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United’s Jeff Smisek Is Out!
Update: Bloomberg posits that Smisek was likely doomed due to performance issues even before the current corruption investigation that appears to have been the...
Smisek Lies Again: “Our hub in Cleveland hasn’t been profitable for over a decade”
Related post: CLE Is Dehubbed; The Continental-United Merger Has Brought Nothing But Misery To All
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Cleveland and United have a rocky history.
United had a hub...
11/9/22 News Roundup: End Of The Road For MAGA? COVID Vaccines, United Teases Southwest, Mattress Mack, Frontier Shower Class, And More!
Some stories and deals don’t get their own post, but should get some coverage. Here are some quick takes on stories that caught my eye. Let’s...
[Update: United Temporarily Suspends JFK Flights] United Will Return To JFK!
Update, 9/30/22: With the Biden administration's case against the American-JetBlue alliance failing to settle before trial, United confirms that they are forced to temporarily suspend their...
[American Increases Peak Award Rate By 67%] Egregious Devaluation: United Business Class Everyday Award Pricing To Tel Aviv Is Nearing Delta Skypesos Absurdity
Update: American has increased their top business class peak rate between JFK-Tel Aviv from 180K miles to 300K miles. Luckily, they still have a...
United Adding New Point To Point Non-Hub Routes
Before COVID, United moved to eliminate nearly all flights that don’t begin or end in one of their hub airports of Chicago, Denver, Guam,...
United Removes Partner Airline Award Charts, Scott Kirby’s United Is Desperately Trying To Get Rid Of Loyalists #UnitedUnfriendly
United took a $5 billion taxpayer bailout earlier this month.
Today they devalued their elite status program and per Zach Griff, they also removed their...
United Kills Flights From Cleveland To LaGuardia And Washington National
United will cease flying from Cleveland to LaGuardia and Washington DC/DCA Airports on March 29th.
United says there won't be a reduction of seats from...
With Scott Kirby As United’s New CEO, The Former America West Airlines/USAirways Leadership Now Control 2 Of The Big 3 US Airlines
Scott Kirby and Doug Parker teamed up at America West in the 1990s and reshaped that airline as a low cost carrier. They merged...
Here Are 9 Things You Need To Know About The Good, Bad, And Surprising Changes That United MileagePlus Made Today!
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Here’s How United Transformed Their Premium Club Card From Hero To Zero; The Worst Credit Card Devaluation Of All Time?
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My Thoughts On The Sprint-T-Mobile Merger
Sprint and T-Mobile announced today that they will merge, pending regulatory approval.
Mergers rarely benefit consumers. Just take a look at the airline industry, where...
20%-30% Bonus For Transferring Starwood Starpoints To American; Get Up To A 62.5% Effective Bonus
Earn Starpoints with the Starwood AMEX or the Chase Marriott Visa. You can view credit card offers by hovering over the “Credit Cards” tab. You can then click...
25% Bonus For Transferring Hotel Points To American; Get Up To A 100% Bonus When You Transfer Starpoints/Marriott Points!
Update: This bonus ends today.
Originally posted on 4/28:
American Express is a DansDeals.com advertiser. Earn Starpoints with the Starwood Consumer AMEX, the Starwood Business AMEX, or the Chase Marriott...
Confirmed: Massive Devaluation For United Miles #UnitedUnfriendly
Yesterday I posted that award tickets booked on United.com or via United phone agents were pricing very strangely. The exact same flights could cost 80K, 92.5K,...
Transfer 20K Starwood Starpoints Into 30K American AAdvantage Miles
American Express is a DansDeals.com advertiser. Earn Starpoints with the Starwood Consumer AMEX or the Starwood Business AMEX
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From today through...
What Exactly Is American’s AAdvantage?
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United Listens: The Nonstop Award Calendar Is Back And Other Award Calendar Errors Have Been Fixed!
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Frontier To Add 9 Nonstop Routes From Cleveland In April
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Wide Open United Business Class Saver Award Space Nonstop From Tel Aviv To Newark In The End Of December For You And Your Entire...
The nonstop routes between Tel Aviv and North America are some of the hardest for business saver awards.
Earlier this year I took my family...
American Is Pulling Out Of Tel Aviv 01/04/16, Grab Award Seats Now For Reaccommodation…
Update, 10/30: It appears that today may be the last day to change cancelled American flights to Tel Aviv to El Al, British Airways, or...
United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 3: Koror, Palau And Jellyfish Lake
-Find dozens of DansDeals trip reports here.
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United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 1: Honolulu
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United: Goodbye International First Class; Goodbye Guam Hub?
United CEO Jeff Smisek makes it official that United's 3 cabin first class is on the way out,
"One aircraft he won’t be buying is...
United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 1: Honolulu
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United Island Hopper Trip Notes Part 2: It’s Time To Hop!
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United’s April 2015 Elite Devaluation Made Even Worse By Overcharging Their Elites For Award Redeposits; Emblematic Of Larger Problems That United Has Suffered Since...
Last November I covered the news of several downgrades that AA, Delta, JetBlue, and United were going to implement in 2015.
United matched Delta in...
United Continues To Slash Focus City Operations In Cleveland; American Reinstating LaGuardia Service!
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With Frontier And Spirit Launching Focus City Operations In Cleveland How Long Will United’s Focus City Operations Last?
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United Duplicates Delta’s Revenue Based Mileage Earning System For 2015
United has once again duplicated a flyer unfriendly move initiated by Delta and will move to a revenue based fare structure effective 03/01/15.
United's CEO...
3 Weeks Until United Closes Cleveland Hub; Roundup Of New CLE Flight Options
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Frontier Airlines To Significantly Increase Cleveland Flights
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CLE Is Dehubbed; The Continental-United Merger Has Brought Nothing But Misery To All
In perhaps the worst CLE news since LeBron's decision, United will officially announce tomorrow that it is de-hubbing Cleveland.
It's no surprise. I said 4...
My Thoughts On The United Devaluation
I rushed to break the news and compile a chart of the pain in the wee-hours this morning about the United devaluation. Here are...
Trip Report: United DO 2012 In Chicago
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I...
WSJ: Continental-United Merger Coming Monday.
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Monday will be a sad day for Continental fans. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Continental and United will announce that...
