US Airways

JetBlue and Delta raced to be the first to allow electronics below 10,000 feet (I believe JetBlue won).  United and American were close behind.  And US Airways… I wasn’t sure what was going on there and was worried they wouldn’t switch over in enough time for my flight next week. …

Because US Airways’ Routes send people straight across the country, it makes upgrading with miles a great value. US Airways has a generous upgrade chart for domestic travel.  Upgrading flights over 2,000 miles are only 10,000 miles.  For special occasions or long flights where it looks like I won’t clear …

US Airways has a policy where you can move up into a seat on an earlier flight on the same day if its available.  They’ll confirm you into this seat rather than make you wait on standby. Here’s the criteria: You can move up for $75 (US, Caribbean, Latin America, …

…for Land’s End. Immediately after Keri got her email offering triple elite qualifying miles on US Airways, I received an email myself. Sweet!  Triple miles?!  I’ll re-qualify for Chairman in no time.  I’ll just be packing up my things to do a quick mileage run and I’ll be al…. wait …

Usually I like being in an exclusive group of people.  But this–I could have let pass.  7,700 US Airways Dividend Miles Accounts were compromised out of 30,000,000 due to a security breach on US Airways’ part.  Guess who was one of those? I suddenly needed to leave town for a …

Upgrades on US Airways used to be something that could be gamed, and something that were mysterious. For example, Keri had platinum status on US Airways, but was “out upgraded” by a silver on a cross country flight once.  For how that was possible, check out this article. They cracked …

US Airways is running a giveaway through their miles earning storefront.  All it takes is a Dividend Miles Number and your last name. T’s and C’s: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States & D.C., 18 years and older who are Dividend Miles members. Membership is free. …

A while ago, Keri mentioned that you have to make sure your airline puts your orange priority tag on your bag. They have changed how the tags get printed out, so there is a bold alert on your tag letting the agent know to put the Orange Priority tag on …

You can track your US Airways baggage on a smart phone or tablet: I’ve always wondered why this type of technology wasn’t offered sooner.  You can track packages you send, why not luggage?  The airport needs to scan them at different stages just like UPS delivery trucks need to scan …

Someone asked me today how to book an award ticket on another airline.  I linked them to my favorite resources, but figured I would share them with everyone. 1. The Rules for Using US Airways Miles — View from the Wing This is my US Airways booking bible.  Gary is …