – May 21…. Johnny Jet , April 25, 2021
Is United Airlines Out of Their Minds? UPDATE: It was a glitch! Thank goodness. From United “We had a temporary issue impacting prices shown on the baggage calculator. This didn’t impact the actual price customers were charged,… Johnny Jet , April 8, 2021
How to Request or Match Elite Status on US Airlines Happy Friday! We used to send out a reader tip every Friday but since not many people are traveling right now, we haven’t received a whole lot of tips from… Johnny Jet , December 17, 2020
A Passenger On My Flight Refused To Wear a Mask Image courtesy of United Airlines I feel for flight attendants for so many reasons right now, not the least of which is for having to deal with passengers who refuse… Terry Ward , December 11, 2020
United Airlines Interactive Map Helps You Navigate Travel in the USA These days, it’s difficult to keep up with all the domestic and international quarantine rules and restrictions, especially as some of them change weekly, if not daily. That’s why United… Johnny Jet , September 16, 2020
American and Delta Follow United in Eliminating Change Fees But This is Why American’s Policy Is Better My head is spinning over here but in a good way! Yesterday, I wrote about the incredible, huge travel news that United Airlines was dropping those pesky and ridiculous $200… Johnny Jet , September 1, 2020
United Airlines Permanently Getting Rid of Change Fees When I saw United’s tweet announcing that they’re eliminating changes fees, I had to doublecheck that today wasn’t April 1st (who knows what day it is, anyway?) I mean, what?!… Johnny Jet , August 30, 2020
My Trip to Chicago for United Media Day 2019 Greetings! Last week, I flew from Los Angeles to Chicago for the night, as a guest of United for the airline’s Media Day. It was my first time flying United… Johnny Jet , October 31, 2019
United Airlines Is Eliminating Their Award Chart This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Caroline Lupini , April 9, 2019
Video: Paine Field Terminal Sneak Peek Alaska Airlines created the 41-second video above to give travelers a glimpse of the new terminal at Paine Field in Everett, Washington (just north of Seattle). Alaska was supposed to… Johnny Jet , February 26, 2019
U.S. Airlines Are Offering Change Fee Waivers to Flyers Affected by the California Wildfires Yesterday, in the shadow of the still-raging wildfires in California, we shared a list of suggested dos and don’ts for people moving back home after evacuating. Meanwhile, the Camp Fire… Johnny Jet , November 13, 2018
United Follows JetBlue in Raising Checked Baggage Fees After JetBlue surprisingly raised its baggage fees by $5 a few days ago, I was quoted in an Associated Press (AP) article saying, “unfortunately, all it takes is one major airline… Johnny Jet , August 31, 2018
Video: United Flight Attendant Sings Carols With Passengers During Delay No one likes delays, especially during the holidays. However, this delay on December 21—due to deicing on a United flight from Denver to Dulles (UA461)—seemed fun thanks to some passengers… Johnny Jet , December 27, 2017
Flight Policies for Unaccompanied Minors If your little one needs to travel without an adult companion, it’s important to know what your airline’s policy is regarding unaccompanied minors. Here’s information about those policies from the… Caitlin Martin Marker , December 18, 2017
