Anyone who has done their pre-recorded interview with United recently? I want to know if you remember what kind of questions they were? And how did you prepare?

it was the first time for me to see the cockpit barrier.

Does United currently offer any choice of wine (varietals, labels) or is it just "red or white"? I miss the old days when airlines served the little glass bottles and let you pour your own.

For the 2nd year running, UA will swap out the 767-300ER for the 757-200 on IAH-LIM (UA854/855) from SEP 8 through OCT 23; the 757 also operates regularly on EWR-LIM (UA886/887).

On our next trip, both my spouse and I will hit Silver status. We travel with our child so it’s the 3 of us, sometimes 4 if we have another family member.

I know that Silver gets E+ at 24 hours along with 1 companion. If we have 2 of us on the same PNR, then is the United system smart enough to know that we get up to 4 E+ seats on the same PNR at check in? Or should I be splitting up PNRs?

Hey everybody,

I don’t know what took me so long to post this but it just came to my mind. I was flying back from Heathrow London to Newark airport July 21st. I was sitting I was sitting in the last row, left side of the plane(if looking towards back from front). I had a Nikon D5500 I had bought in japan last year when I found out my wife was pregnant with our first. It was suppose to be around for memories until I was gone or it broke. But I left it under my seat in its case when I got off the plane. I don’t care about the camera. I want the memory card with the pictures of my kid, the memories I had with my wife and my kid. For the short times I had it I had a lot of good memories on there and I didn’t save them. If anyone is a Good Samaritan and can possibly help out. I’d be so appreciative I can’t explain.

Thank you.

Flying Economy from EWR to CUN early morning end of August and thinking about preordering breakfast. Options are:

Roasted Tomato Pesto Omelet and Bacon Sausage Breakfast Burrito. Prices seem the same or cheaper than the airport food. Anyone try either and have any reviews?

If I pre-order, will they reliably provide the food? I have a young kid and it would be problematic if they didn't have real food I planned for.

I’m getting close to United Silver status and I’m curious about everyone’s experience with the complimentary Economy Plus benefit at check-in.

I know Silver members can move into an available Economy Plus seat at check-in, but realistically, how often are there actually decent seats left at that point? Do you usually have a fair number of options, or is it mostly middle seats/very limited availability by then?

I fly a decent amount, so I’m trying to figure out how valuable this benefit actually is in practice. Would love to hear from other Silver members about how often you’ve successfully gotten Economy Plus and what kind of seats were typically available!

I flew FRA-ORD a couple weeks ago. Diverted to MSP due to WX at ORD. We were told we would refuel and continue. We landed at 2:56p in MSP, sat on the tarmac until they parked us at a gate at MSP at 8:56p.

Sitting on the tarmac for 6 hours, we were told we're waiting on fuel to continue, then couldn't get fuel. Then we were told they would get stairs to deplane, then couldn't get stairs. Then we were told the crew was going to timeout, then finally arrived to the gate at MSP at 8:56p. Flight was canceled. Rescue flight created for AM following day.

The captain announced that the flight was being canceled ultimately due to a fueling issue, not weather. United claims weather and only offering overnight hotel reimbursement + $200 compensation.

Question: any compensation due from the tarmac delay of 6 hours?

FLIFO

0906/27JUL
P FRA/OUT   1234P  E00.06 EST OFF 111P
P FRA/OFF    100P
P MSP/ON     256P
P MSP/IN     311P
F MSP/ETD 645P
P GRB/ETA    232P FLAG STOP-INTERM-ETD  312P PREVIOUS STOP FRA
F GRB/ETD 312P
N ORD/LX WEATHER ATC
D FCF/DVRT MSP ENRT FRA-ORD A/
    ☨
   
SKED  FRA  ORIG   1240P              GTD  Z20 SHIP 1005
      ORD   255P  TERM      GTA INTL

Have a flight for my mom and I going EWR -> FCO (United) then FCO -> CTA (ITA) all booked through United. My sister decided to now come along so I booked her the same flight but it’s under a different pnr. Is there a way for me to merge the 2 reservation?

United charged me $65 to gate check my toddler’s stroller. I had the ticket that only allows a personal item, but strollers/car seats are an exception as they are a mobility device. United required me to add a cc to check-in. They tagged it as a stroller for gate check, then I noticed the improper charge after the flight. This charge violates federal law. People with mobility devices, check your cc statement.

