# ✈️ United Drops $21M on a New Lounge, American Airlines Pilots Want a Board Seat & More Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more.md Podcast: [Miles & Points Daily Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132) Published: 2026-08-24T09:05:18+00:00 Episode link: https://podcast.milesandpointsdaily.com/episodes/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/66cdfc99/a721374d.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more Duration seconds: 664 ## Resource American Airlines is investing in cabin upgrades and better food, but there's a catch passengers need to know about before their next domestic flight. United Airlines is building a stunning two-story lounge at Seattle-Tacoma with a price tag that will raise eyebrows. A grassroots effort to save Spirit Airlines has pivoted into something unexpected — and it's raising a lot of questions. We also break down fifth freedom flights and why they're a hidden gem for award travelers, plus a full rundown on what Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status actually gets you and whether it's worth chasing. Subscribe to Miles & Points Daily Newsletter 👉🏼 https://milesandpointsdaily.com/ Thanks to Award Travel Finder for sponsoring this episode! Our Travel Tools: Award Travel Finder - Search award flights, hotels & status matches Award Travel Alerts - Get notified when points deals drop Friday Flight Deals - Cheap cash fares & error fares Flight Queue - Airport security & passport control wait times Immigration Queue - Immigration wait times at airports worldwide EES Queue - EU Entry/Exit System rollout status & border wait times Flight Seatmap - Seat maps with live availability SeatWifi - In-flight WiFi availability, pricing & quality Support us - Chase Chase Business American Express American Express Business Bilt Rewards Capital One Ramp Rakuten ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/episodes/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/miles-points-daily-podcast-7210132/united-drops-21m-on-a-new-lounge-american-airlines-pilots-want-a-board-seat-more.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.