Ndifanelekile ukuba ndiphawule ngamava alo mthengi ebendinawo ne-United Airlines hayi kuba ndipapasha eTurboNews kodwa ngenxa yokuba bendiyi-1K ethembekileyo (100.000) yeflaya yonyaka kunye ne-United Airlines iminyaka engama-20 nangaphezulu. Ndiyakwazi ukuthelekisa i-United Airlines ne-American Airlines kuba ndibambe i-Executive Platinum Status ne-American Airlines kwaye ndihlala e-Dallas, kungekhona i-UA Hub.
Bendililungu le-mileage-plus yenkqubo ye-UA yokubhabha rhoqo malunga neminyaka engama-35, ngoko ke iklasi yeshishini lokubhabha ngenqwelo-moya yomqeqeshi ibisoloko iyinto eyodwa.
Ndijonge phambili ukuya kwi I-BiT Travel Trade Show eMilan, Italy, ukususela ngoFebruwari 9 ukuya 11, kwaye ndizibhukishele iinqwelomoya zam ze-United Airlines zidlula eNewark ukuya eMilan.
Bendinamanqaku ali-110 kunye akhoyo. Amanqaku aPhakathi yi-jewel yenzuzo kuyo nayiphi na i-United Airlines Platinum kunye nelungu le-1K. Ufumana i-280 ngonyaka kwaye ungasebenzisa amanqaku anjalo ukuphucula phakathi koqoqosho, uqoqosho lwe-premium, kunye ne-Polaris (ishishini). Inqwelomoya endiyibhubhileyo ibibonakala ivulekile, ngoko ke bendinethemba lokumisa isihlalo sodidi lweshishini ngama-40 namanqaku ngandlela zonke ngetikiti lam lomqeqeshi elixabisa i-1650.00 elisuka eDallas.
Ukuba bendithenge intlawulo ephantsi, bendiza kufuna amanqaku angama-80 ukuya nokubuya, kwaye bendinamanqaku ali-110 kuphela.
Nantsi into endiyibambisileyo: Khange ndiyibone okanye ndiyifunde ebhalwe kakuhle. Amanqaku am 110 aphelelwe ngoJanuwari 31, kwaye uhambo lwam lwalungoFebruwari. Andizuwafumana amanqaku am ka-2025 kude kube nguJanuwari.
Ndafowunela idesika ye-1K e-United Airlines. Nakumaxesha axakekileyo, ukufikelela kummeli oqeqeshiweyo akufani nokuthatha ngaphezu komzuzu okanye emibini.
Umnxeba wathatha malunga nemizuzu engama-30, kwaye ndathetha ne-arhente elungileyo, umphathi wakhe, kunye neziko le-Mileage Plus. Nangona kunjalo, kwakungekho ndlela yokwandisa ukunyaniseka kwam amanqaku ali-110 kwiintsuku ezili-12. Ndaxelelwa ukuba akukho nomphathi onokuyibhala ngaphezulu.
Ndandikulungele ukukhwela inqwelo moya. Ewe, ayizukuthetha isiphelo sehlabathi kuba ndifumana izihlalo zasimahla zemilenze eyongezelelweyo kuqoqosho, kwaye isitulo esiphakathi sihlala sishiywe sivulekile.
Ngosuku olulandelayo, ndacinga ukuba ndiza kuphinda ndizame kwakhona. Ndiqhagamshele kwiziko lenkonzo leMileage Plus ndathetha nearhente eseManila, ePhilippines. Ndachaza ukudana kwam.
Wabona ukuba ndinamanqaku ali-110 kwaye ndifuna ama-80 ukuphucula uhambo lwam. Ngaphandle kokuthandabuza, uthe uyakwandisa ukuqinisekiswa ukuze ndiphucule. Uye wachaza ukuba kufuneka anditshintshele kwi-arhente yogcino ukuze ndigqibezele uhlaziyo. Undiqinisekisile kwaye wadlulisela umnxeba wam kwi-arhente yokubhukisha eyi-1K.
I-arhente yandiphucula kwaye yaphinda into ayenzileyo. Ndavuma ukuthabatha amanqaku angama-80 kwali-110 awayefumaneka, yaye wazama ukugcina ingxelo ngaphandle kwempumelelo. Wazama iindlela ezahlukahlukeneyo kodwa wachaza ukuba iingongoma azifumaneki ukuze zisetyenziswe. Ndatshintshwa ndabuyela kwiMileage Plus Service Centre. Ngesi sihlandlo kwakhona, ndaxelelwa ukuba akukho kwandiso kunokwenzeka, nokuba bafuna ukunceda.
Ndacela ukutshintshelwa kumphathi ndaza ndaqhagamshelwa kuDave, naye owayekwiziko lonxibelelwano laseUA kwiiPhilippines.
Ndamchazela ukuba ndithethe nomnye wabameli bakhe nokuba iingongoma zandiswa, kodwa akuzange kuboniswe kwingxelo. Uphinde wagxininisa ukuba akanawo amandla okwandisa ukunyaniseka kwamanqaku kwaye kufuneka ndiwasebenzise nge-31 kaJanuwari ukuze abe semthethweni.
Wathi uDavide, kodwa...
Emva kokunqumama, uqhubeke wathi ukuba ugxa wakhe wenze impazamo, uya kuzukisa umhlaba wakhe kwaye andise amanqaku am kwangoko kangangeeveki ezimbini. Ndifumene uphuculo lwam kwiPolaris oluqinisekisiweyo usebenzisa i-United App.
Ndijonge phambili ekubeni ne-espresso e-Milan kwaye ndibone umboniso we-BIT wokuhamba ngezohambo ukhululekile kwaye ubambe abafundi bethu kunye namaqabane.
Engqondweni yam, uDave ufanelwe ukuba ngumzekelo obalaseleyo wenkonzo yabathengi elungileyo. Ngoku uliqhawe lam lesibini kwiiPhilippines emva kwe "Irish," ogama lakhe lokwenyani nguCzafiyhra Zaycev. Ungumongikazi kwiziko lezonyango iMakati eManila.
UDave akazange andinike ifani yakhe. Isiphakamiso sam sokubonyulela iwonga lethu leQhawe saliwa kakuhle, kwaye wandibulela ngokunyaniseka kwam kwi-United.
