The controversy over plus-sized travelers has been renewed since United Airlines has imposed a new policy. The airlines website states that if a passenger cannot buckle the seat belt with even with one belt extender, or if he or she can’t lower the armrests when seated, then he or she is subject to the “Passengers requiring extra space” policy. These passengers can either be moved to a seat next to an unused seat, or they can upgrade to a larger, and more expenseive, seat. If neither of these options can be met, the passenger is asked not to fly that flight, and can buy two seats on the next available flight. Read more…
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United is welcoming the new year by offering customers special low fares for travel to many favorite cities across the globe. These special fares are available for purchase for U.S. and international destinations through Jan. 10, 2008. Customers can book their travel at united.com or call United reservations at 1-800-UNITED1 (1-800-864-8331).Sample domestic fares on United are each way for travel on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday with all travel complete by March 6, 2008, and are based on required roundtrip purchase by Jan. 10, 2008. See below or visit united.com for complete terms and conditions.
PLAY
Domestic Fares:
-- $64 -- Chicago-Denver
-- $79 -- San Francisco-Las Vegas
-- $119 -- Denver-Los Angeles
-- $149 -- Chicago-San Francisco
-- $169 -- Los Angeles-New York
Sample international fares on United are each way, based on required roundtrip purchase for travel Monday through Thursday on select off-peak days and travel periods vary by destination. See below or visit united.com for complete terms and conditions.
International Fares:
-- $120 -- Denver-Puerto Vallarta
-- $230 -- Chicago-Amsterdam
-- $247 -- Chicago-London
-- $324 -- San Francisco-Rome
-- $388 -- Los Angeles-Tokyo
-- $489 -- Washington Dulles-Buenos Aires
Customers may earn up to 500 bonus miles each time they purchase qualifying travel at united.com, which also offers no booking fees and the guaranteed lowest United fares. Terms and conditions of these offers are available at united.com.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) October 19, 2007 — According to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, more than one million pieces of luggage were lost, damaged, delayed or pilfered by U.S. airlines from May through July. They also say that June and July of 2007 ranked among the worst months for mishandled baggage in 20 years. CBS News reported that so many bags are getting separated from their owners, the airlines are running out of places to put them. One way to avoid these travel horrors is by carrying your luggage on the plane.
A major reason for all the checked luggage these days is the “one carry-on” rule. If you are traveling with a garment bag and a wheeled suitcase you must check them since you are not allowed to carry both on the plane. New luggage with a unique design aims to solve this problem.
The luggage, SkyRoll on Wheels, combines a wheeled carry-on size suitcase and a removable garment bag into one unit. The new “wrinkle” is that the garment bag wraps around the outside of the suitcase. The wrap around garment bag allows the traveler to roll suits and dress clothes instead of folding them to fit inside a conventional garment bag or suitcase. In addition, the separate top compartment allows easy access to items you need while traveling, like the re-sealable bag now required to hold your liquids and gels.
Don Chernoff, a former Silicon Valley engineer at Intel, and a United airlines premier member, developed SkyRoll after spending a lot of time on airplanes. “The new carry-on rules now limit you to one piece of luggage so it isn’t possible to carry on a suitcase and a garment bag,” Chernoff says. ” I wanted to develop luggage that took some of the hassles out of flying”.
For additional information on SkyRoll, visit www.skyroll.com.
