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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt,
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
"Hoover" wrote in message ... Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt, along with every other line that is ripping off the public. Given that covers much of the US airline industry I guess that means everyone is going to stay at home once they're all gone. |
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
On Sep 30, 5:26*am, "Hoover" wrote:
Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt, along with every other line that is ripping off the public. Every airline sucks -- they're all in duck and cover mode vis-a-vis their various reasons why a flight can't take off on time. |
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
On Sep 30, 7:06*am, Jay Furr wrote:
On Sep 30, 5:26*am, "Hoover" wrote: Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt, along with every other line that is ripping off the public. Every airline sucks -- they're all in duck and cover mode vis-a-vis their various reasons why a flight can't take off on time. What ticks me off is...the whole charging for baggage now. I never check my luggage...I always have a small pilot case I use for all my business trips. If it doesn't fit in the case, I don't bring it. United loads the aisle seats last. As I was leaving Newark last Sunday, the person on the loudspeaker announces, "Those of you who have some carry ons still may have to check your baggage, as the overhead flight compartments are filling up." I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Oh, no I'm not....I'll throw myself on the ground and have a tantrum." (Of course I was--partially--kidding.) I boarded the plane with my pilot case and there seemed to be plenty of room. I wondered if they just needed the money. Peach |
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On Sep 30, 9:23*am, Peach wrote:
On Sep 30, 7:06*am, Jay Furr wrote: On Sep 30, 5:26*am, "Hoover" wrote: Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt, along with every other line that is ripping off the public. Every airline sucks -- they're all in duck and cover mode vis-a-vis their various reasons why a flight can't take off on time. What ticks me off is...the whole charging for baggage now. *I never check my luggage...I always have a small pilot case I use for all my business trips. *If it doesn't fit in the case, I don't bring it. United loads the aisle seats last. *As I was leaving Newark last Sunday, the person on the loudspeaker announces, "Those of you who have some carry ons still may have to check your baggage, as the overhead flight compartments are filling up." *I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Oh, no I'm not....I'll throw myself on the ground and have a tantrum." *(Of course I was--partially--kidding.) *I boarded the plane with my pilot case and there seemed to be plenty of room. *I wondered if they just needed the money. Peach They definitely need the money. See, passengers flying for personal/vacation purposes *always* book the cheapest fare, no matter that the connection time between flight A and flight B is seven and a half minutes and you have to switch terminals, or what. This is what leads to a lot of the situations in which people claim that the airlines screwed them and caused them to miss their flight and lose their luggage and stuff -- THEY accepted the insane connection time that the website kicked out, and THEY therefore put the airline in a situation where a slight delay on flight A made it impossible to catch flight B or get their bags to flight B. Airlines have learned this. They've learned to mask or hide all the extra fees until the point in the purchase process where it's really too late to back out and you've already bought the ticket or at least are one step away from purchasing it, or in the case of bags, wait until you got to the airport. If there was a travel website that actually showed the *real* cost of each airline's ticket, including fees and so on, the results would be ordered far differently than on a regular travel website. United and other airlines dare not unilaterally tack on a "gas is REALLY REALLY expensive" surcharge every time the price of gas goes up, so they hide it in fees at the time of purchase that aren't included in the originally stated price and try to recoup as much as possible in the baggage fees. Airlines have started to have problems with people trying to take on two full-sized rolling suitcases and a computer and a purse and have started being really firm about "one carry-on and one personal item." Recently, I've seen many, many people told that they have to check their bags, no matter what, and in a few cases were told at the time of boarding that they had to go BACK TO THE TICKET COUNTER to check them (generally when it was obvious what they were trying to pull). They've also had to station flight attendants in various parts of the cabin to prevent people from jamming their bags into the first overhead space they come to that's open instead of taking it back to their actual row and seat. I actually do sympathize -- I know that the airlines don't actually enjoy all the flak they get about the baggage fees, but with the price of gas what it is they've got to make it back somehow. |
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
On Sep 30, 8:22*am, Jay Furr wrote:
