Category: United

  • United: EWR – MCO

    Plane: B757-200 Status: United Premier 1K Check-in: Premier 1K Security: CLEAR & TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to Polaris. Used Plus Points to jump ahead in the Upgrade queue. Figured it was worth it for the seat. CAUTION: This is United’s Polaris-lite aka Fauxlaris. It’s only Polaris in name. Still: It’s a lie-flat…

  • United: EWR – RDU

    Plane: B737-900. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Upgraded from Economy Plus to First Class – this was a surprise as the plane was filled with lots of consultants who I thought would trump me. Funny scene at boarding – gate agent messed up the boarding order which…

  • United: EWR-DFW

    Plane: B737-800. Status: United Premier 1K. Check-in: Premier 1K. Security: CLEAR and TSA Pre-check. Seat: Economy Plus. No upgrade to First – #7 on the wait list. Yes. There were that many top tiered fliers on a midweek flight to Dallas. Flight: Nice crew. Smooth flight. No complaints.