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United (Airlines) Passengers Revolt After Being Stranded for 3 Days in China
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| 7-16-12
| JIM AVILA
Posted on 07/16/2012 9:58:22 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: Gay State Conservative
I got bumped off in the middle of a trip.
I’d never heard of anyone on an A-to-B-to-C flight getting taken off the plane at B.
Live and learn.
The airline put me up for the night and fed me, I was reunited with my luggage at C the next day.
A minor inconvenience, handled as well as possible by Delta.
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posted on
07/16/2012 11:58:10 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 1272 of our ObamaVacation from reality - Heroes aren't made Frank, they're cornered...)
To: rawhide
Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air ,than in the air wishing you were on the ground
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posted on
07/16/2012 12:00:19 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: Revolting cat!
That a revolting comment!
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posted on
07/16/2012 12:05:34 PM PDT
by
rawhide
To: rawhide
I had some fun last time I flew to Kazakhstan. Couldn't land in Astana due to bad weather, so we ended up in Almaty for the night. Absolute CF when customs didn't want to process an unexpected international flight - they expected us to just mill around in limbo for 8 hours without access to seating and bathrooms.
When they finally let us into the country, absolutely no info, no assistance. The Lufthansa rep was AWOL, the Air Astana rep claimed it wasn't his problem - go buy a ticket if you want to go to Astana. Some people did.
When they finally started handing out boarding passes, they had a deaf mute go into the throng and whisper the mispronounced names of 3 or 4 passengers, get confused, and disappear again 30 minutes, probably to ask his boss what to do if someone didn't take their pass.
At first it looked like they were just squeezing people in small groups onto little Antonov turboprops that were leaving every couple of hours.
I finally got a pass, get trucked out to the plane and low and behold everyone who bought a ticket earlier that night and walked around gloating about not being stuck in Almaty was on the same flight as those of us who were patient / cheap / didn't get into the ticketing line on time.
We all got to Astana, but the baggage hatch was frozen and they had to warm it up with a power cart. Of course, no announcements, just people alternating stares at the empty baggage carousel and the lone baggage attendant asleep on the bench.
When the baggage carousel started up three hours after we arrived, first there was a bunch of frozen horse carcasses wrapped in dirty cheesecloth, followed by one suitcase at a time every 10-15 minutes.
My suitcase was, of course, last. And open.
And that's how I spend last New Year's eve ;-)
To: struwwelpeter
I had some fun last time I flew to Kazakhstan.
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posted on
07/16/2012 12:27:29 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(FUJR (not you, Jim))
To: Eric in the Ozarks
I have personal knowledge that their are individuals in United (high up) that support Free Republic and support libertarianism.
I fly United because of it.
I don’t, however, fly to China so I have no idea if this was a United issue or the local Chinese authorities putting pressure on United to get some kind of kick-back. Which is common there.
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posted on
07/16/2012 1:33:15 PM PDT
by
Noamie
To: null and void
Id never heard of anyone on an A-to-B-to-C flight getting taken off the plane at B. I had that happen back in the mid 70's. The airline I was on went on strike and I was stuck for 18 hours. I finally managed to get on a shuttle hop (empty 747) to another airport to finish my 4 part connections on another airline.
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posted on
07/16/2012 1:45:41 PM PDT
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: rawhide; a fool in paradise
These passengers oughta count their lucky stars that the pilot discovered maintenance problems with the aircraft and said to his co-pilot: “We’d better forget it, Jake, it’s China town!”
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posted on
07/16/2012 2:36:34 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong!)
To: rawhide
I will never have an ordeal like that! (You will never see me step foot in China)
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posted on
07/16/2012 2:43:48 PM PDT
by
Minutemen
("It's a Religion of Peace")
To: Noamie
On two occasions, United stranded me in Chicago and because I wasn't a frequent flier with UA, let me sleep in a gate chair instead of putting me up at a hotel (which they did for others.)
The second time, i swore I'd pay more to fly Northwest or anyone else.
They sent me a $50 coupon when i complained. I sent it back in pieces.
To: rawhide
Just got back from putting my kid on his first flight.....united of course.....
They Bumped him from a 45 minute layover to a 12 hour layover in Denver...
Ass holes .... He is flying to San Diego.....
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posted on
07/16/2012 4:31:56 PM PDT
by
Popman
(When you elect a clown: expect a circus...)
To: Popman
He ought to make out good financially for the bump? Flyer’s rights and all. You need to look into that! I can tell you where to go if you are interested?
I was bumped fom a United/Lufthansa flight and they gave me $600 plus they put me on a later flight only 4 hrs later.
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posted on
07/16/2012 5:20:55 PM PDT
by
rawhide
To: longtermmemmory
Well, in this eventuality, I would be forced to implement my plan to avoid the old folks home.....
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posted on
07/16/2012 5:30:11 PM PDT
by
B.O. Plenty
(Elections have consequences....)
To: Slings and Arrows
Reading this, I feel as though I was there.
I’ve checked “visit China” off of my bucket list.
I’ve spent too much time trying to get into, or leave, Dallas. I don’t need to be stranded in China.
“The TSAholes are taking copious notes.”
Bet you’re right. ;o)
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posted on
07/16/2012 11:32:30 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(This hobbit is looking for her pitchfork...God help the GOP if I find it.)
To: Gay State Conservative
I had an overnight one once in Paris when I was a teenager, due to bad weather I arrived too late to get my connection to Bordeaux. Air France gave me the choice between a nearby room or an all-you-can-drink voucher at their all-night airport bar.
Naturally I opted to pull an all-nighter at the bar, and met some interesting folks throughout the night. One guy impressed me with his collection of passports; American, Soviet (this was in the 1970’s), Panama, and some others. Said he worked as a bush pilot in Africa, doing “odd jobs”.
To: Eric in the Ozarks
Well then you have good reason to not fly them. :)
They’re based out of Chicago, aren’t they?
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posted on
07/17/2012 8:25:34 AM PDT
by
Noamie
To: Noamie
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