On Sep 30, 9:23*am, Peach wrote: On Sep 30, 7:06*am, Jay Furr wrote: On Sep 30, 5:26*am, "Hoover" wrote: Service is pathetic - repeated mechanical problems. I hope they go bankrupt, along with every other line that is ripping off the public. Every airline sucks -- they're all in duck and cover mode vis-a-vis their various reasons why a flight can't take off on time. What ticks me off is...the whole charging for baggage now. *I never check my luggage...I always have a small pilot case I use for all my business trips. *If it doesn't fit in the case, I don't bring it. United loads the aisle seats last. *As I was leaving Newark last Sunday, the person on the loudspeaker announces, "Those of you who have some carry ons still may have to check your baggage, as the overhead flight compartments are filling up." *I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Oh, no I'm not....I'll throw myself on the ground and have a tantrum." *(Of course I was--partially--kidding.) *I boarded the plane with my pilot case and there seemed to be plenty of room. *I wondered if they just needed the money. Peach They definitely need the money. See, passengers flying for personal/vacation purposes *always* book the cheapest fare, no matter that the connection time between flight A and flight B is seven and a half minutes and you have to switch terminals, or what. * This is what leads to a lot of the situations in which people claim that the airlines screwed them and caused them to miss their flight and lose their luggage and stuff -- THEY accepted the insane connection time that the website kicked out, and THEY therefore put the airline in a situation where a slight delay on flight A made it impossible to catch flight B or get their bags to flight B. Airlines have learned this. *They've learned to mask or hide all the extra fees until the point in the purchase process where it's really too late to back out and you've already bought the ticket or at least are one step away from purchasing it, or in the case of bags, wait until you got to the airport. If there was a travel website that actually showed the *real* cost of each airline's ticket, including fees and so on, the results would be ordered far differently than on a regular travel website. United and other airlines dare not unilaterally tack on a "gas is REALLY REALLY expensive" surcharge every time the price of gas goes up, so they hide it in fees at the time of purchase that aren't included in the originally stated price and try to recoup as much as possible in the baggage fees. Airlines have started to have problems with people trying to take on two full-sized rolling suitcases and a computer and a purse and have started being really firm about "one carry-on and one personal item." Recently, I've seen many, many people told that they have to check their bags, no matter what, and in a few cases were told at the time of boarding that they had to go BACK TO THE TICKET COUNTER to check them (generally when it was obvious what they were trying to pull). They've also had to station flight attendants in various parts of the cabin to prevent people from jamming their bags into the first overhead space they come to that's open instead of taking it back to their actual row and seat. I actually do sympathize -- I know that the airlines don't actually enjoy all the flak they get about the baggage fees, but with the price of gas what it is they've got to make it back somehow.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Those greedy passenger bastiges!!11! I did see that happening...passengers putting their bags wherever--not over their seats. Fortunately I was able to get the space over my seat both times. It ticks me off that those of us that *obey* the rules with the one small carry-on and one personal item get penalized, though. I even tuck my tiny travel purse into my suitcase to avoid having something extra besides the laptop. Peach |
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
If there was a travel website that actually showed the *real* cost of each airline's ticket, including fees and so on, the results would be ordered far differently than on a regular travel website. Here is a website worth checking: http://www.flyingfees.com |
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UNITED Airlines SUCKS
On Sep 30, 10:22*am, Jay Furr wrote:
See, passengers flying for personal/vacation purposes *always* book the cheapest fare, no matter that the connection time between flight A and flight B is seven and a half minutes and you have to switch terminals, or what. * This is what leads to a lot of the situations in which people claim that the airlines screwed them and caused them to miss their flight and lose their luggage and stuff -- THEY accepted the insane connection time that the website kicked out, and THEY therefore put the airline in a situation where a slight delay on flight A made it impossible to catch flight B or get their bags to flight B. Back in 2005, United managed to lose my baggage on a *one-leg* flight from Albany to Dulles in *both* directions. So don't give me this nonsense that they lost it because I chose insane connection times. |
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Peach wrote:
me. What ticks me off is...the whole charging for baggage now. I never check my luggage...I always have a small pilot case I use for all my business trips. If it doesn't fit in the case, I don't bring it. United loads the aisle seats last. As I was leaving Newark last Sunday, the person on the loudspeaker announces, "Those of you who have some carry ons still may have to check your baggage, as the overhead flight compartments are filling up." I turned to the guy next to me and said, "Oh, no I'm not....I'll throw myself on the ground and have a tantrum." (Of course I was--partially--kidding.) I boarded the plane with my pilot case and there seemed to be plenty of room. I wondered if they just needed the money. Peach Does UA charge gate checked bags? or... for the Brits: Do UA charge for gate checked bags? |
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