United Airlines and Expedia announced Monday they reached an agreement to continue selling fares on the massive online travel agency, just weeks before the airline was set to pull tickets. Airlines pay online travel agencies (OTAs) like Expedia to...
The days of moving up to a better, empty seat on the plane after takeoff are, for the most part, long gone. Sure, you might find a flight attendant willing to let you move up to a seat you...
United Airlines announced Wednesday that it was immediately removing its expiration window for unused MileagePlus miles, joining Delta and just a handful of other airlines. Until today, United miles had expired after 18 months of inactivity. From American Airlines...
United Airlines announced a slew of exciting new routes to Europe and the Caribbean on Thursday, including a brand-new nonstop flight from Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) to Zurich (ZRH) and summer seasonal flights from its hub in Newark (EWR) to both...
In this crazy world of travel, there’s perhaps nothing more controversial than hidden-city ticketing. Popularized by websites like Skiplagged, it works like this: You need to get from Newark (EWR) to San Francisco (SFO), but tickets are expensive. Yet flights...
CLEAR is one of our favorite airport time-saving tools. This privately run trusted traveler program allows you to cut to the front of the security line. On its own, you can skip to the front of the standard line. In...
Basic economy fares have reshaped travel, as airlines charge travelers more for what they once got for free. And United is among the worst offenders. United has the single most punitive restrictions for basic economy flyers, so it pays to...
Delta is leading the charge among the big U.S. airlines to make inflight Wi-Fi free, with hopes of launching it systemwide for all passengers sometime this year. And as so often happens in the aviation industry, American and United...
Airlines sell their own fares directly to travelers, of course, but many also hand off discounted tickets to online travel agencies to sell. It’s a tricky situation, and United’s relationship with Expedia has turned ugly. In a clear game...
Basic economy fares are here to stay. But every airline handles these cheaper, no-frills fares a bit differently, with varying restrictions. They can be confusing. So we set out to compare basic economy fares on domestic flights between the...
