Beware Booking on United
Travel in Style For (Much, Much) Less
- A judge Tuesday approved cash-starved United Airline's request to hand over its pension obligations to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (i.e. you and me, the taxpayer). United's unions have recently been threatening to strike if this came to pass. While the bankruptcy judge revoked the right of the unions to strike, there is the possibility of "go slow" actions known as CHAOS (create havoc around our system) that can create significant delays and flight cancellations. So watch the news carefully over the next few days before you book on United. If any strike or "go slow" occurs, United will likely enter a death spiral as travelers book away, resulting in the threat of liquidation.
- Do not book non-refundable tickets on Northwest. It's newly-implemented policy mandates rebooking within 90 days of canceling a non-refundable ticket. The standard policy, still in place at all other major airlines, is you can rebook anytime one year from the time your ticket was purchased.
http://www.travelexpert.com/northwest-airlines/terms
(scroll down to "domestic" and "international ticket expiration")
- USA Today just published an excellent article on snagging the best coach class seats. Print this out and get out your highlighter--there are some excellent strategies outlined here!
There you have it for now. I welcome your opinions at theo@travelexpert.com. As some of you have already discovered, I respond to all queries-personally!
Bon Voyage--Theo
Dr. Theo Brandt-Sarif
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