Two more flight reviews before going back to fill in some trip reports. We took our first international family vacation this summer, with Tahiti the destination. The lynchpin was not one, not two...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-b787-10-economy-plus-sfo-to-papeete/
My ride home from Spain took some twists and turns due to schedule changes. I’ll detail this below, but I ended up on United 767-400 Polaris Business Class. While a comfortable way across the A...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-767-400-polaris-business-class-mad-iad/
As a frequent flyer with American these days, I’m happy to take good news however it comes. Generally mediocrity is what I expect, and sometimes I’m pleasantly surprised. As a long time T-M...
https://www.travelcodex.com/american-airlines-finally-expands-free-t-mobile-wifi-to-viasat-planes/
This post isn’t about aspirational travel, but a fun day I spent with my son in the cheap seats. Last month, I planned a quick day trip to Chicago to do a United Airlines Economy Class review o...
https://www.travelcodex.com/united-airlines-economy-class-review/
United Airlines San Francisco Polaris Lounge is the among the best lounge at SFO offering a premium lounge experience across two floors. The grand lounge is open for Polaris, business travelers. ...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-san-francisco-polaris-lounge/
United bundle offers are nothing new. Introduced in 2016, these are packages of various extras that you can add to your purchased fare. These may include items like Economy Plus seating, checked ...
https://www.travelcodex.com/united-bundle-offers-a-lousy-deal/
This represents another trip originally planned for spring 2020, but postponed 2 years due to…well, you know. I made it a mission several years ago to review more Premium Economy products. Unit...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-b787-10-premium-plus-newark-to-los-angeles/
Been a while, but finally had a flight with a new amenity kit to review. First leg of a recent trip had United Polaris 787-10 from Newark to Amsterdam. Here is a review of the United Polaris Am...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-polaris-amenity-kit-2021/
As a United Million Miler, with countless flights all over on United through the years, I haven’t had much travel with them recently. Finally a fun trip later in 2021 was my first chance of a f...
https://www.travelcodex.com/united-polaris-787-10-newark-to-amsterdam/
My work travel in the latter half of 2021 has been rather busy. Not as far in terms of distances compared to times in the past, but a unique mix. All domestic travel, except for one trip to C...
https://www.travelcodex.com/comparing-airlines-in-north-america-in-2021/
All major airlines in the United States are revamping change fees and are getting rid of change fees for most passengers. Following the lead of Southwest and then United, airlines have decided th...
United Airlines is making traveling more flexible by eliminating change fees and standby fees for many passengers. United Airlines is getting rid of all change fees for all tickets purchased in 2...
The landscape of travel is going through countless changes these days. This is definitely a mixed bag, but there is one change that I find to be overwhelmingly positive. Regional jets are not goi...
https://www.travelcodex.com/the-canadair-crj200-wont-be-missing-you/
Last week, I discussed some former airline liveries from when I was growing up, specifically, the 1980s. Now, I’ll share five more favorites that are more recent, but also no longer current. ...
https://www.travelcodex.com/former-airline-liveries-recent-favorites/
This week, I needed help from Delta’s customer service. Initially, I dreaded possibly having to wait hours on hold or for a call back. But then I remembered Twitter which contains the airline c...
https://www.travelcodex.com/reminder-airline-twitter-customer-service-can-help/
With air traffic worldwide slowing down, and in many cases stopping, plans for near-term leisure travel is tentative at best. I have some upcoming travel on both United and American, and the way ...
https://www.travelcodex.com/cancelled-flights-american-and-united/
Nearly all domestic airlines recently announced coronavirus change fee waivers, as Scott detailed yesterday. What is the real idea behind these waivers, though? Is it a rare example of airline ge...
https://www.travelcodex.com/coronavirus-airline-change-fee-waivers-clever-yet-cynical/
The new United Polaris Lounge Los Angeles (LAX) is among the nicest lounges across the Southern California basin. The 12,000 square foot lounge opened in January 2019 to guests and offers premium...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-polaris-lounge-los-angeles-photo-tour/
In my previous post, I reviewed First Class in United’s swanky “new” CRJ-550. Today, I’ll take a look at the plane in Economy Class. Even in the back of the bus, United promises an enhanc...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-crj-550-economy-class-chicago-to-tulsa/
Ever since United announced the introduction of the CRJ-550, I’ve had an irrational obsession with it. I know it’s just a reconfigured CRJ-700, but something about a regional jet designed for...
https://www.travelcodex.com/review-united-crj-550-first-class-oklahoma-city-to-chicago/