Airlines From the Inside Out
October 18
Below are some pretty solid airfares I have come across in the past 24 hours. HERE is the rhyme and reason behind this weekly post. The ones below are business class for mid-January travel. Fares…
May 24
Last time I tried to give a preview of upcoming travels, I wound up not going anywhere due to my unexplainable failure to obtain a visa. None-the-less, this week, I will try again to hit the road, except this time, I am 99.999% sure I do NOT need a visa to visit London.
I had a credit from an unused ticket on United, so I knew I would be flying them. I did not have a ton of time to travel or much advance notice for booking. For me, these parameters translate into a quick trip to Europe. I scoured fares from a dozen US cities and looked at all possible routing options and the cheapest way I could find to Europe was from the West Coast. So be it: I would fly from Atlanta to Los Angeles in order to catch a flight to London. Makes sense to none except maybe those reading this blog.
I had to call (imagine that) United to utilize the credit from the unused ticket. Why United cannot add this function to their web site (like Delta), I’m not sure. As it turned out, this was one of the only times I have been thrilled after hanging up the phone with an airline. The phone agent was kind enough to book my flight, assign me seats, put me on the upgrade list, email me a coupon for a future flight, and suggested I request United frequent flier status match based upon my Delta frequent flier status. Basic blocking and tackling? Yes, but all the things a US airline should be doing if they are interested in gaining market share.
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