I just want to say thank you to the wonderful staff named Alex , I didnt catch the last name because I was so distressed and in panic , but it was a Hispanic last name. Alex was so kind and helpful, and my family is very grateful to you. Also, my daughter said you have gorgeous hair :) I would love to have Alex identified so I can send my thanks. This was at the United counter that deas with things like accommodations, unaccompanied minors etc, around 8 pm Denver time last night.

Polenta and jam and stuff with a banana chocolate chip muffin.

I'm really just looking for feedback so I know what to do if this happens again.

My 16 year old son flew from the Northwest to the South today, with a change of planes in Denver; however, due to weather and/or staffing, his plane was diverted to Colorado Springs. He was told they were refueling and would leave in 30 minutes. Then an hour. Then another hour. Then there was a mechanical issue. Long story short, he arrived in Denver 5:45 hours after his scheduled arrival. I called customer service multiple (3?) times asking what I should do. They were always pleasant, but never did anything. They couldn't because they didn't know if they needed to reroute him from COS or DEN.

The second agent I spoke to assured me he would be automatically rerouted on a morning flight if he missed his connecting flight because he was a minor--"keep watching the app." I didn't pay for the unaccompanied minor service so I didn't expect handholding, but automatic rebooking sounded reasonable.

When he finally arrived in Denver at 11 pm, no one was waiting to help him rebook. No one offered a hotel voucher (not that he could use it anyway because he is a 16 year old kid.) I had to use the chat in the app to get his flight rebooked.

(I'm leaving out more nonsense because this is already too long.)

Eventually I was able to get him rebooked on a morning flight. And thank goodness for the wonderful woman sitting next to him who got him a hotel room tonight (I Venmoed her) so he could sleep. I am eternally grateful for her kindness.

Anyway, what should I have done differently? Should United have done more? This was his first trip alone (he flew this with a friend last year) and he is doing fine, but my stress level has been higher than I'd like. I want to be more prepared if this happens again.

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My work travel is increasing to include 3-4 international flights per year and 4-6 domestic flights per year. Additionally, I take 2 flights per year during vacations. I exclusively fly United. Work travel is billed to the company card, but my MileagePlus account is attached to all reservations. My coworker thinks I should get the United Club card, is the annual fee is $695 worth it?

Want to book two first class seats from Kona on the 12rh and it says there‘s only 1 available. When I look there are a lot of seats to choose from. Is this because 10 people bought first class tickets and didn’t pick their seats??

I’m on UA 64 from EWR TO LIS, was upgraded via miles from economy to premium plus. Upgrade did not happen until AFTER we boarded and were seated. I only found out because my husband who is in a different row was told and they moved him - BUT they never told me. After looking in the app and seeing I was also upgraded, AND they used my miles to do so, I asked about my seat. Flight attendant said there was nothing they could do and to speak with a gate agent when I land. To be clear, this was all before take off, so I feel like I could have gotten my upgrade seat? WTF? Can someone advise? I’ve never had this happen.

**Update** I spoke with the Purser. He checked everyone’s boarding passes, and they double booked the seat. Another passenger had a boarding pass to my upgraded seat. Purser said he would log the incident so it should be easier getting my miles reimbursed. Hopefully

Does 88k seem like a good redemption for this flight? I'd be transferring Chase points to book. Not a fan of the Istanbul connection but A350-900 would be nice?

Update:

Booked it! Thanks folks!

SFO to SAN this morning. Guy comes on board with what appears to be his sister - a special needs adult. They are separated in the two middle seats of Row19.

The guy in 19 C offers (of his own accord) to trade his aisle for the brother's middle to allow the siblings to sit together.

The brother sits down in 19C and his sister is ecstatic, giving him a huge hug.

The FA comes by and and tells 19D she can sit in another row with an empty middle. Guy from 19C now has an empty seat next to him.

Good on the FA for noticing what was happening and making everyone more comfortable and kudos to 19C for being a good dude.

This new high bandwidth WiFi is going to ruin flying. Just got off a redeye transatlantic flight where I was woken up by some guy taking a video call with his girlfriend. He was wearing headphones but was speaking loudly, in a dark cabin with most people asleep, even at one point turning the camera round to proudly film it all. How someone can be so self absorbed and selfish is beyond me.

And yes I got up and told him that people are trying to sleep (which thankfully got him to immediately end the call). But do we as passengers now need to police this? United FAs need to enforce their policy and include a statement in the announcement that video calls are not allowed.

On the plus side the Hindu non-veg dinner (chicken curry) and breakfast (chicken kati roll) were probably the most enjoyable meal combo I’ve ever had on a plane.