United Introduces Mid-Week Nonstop Flights to Island from New York/Newark Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Basseterre, St. Kitts – For the first time in the island’s history, United Airlines will fly a second weekly nonstop flight from its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to St. Kitts, complementing the carrier’s existing Saturday service. Hon. […]
St. Kitts welcomes Wednesday Peak Season Service from United Airlines
Best North American airlines
Here are the 10 airlines people like and hate the most in North America By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider JD Power’s 2018 “North America Airline Satisfaction Study” found that overall consumer satisfaction is at an all-time high. Airlines did struggle with delivering high-quality in-flight connectivity, the study found. Southwest Airlines finished with the highest […]
Cayman Islands ORIA new departures hall opening
ORIA Redevelopment Update New Departures Hall Opening Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (26 April 2018) As part of the continuing construction and redevelopment works currently being carried out at the Owen Roberts International Airport, please be advised that a portion of the new departures hall is scheduled to open, to the travelling public, on Tuesday, 1 […]
Delta, United Airlines Join Growing List Of Companies Boycotting NRA
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax United Airlines and Delta Airlines on Saturday both tweeted notices that they will no longer offer discount programs for members of the National Rifle Association, and asked that the organization remove the airline’s information from its website. Delta was the first to pull out, tweeting at about 8:30 a.m. that […]
United Airlines cancels ticket of woman trying to see her dying mother
By Alex Eriksen From Yahoo Lifestyle Carrol Amrich boarded a United Airlines flight in Pueblo, Colo., hoping she wasn’t too late. Miles away in a Minnesota hospital, her mother lay dying. She was buckled into her seat and ready to go when a flight attendant approached her and told her she had to get off […]
United Airlines lost $185 million due to the hurricanes
By Alana Wise, Reuters From Business Insider United Airlines reported a third-quarter drop in profits partly due to flight cancellations triggered by recent hurricanes. The company forecast a decline in passenger revenue per available seat mile, a gauge of profitability, for the current quarter. (Reuters) – United Airlines on Wednesday said its third-quarter net income fell slightly […]
One US airline never overbooks its flights
By Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool From Business Insider Last week, a disturbing video showed a United Continental (NYSE:UAL) customer being violently dragged off an oversold flight. Not surprisingly, this incident has caused outrage around the world and sparked calls to boycott United. It also has many people wondering how they can avoid being subjected […]
United Airlines will hate the results of this new poll
By PATRICK KULP From Mashable A new poll says yes—more bad news for the airline after it was slammed on social media for dragging a doctor off a flight and botching the apologies. More than 40 percent of people who heard about the scandal say they would pay more and endure a longer trip just […]
United Airlines passenger arrested after officials find fake bomb in his suitcase
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist There are many things you could do to annoy your fellow flyers — from eating a tuna fish sandwich to breaking into song — but carrying around a fake explosive device in your suitcase and forcing the flight to be delayed for nine hours is guaranteed to ruin everyone’s […]
Celebrities are weighing in on the United Airlines legging mess
BY MARTHA TESEMA From Mashable When two young girls were barred from boarding a United Airlines flight because they were wearing leggings (an apparent dress code violation on the airline), the internet went nuts. Activist Shannon Watts first tweeted about the situation on Sunday morning, and since then, everyone from Chrissy Teigen to William Shatner […]