United adds longest flight, SF to Singapore
June 5, 2016
United’s new San Francisco-to-Singapore flight opens new links for the airline, as well as becoming the longest route for a U.S. carrier.
United’s new San Francisco-to-Singapore flight opens new links for the airline, as well as becoming the longest route for a U.S. carrier.
An airline rule change has created sticker shock for fliers used to buying multi-city itineraries as the majors chase low-end business.
United needs more seats on routes from DC to its San Francisco and Denver hubs, and the only way is to fly bigger planes—the biggest DCA has seen.
United will begin offering nonstop service from San Francisco to Singapore starting in June, using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
United airlines dropping Dulles – Dubai route; Emirates steps in with expanded A380 service on the route.
Just when you thought all the news for back-of-the-plane flyers was bad, United Airlines has announced that starting in February, there’ll be free snacks in coach. Not the meals that once there were, but at least a little something to look forward to. It’s part of United’s “sorry” for the rocky times since its troubled merger with Continental; New CEO Oscar Muniz promised a focus on customer service, and here it is… The change applies to flights that don’t already have free food or snacks,…
Ultra-low cost carriers like Spirit are pushing the majors into the no-frills arena. United has announced it will follow Delta next year, and offer “basic
American Airlines’ AAdvantage program, the last major U.S. holdout of the once-traditional one-point-per-mile-flown loyalty system has announced that starting midyear next year it will be shifting to a model that rewards those who spend the most, not…
After a couple of years in which both United and Delta have switched to frequent flier systems based on dollars spent on fares rather than miles flown, American could be joining the parade…but we’ll have to wait and see. American is planning changes…
A few weeks ago, United Airlines seemed poised to make some big changes, with a new CEO on-board, Oscar Munoz, from rail giant CSX. Munoz acknowledged that United, one of the Big-3 legacy airlines, has struggled since its 2010 merger with Continental,…
United’s new San Francisco-to-Singapore flight opens new links for the airline, as well as becoming the longest route for a U.S. carrier.
An airline rule change has created sticker shock for fliers used to buying multi-city itineraries as the majors chase low-end business.
United needs more seats on routes from DC to its San Francisco and Denver hubs, and the only way is to fly bigger planes—the biggest DCA has seen.
United will begin offering nonstop service from San Francisco to Singapore starting in June, using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
United airlines dropping Dulles – Dubai route; Emirates steps in with expanded A380 service on the route.
Just when you thought all the news for back-of-the-plane flyers was bad, United Airlines has announced that starting in February, there’ll be free snacks in coach. Not the meals that once there were, but at least a little something to look forward to. It’s part of United’s “sorry” for the rocky times since its troubled merger with Continental; New CEO Oscar Muniz promised a focus on customer service, and here it is… The change applies to flights that don’t already have free food or snacks,…
Ultra-low cost carriers like Spirit are pushing the majors into the no-frills arena. United has announced it will follow Delta
American Airlines’ AAdvantage program, the last major U.S. holdout of the once-traditional one-point-per-mile-flown loyalty system has announced that starting midyear next year it will be shifting to a model that rewards those who spend the most, not…
After a couple of years in which both United and Delta have switched to frequent flier systems based on dollars spent on fares rather than miles flown, American could be joining the parade…but we’ll have to wait and see. American is planning changes…
A few weeks ago, United Airlines seemed poised to make some big changes, with a new CEO on-board, Oscar Munoz, from rail giant CSX. Munoz acknowledged that United, one of the Big-3 legacy airlines, has struggled since its 2010 merger with Continental,…