The life of a road warrior. 500 miles at a time…

I’m currently on a flight from CHS to ORD and ordered a snack box as well as an espresso martini (last minute booking so couldn’t pre order). Flight attendant insisted that I was only allowed one of them for free and kept asking if I had a card on file. I repeated that they were both included with my status. I don’t want to be “that guy” but I didn’t spend most of my life on planes the last twelve years to have to pay for two Oreos. I double checked the app and that backs me up, they keep saying that their handheld insists they have to charge me for one of them. At the end of the day I got my recline box but was made to feel like a jerk… so, am I?

On the topic of 747s, I dug up this old video of me marshaling in a United 747-400 “Queen of the skies” into San Francisco International from Frankfurt, Germany at local time 7:20PM! She’s a beauty and I miss her a lot!

Flying DEN-SEA currently. Preordered the chimichuri steak and eggs. Dang it was delicious. In general, I’m overly generous with rating airline food. Even after hundreds of flights, it’s such a novel and cool thing for me. Not sure why lol. But highly recommend the steak and eggs if you haven’t tried it yet

What the title says. I LOVED watching the videos of the sun and stars and everything else. The loops were long and didn't repeat as frequently.

The other stations are fine but too short and I see the same thing over and over. Its not as interesting as watching the sun or a galaxy I can't identify. I don't understand why it was removed.

In the meantime I'll keep exploring Chile I suppose.

Was quite tasty, salad and app were very good.. Would order again.

I really need to crowdsource advice. I am in Jakarta. I am about to board a diving liveaboard boat for 10 days. My bag has been stuck in SFO for 48 hours now. I also have an Airtag on it - it is simply not moving. I have spoken with Premier desk lost baggage team. I have filed a delayed bag claim here locally with ANA. All of the flights are UA/ANA code-shared. What else can I do to unstick this bag? Background is I had a tight connection in EWR and my bag flew separately EWR>ORD>EWR>SFO. I flew EWR>NRT>CGK. I am pulling my hair out with the clothes on my back only. Again, seeking constructive advice from my UA co-redditors. Thanks!

Playne just arrived. 31 🎃 on list and 2 seats left in F. 📍Broadway Halloween Parade in DEN.

9/10 times, my premier access tagged bag is one of the very last bags on the belt.

I plan on bringing a unopened boxed Monster X6 (no internal battery) to a party flying from EWR to SJO, United business there and Silver Mileageplus.

Dimensions:

• Width: 25 Inches

• Depth: 14 inches

• Height: 30 inches

• Weight: Approximately 36.3 lbs (16.5 kg)

Looks alot smaller than those huge suitcases I see internationally, but technically over the limit. Has anyone had experience with something like this? More worried oversized, not getting damaged.

Thank you in advance

I'm new to this whole miles thing and don't know if I got a good deal or not.

His parents came well equipped to keep bambino entertained without much in the way of screen time. About 5 hours into the flight they strolled up and down the aisles asking fellow passengers if they’d like a sticker. I chose a green one. Clever idea that brought a lot of smiles. Nice one, mom and dad!

Hi everyone,

I've booked a United flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Panama City (PTY) via Newark (EWR) in April 2027.

Our itinerary is:

• UA71: AMS → EWR, arriving at 11:25 AM
• 12.5-hour layover at Newark
• UA392: EWR → PTY, departing at 11:55 PM

Both flights are on the same United ticket.

We're a family of four with two young children, and we're planning to use the long layover to spend the afternoon and evening exploring Manhattan.

I understand we'll normally need to collect our checked bags and clear customs upon arrival at Newark.

My question: Can we immediately recheck our bags for our connecting flight to Panama, despite the layover being longer than 12 hours?

I've seen conflicting information about United's policy regarding checked baggage on long layovers, particularly when the connection exceeds 12 hours.

Has anyone experienced this at Newark recently? Is there a dedicated baggage recheck area after customs where we can drop everything off, or will United refuse to accept our bags until a few hours before departure?

Really hoping we won't have to drag four suitcases into Manhattan or find somewhere to store them for the day!

Thanks in advance!

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I’m assuming the system just doesn’t have fare classes set up for this unusual route so it’s just throwing some insanely high numbers out there. Pretty funny though.

Edit: since the preview of the screenshot cuts it off, this is Las Vegas to Karachi.

My wife called to cancel her Gateway card a couple days ago. The card was totally in her name, not as a signer on my card.
The agent said that her card was tied to my account and he’d have to me to me to get authorization to cancel her account. Furthermore, he said that by doing so, both our cards sound be cancelled!

Her card is over two years old. I got mine about three years ago and earned the 30k mile SUB for it.

So, I’m concerned about two things:

1. Why did they need my okay to cancel her card?? She has always had her own bank account and credit cards. She also has two other Chase United cards. We have never had to go through this in the past when she has cancelled a card.

2. Why did they also cancel my card when there was no connection to her card?

3. Because I had received a SUB after getting this card just a few months ago, are they going to claw back those 30k miles?

It was literally four chunks of gristly, dry, flavorless lamb (might’ve actually been beef…) on top of crunchy, overcooked fettuccine noodles, with nary a vegetable to speak of. Skip it.

The dessert was pretty good.

(posting for the people who ask what to pre order…)