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…
United
Continental to allow One-way awards from June 15, 2011
Continental has announced that they would follow the new United Award Charts from June 15. This also includes allowing one-way awards. While the switch of…
Changes coming to Mileage Plus Award charts
Editors Note: This is the first blog post by UnRoadWarrior’s first co-blogger – The Nomad. I would like to welcome him to the blog. Do…
Fuel Prices, Ticket Prices and Airline Profits
Fuel Prices have spiked like crazy over the last few weeks. There have been numerous articles in the news about the impact of these prices…
Continental United merger update
Continental and United’s merger is progressing along. Till they get the license to operate as one airline, they will continue to operate as two separate…
Weather and your Elite Status
Being an Elite has several tangible and intangible benefits. Different people value Elite Status differently based on their perceptions of these benefits. So much so…
The 47,000 mile Mileage Run, plain nuts
There is a thread that went on on FlyerTalk about a person planning a 47,000 miles mileage run. To reach an Elite Status level that…
United’s “Oprah – the Farewell Season” Livery
Oprah and her The Oprah Winfrey Show have been icons in Chicago for decades. Oprah is a media powerhouse and her show – The Oprah…
Air India switches to all non-stop routes to US and Canada
From 31st October 2010, Air India is switching all its routes from India to North America to non-stop routes. This is a major shift in…
The value of Segments
Segments are credits an airline gives to your Frequent Flier account for every leg of a journey you fly. Airlines give segments to help passengers…
