My 2019 Mid-Year Airline Status Check
Where have I been spending most of my time as we hit the midyear mark? On airplanes. Lots of them. More than I’d like to be. Here’s what that looks like so far this year.
United Airlines
Monthly Airplane Wi-Fi Reliability Report Card: May 2019
May marks the fifth month in a row where I’ve kept track of the Wi-Fi reliability on all of my flights. With over 50 flights in the books, we have enough of a sample size to start making some reasonable conclusions.
United Takes A Bite Out Of Me And New Award Flights To Tokyo
Boy, it was a rough week for me on the miles and points front! United Airlines decided to take 165K miles from my account. When I called to point out that it was a mistake, United took 15K more miles. It’s still a developing…
Monthly Airplane Wi-Fi Reliability Report Card: April 2019
April marks the fourth month in a row where I’ve kept track of the Wi-Fi reliability on all of my flights. With over 40 flights in the books, we have enough of a sample size to start making some reasonable conclusions.
Are The Value Of Miles And Points Vanishing Before Our Eyes?
With United Airlines eliminating award charts, Hawaiian Airlines new dynamic price, British Airways partner award chart changes and likely American Airlines changes, should you be worried about the value of your miles and points?
Auctions Are Live! Great Auction Items For A Great Cause!
I’ve got 4 exciting auction prizes up for grabs to help raise some money for life-saving cancer research. Make your travel better and help a great cause! Can I count on you?
Hey, Frequent Travelers! I Think You’re Going To Like This….
Combining two of my favorite things!
Monthly Airplane Wi-Fi Reliability Report Card: March 2019
Wi-Fi is so critical for me on airplanes, and yet so unreliable. I’ve begun tracking my success rate with Wi-Fi on different carriers to see if my frustration in the moment matches my results. So far, with almost half of my flights experiencing some sort of Wi-Fi issues, my frustration seems appropriate.
Did the Internet Find Images of United Airlines’ New Livery?
I’m a sucker for a good airplane paint job. Or, lack thereof, since American Airlines’ iconic polished aluminum look that graced the skies for the past couple of decades is still one of my favorites. There haven’t been a ton of liveries featured by…
Monthly Airplane Wi-Fi Report Card: February 2019
This is my second month of tracking my Wi-Fi success on flights. So far, 2019 has been pretty poor, with United making up most of the failed connectivity. It’s insane that a decade after the expansion of in-flight internet connectivity can still be this bad.