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United’s new Polaris menus run November 1–December 31, with eligible meals available to preorder until 24 hours before departure.
Eligible travelers should choose their meal before departure rather than wait until boarding. Availability depends on the departure city and meal service, so the full collection will not appear on every flight.
Air Canada and United announce six Canada–U.S. routes for summer 2027, adding options from Louisville, Indianapolis, Newark and Denver.
The routes could remove a connection for travelers in several U.S. cities. Check operating dates carefully: some services are seasonal or run fewer than seven days a week.
United has added TBS to its DISH streaming lineup, bringing more MLB playoff coverage to aircraft with Starlink-enabled seatback screens.
Baseball fans may be able to follow playoff games during their flight using a compatible seatback screen. Availability depends on the aircraft, so a United booking alone does not guarantee access to the live television service.
BreakingA new federal rule takes effect next month that moves 10 types of flight disruption out of the airline-controllable bucket. Here is how it could affect meal vouchers, hotels and passenger rights.
From 19 October 2026, ten specific categories of disruption — including unscheduled maintenance that cannot be deferred, the removal of an unruly passenger, and cybersecurity attacks on a compliant carrier — will no longer be reported as airline-controllable. Because US carriers tie their meal-voucher and hotel commitments to that controllable label, fewer disruptions will trigger free amenities. Your right to be rebooked at no extra cost, and the Department's refund rules, are not changed by this rule.
US carriers are cutting planned capacity after a sharp rise in jet fuel prices. Here is what the changes mean for travellers this autumn and into 2027.
Expect fewer flight options on thinner routes from December onward, and firmer fares across the board. Jet fuel is trading near a 20-year high at roughly 4.71 dollars a gallon, close to double where it sat a year ago, and American, United and Southwest have all responded by pulling marginal flying rather than absorbing the cost. Nothing about your existing booking changes automatically, but schedule-change notices on smaller markets are more likely than usual, so check your itinerary rather than assume it is stable.
United Airlines has begun commercial passenger flights with SpaceX Starlink satellite Wi-Fi, offering sub-30ms latency and gate-to-gate speeds exceeding 250 Mbps.
United passengers on Starlink-equipped flights can now stream 4K video, join live Zoom calls, and play online multiplayer games without paying a dime or experiencing buffering drops over polar routes and oceans. Access is 100% free across every cabin class with no device limits.
Federal rule 14 CFR Part 260 is now fully active across all US carriers, forcing immediate cash refunds for cancelled flights and delayed baggage without paperwork hurdles.
If your flight departing from or arriving in the US is cancelled or significantly delayed (over 3 hours domestic or 6 hours international), airlines can no longer default to flight credits or vouchers. They must issue a full 100% cash refund to your original credit card within 7 business days if you choose not to travel.
The extra-long-range narrowbody connects secondary North American and European cities with non-stop range up to 4,700 nautical miles, bypassing megahub congestion.
Travelers residing in cities like Boston, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Dublin can now bypass major megahubs like JFK or Heathrow. The A321XLR delivers full lie-flat premium business suites and quieter Airspace cabins on transatlantic routes previously restricted to high-cost widebody aircraft.
Extensive flight-testing of folding wingtips, GE9X engine endurance, and avionics redundancy brings Boeing's flagship widebody closer to commercial deliveries.
When the Boeing 777-9 enters commercial service, long-haul travelers will experience wider cabin cross-sections, larger dimmable windows inspired by the 787, lower cabin altitude (6,000 ft), and higher ambient humidity, drastically decreasing jet lag on ultra-long-haul flights exceeding 14 hours.