Tag Archives: US Airways preferred

One of the huge benefits of being a US Airways elites was having the mileage upgrade fee waived for upgrading with miles.  This was one I invoked often.   Now US Airways is taking away this benefit. As of April 23, 2014, the mileage upgrade fee will now apply to Preferred members on US Airways …

US Airways allows you to buy status straight out.  If you’ve never flown on them, you can buy it for about $4,000.  If you’ve flown at least one mile on US Airways, that number drops to $3,000. But the huge benefit to buying up is if you are just shy of …

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, …

In an absolute first for me, I got a reminder of my departure time 4 hours ahead in addition to my check-in reminder Usually, if I get a follow-up email to my check-in reminder, it means my flight is about to be delayed.  But this reminder let me know that …

You are looking to fly-cross country and see a direct flight that stops midway.  The layover is only about 45 minutes, you get to stay on the plane, and you know you won’t miss your connection.  Perfect, right? Not necessarily.  Direct flights can negatively affect your attempts to get elite …

If you were considering making the switch to US Airways from another carrier, there’s a great deal on a US Airways Club Membership.  Right now, when you purchase a US Airways Club Membership, you get a silver preferred trial for free.  That is a savings of $200.  (promotion code CLBTR). …

Some people have been (understandably) worried about the US Airways Double EQM Promo because its terms were a little vague.  But US Airways has clarified them, and the post we made yesterday on hitting status easily accurately reflects the Terms and Conditions of the offer. Just some points on that: …

Back in May, I wrote about how US Airways is processing upgrades more times a day. This was great because it was making it more difficult for lower-elites to jump the queue. But US Airways may have fixed that issue completely. For how queue-jumping is done, check out my post …

How do you make the most out of US Airways Trial Preferred Status? A few months ago, I posted about my own adventures with a US Airways Preferred Trial.  However, the decisions I made were the result of me going for platinum last second after a lot of work-related flying.  …

I’m often suspicious when I receive emails from airlines about “improvements” to their elite programs.  US Airways seemed to actually come through this time: US Airways will be checking whether or not you qualify for an upgrade more frequently throughout the day. This is good news for elites, especially Golds, …