Comments on: I say Goodbye United Airlines Visa, ….Continental Airlines Mastercard you may be next http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/ Points, Miles and Travel Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:57:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-53293 Steve Fri, 21 May 2010 23:11:50 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-53293 United is the absolute WORST. To get an upgradeable fare it costs three times what an economy ticket costs, then you immediately find out there are no upgrades available! When you try to use miles for a business class seat, same smell, no seats available. Yet if you check on Travelocity using "buy a business class" selection, you see it's totally wide open. Delta absolutely sucks, too, so what's left? American? Thanks to the Airline Deregulation Act we are now in a totally non-competitive environment. Thanks a lot, congress! United is the absolute WORST. To get an upgradeable fare it costs three times what an economy ticket costs, then you immediately find out there are no upgrades available!
When you try to use miles for a business class seat, same smell, no seats available. Yet if you check on Travelocity using “buy a business class” selection, you see it’s totally wide open.
Delta absolutely sucks, too, so what’s left? American? Thanks to the Airline Deregulation Act we are now in a totally non-competitive environment. Thanks a lot, congress!

]]> By: Zzzippper http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-51884 Zzzippper Mon, 03 May 2010 05:53:15 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-51884 We just flew from St. Louis to O'Hare to Beijing to Pusan, Korea. Two weeks in advance we called United to upgrade on the leg from O'Hare to Beijing. They said they could only guarentee the STL to O'Hare leg for upgrade...gee, thanks, upgrading for a 45 minute flight. They said they could request upgrade on the long leg but whether we got it or not we would be charged $400 apiece ($800) plus 25,000 miles. We did not request upgrade at that time and waited to get to the airport in STL. We finally got upgraded in Chicago but only after two trips to the check-in counter at an over-crowded gate. I've said I'm done with United for a long time but now I'm serious. I just don't know anyone that is less horrible. We just flew from St. Louis to O’Hare to Beijing to Pusan, Korea. Two weeks in advance we called United to upgrade on the leg from O’Hare to Beijing. They said they could only guarentee the STL to O’Hare leg for upgrade…gee, thanks, upgrading for a 45 minute flight. They said they could request upgrade on the long leg but whether we got it or not we would be charged $400 apiece ($800) plus 25,000 miles. We did not request upgrade at that time and waited to get to the airport in STL. We finally got upgraded in Chicago but only after two trips to the check-in counter at an over-crowded gate. I’ve said I’m done with United for a long time but now I’m serious. I just don’t know anyone that is less horrible.

]]> By: Jonas http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-51264 Jonas Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:59:23 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-51264 I just tried to book award seats to Portland Oregon from Philadelphia 3 months away and came up empty. I now can only get 40000 mile seats despite the fact that partner US Air's 1 non-stop daily to Portland has many empty seats on many days. United sucks and I too will be ditching the credit card and their service. I just tried to book award seats to Portland Oregon from Philadelphia 3 months away and came up empty. I now can only get 40000 mile seats despite the fact that partner US Air’s 1 non-stop daily to Portland has many empty seats on many days. United sucks and I too will be ditching the credit card and their service.

]]> By: Diane http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-49464 Diane Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:18:09 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-49464 I agree how impossible it is to get anywhere decent using our United Mileage Points. Never any seats, points have increased to fly International...blah blah blah. I've had it with United Visa and it is getting cut up just as soon as we receive our Capital One Visa...so long United, it's been a painful 10 years with you. Losers!!! I agree how impossible it is to get anywhere decent using our United Mileage Points. Never any seats, points have increased to fly International…blah blah blah. I’ve had it with United Visa and it is getting cut up just as soon as we receive our Capital One Visa…so long United, it’s been a painful 10 years with you. Losers!!!

]]> By: wendy http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-31092 wendy Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:59:24 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-31092 I just quit the loyalty program with Delta. They just cancelled 33,000+ without warning and I immediately contacted them to see what we could do in that I was dealing with a sick husband and he had recently died. They told me tough luck. Now I won't fly them as I have many other choices. The United Visa card is impossible to use and I am getting ready to quit that too. One poster said that American works well and I think that Alaska does too. I will investigate. I just quit the loyalty program with Delta. They just cancelled 33,000+ without warning and I immediately contacted them to see what we could do in that I was dealing with a sick husband and he had recently died. They told me tough luck. Now I won’t fly them as I have many other choices. The United Visa card is impossible to use and I am getting ready to quit that too. One poster said that American works well and I think that Alaska does too. I will investigate.

]]> By: Tal http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-28731 Tal Wed, 13 May 2009 03:37:22 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-28731 I did cancel my UAL visa and started using AX, but gave it one more chance since I already had over 100K and I'm taking a trip to Europe next year. I haven't been overseas in a long time due to salary cuts and now I want to get my money from this plan. I have PAID for their Visa, and I PAID alot of money to UAL to build miles when I could have gone non-stop on other airlines. Last time I tried to use miles to go overseas for my company, I even wrote to the Attorney General's office and no one did anything. I've heard every rotten explanation there is and I think a class action lawsuit is going to be the only way to get resolution. A business class ticket to London or Madrid is worth a few grand and if I don't get my seat next year exactly when I want it - on the Star Alliance - because I'm going into Gatwick, I'm calling up a few lawyers. I did cancel my UAL visa and started using AX, but gave it one more chance since I already had over 100K and I’m taking a trip to Europe next year. I haven’t been overseas in a long time due to salary cuts and now I want to get my money from this plan. I have PAID for their Visa, and I PAID alot of money to UAL to build miles when I could have gone non-stop on other airlines. Last time I tried to use miles to go overseas for my company, I even wrote to the Attorney General’s office and no one did anything. I’ve heard every rotten explanation there is and I think a class action lawsuit is going to be the only way to get resolution. A business class ticket to London or Madrid is worth a few grand and if I don’t get my seat next year exactly when I want it – on the Star Alliance – because I’m going into Gatwick, I’m calling up a few lawyers.

]]> By: FED UP 2 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-26578 FED UP 2 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:31:36 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-26578 I dropped all mileage cards and going for cash rebates. I use the rebate to hunt down good deals. All in all way ahead of points and no hassle !!! Costco AMEX card has best program got $700 back last year with good hunting got 2 rt to Europe for $1000 so only cost me $300. I dropped all mileage cards and going for cash rebates. I use the rebate to hunt down good deals. All in all way ahead of points and no hassle !!!

Costco AMEX card has best program got $700 back last year with good hunting got 2 rt to Europe for $1000 so only cost me $300.

]]> By: charlie http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-26349 charlie Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:02:37 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-26349 DIDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DIDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Online Credit World » Blog Archive » Amex Fixed, United Still Broken, and a Debit Card Scam http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-25155 Online Credit World » Blog Archive » Amex Fixed, United Still Broken, and a Debit Card Scam Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:31:11 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-25155 [...] at the Points Wizard, they have uncovered the real flaw in United Airlines “Mileage Plus” program, and by extension the credit [...] [...] at the Points Wizard, they have uncovered the real flaw in United Airlines “Mileage Plus” program, and by extension the credit [...]

]]> By: MSA http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/2009/03/02/goodbye-united-airlines-visa-continental-airlines-mastercard-you-may-be-next/comment-page-1/#comment-24997 MSA Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:01:55 +0000 http://boardingarea.com/blogs/pointswizard/?p=1903#comment-24997 You have to see Delta Air Line SkyMiles from American Express how hard and bad to get seat to overseas. You have to see Delta Air Line SkyMiles from American Express how hard and bad to get seat to overseas.

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