But I do fly 250, 000 miles a year, nearly all of it ticketed at a premium price: full-fare coach, business or first class.

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Not only do I fly a lot, all around the world, but I have long covered aviation and consumer travel topics as a journalist, and I used to be an elite United customer before they totally ruined the travel experience.

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"Whatever we hear at our security briefing, I reserve the right to make my own decision to fly home on Monday if it is the right thing to do, " he wrote in the Mail on Sunday.

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