Alliance Wars: The post US Airways – American Airlines world – Part II
In Part I of this post I looked at the impact of the two significant event in the OneWorld Alliance, namely: Qatar joining OneWorld US…
SkyTeam
Alliance Wars: The post US Airways – American Airlines world – Part I
There are three alliances in the world of Air Travel: Star Alliance OneWorld and SkyTeam Of these three, Star Alliance has been a very dominant…
Giveaway: Free code for FlightTrack Pro iOS App
Starbucks had a recent promotion of their weekly iOS giveaway – the FlightTrack Pro App. This is an awesome iPhone, iPad App which usually sells…
And the Best Airline in the World is…
Skytrak announced its annual rankings for 2012. They rank all the airlines in the world by polling 18m airline cutovers around the world. And for…
Expert Tip #5: Alliances are key to maximizing Miles and Elite Status
The Airline world is made up of three alliances: Star Alliance SkyTeam OneWorld Understanding the alliances and the airlines that make them up, and which…
Is Skyteam Courting Jet Airways?
Jet Airways is one of the largest airlines in India with hubs at Mumbai (BOM), Delhi (DEL), Chennai (MAA) and Brussels (BRU) airports. Jet Airways…
Fly 10K miles or less to be Continental elite
Continental (CO) now has a published status match via a challenge. According to the policy, they will match your Elite status in any other airline…
Jet Airways spreads its (Partner) wings
Jet Airways is one of the best airlines in India. It has a large international presence and has superb service. So far it has resisted…
Making Complex Award Bookings
Booking complex award itineraries, made up of multiple cities and multiple connecting flights can be very painful. I just booked such a trip myself. When…
Million Miles redux
So, whether I am looking for cheap flights to Alicante (ALC) for an exotic vacation to Spain or to Charlotte, NC (CLT) for a day trip for work, my first preference is to fly on United and if they do not fly there (like to Alicante), pick another Star Alliance carrier (Spanair flies to ALC) or if no Star Alliance carrier goes there, pick another United partner. … Have one Primary airline, which is a part of a Global Airline If I had to pay a nominal fee or tax to consolidate accounts, I would do it (or pray for a merger.
