I hate to be vindictive, but I flew my first and LAST flight with US Airways over the Christmas holiday. (Silver Medallion on Delta, but my family booked this flight). By the way, I received my luggage TODAY, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 12:30 pm. Thanks a lot!

I’m an ANGRY consumer. I was used as a pawn in a labor dispute that I did not initiate. I feel sorry for the hard working employees of US Airways. I know, like any company, there are folks who are doing a great job and busting their butt! I do not wish THOSE folks any ill will. BUT… I will drink a toast to all the baggage handlers, management and malcontents who lose their jobs when US Airways tanks in January or February. YOU murdered your airline. At this point, there is no saving it. Congratulations! You have no one to blame, but yourselves. Good luck in finding similar employment with similar benefits. I’m sure you will have no problem within this job market.

I get this feeling you're holding back about your true feelings for US Airways. ;)

I hate to be vindictive, but I flew my first and LAST flight with US Airways over the Christmas holiday. (Silver Medallion on Delta, but my family booked this flight). By the way, I received my luggage TODAY, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 12:30 pm. Thanks a lot!

I’m an ANGRY consumer. I was used as a pawn in a labor dispute that I did not initiate. I feel sorry for the hard working employees of US Airways. I know, like any company, there are folks who are doing a great job and busting their butt! I do not wish THOSE folks any ill will. BUT… I will drink a toast to all the baggage handlers, management and malcontents who lose their jobs when US Airways tanks in January or February. YOU murdered your airline. At this point, there is no saving it. Congratulations! You have no one to blame, but yourselves. Good luck in finding similar employment with similar benefits. I’m sure you will have no problem within this job market.


Well, if you'd stuck with Delta -- there's a good chance you and your bag would have both arrived 4 days late.

As a CP on US and a PLT on DL, I could tell you stories on DL that would curl your toes. Comair didn't perform so well this past week either, but I am NOT making excuses for US.

Just the same, what happened to you this past week is deplorable and I'm sorry you had to go through it. There is no excuse for what happened and heads on mutliple levels should roll.

Comair didn't perform so well this past week either, but I am NOT making excuses for US.

It seems to me that many US loyalists are using Comair (or any other airlines) as excuses for their fiasco over the weekend, but from what I understand, Comair's problems were due computer overloads, which can happen to any carrier (even the best one), as supposed to labor unrest. It wasn't because some malcontent employees at Comair decided to "screw" all passengers over the holidays because they are not happy with their pay/benefits. Wake up, folks! What the FA's and baggage handlers did was inexcusable, period! Stop going around to point out how other carriers weren't that much better. The fact is US screwed up and it will pay the price. I agree with the OP that this snafu will down this airline regardless of how great it once was.

LAX

I hate to be vindictive, but I flew my first and LAST flight with US Airways over the Christmas holiday. (Silver Medallion on Delta, but my family booked this flight

Why would you let your family book you in the first place? I never let someone else book my flights.

I hate to be vindictive, but I flew my first and LAST flight with US Airways over the Christmas holiday. (Silver Medallion on Delta, but my family booked this flight). By the way, I received my luggage TODAY, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 12:30 pm. Thanks a lot!

I’m an ANGRY consumer. I was used as a pawn in a labor dispute that I did not initiate. I feel sorry for the hard working employees of US Airways. I know, like any company, there are folks who are doing a great job and busting their butt! I do not wish THOSE folks any ill will. BUT… I will drink a toast to all the baggage handlers, management and malcontents who lose their jobs when US Airways tanks in January or February. YOU murdered your airline. At this point, there is no saving it. Congratulations! You have no one to blame, but yourselves. Good luck in finding similar employment with similar benefits. I’m sure you will have no problem within this job market.


Now, now. Don't mince words...tell us how you really feel.

I hate to be vindictive, but I flew my first and LAST flight with US Airways over the Christmas holiday. (Silver Medallion on Delta, but my family booked this flight). By the way, I received my luggage TODAY, Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 12:30 pm. Thanks a lot!

Sorry about your bad experience on US Airways. Checking luggage is very risky on all of the carriers--especially during busy holiday periods. I hope US Airways survives and I hope you try them again in the future and have a much better experience.

While checking bags always has some danger, it is even more dangerous in Phildelphia even in the best of times.Since I live near PHL and fly out of it every week I think I am a bit of a expert on that Airport (US Chairman's level United 1K level). Please remember that airlines encourge checked bags to help with the boarding process ect. But, seeing the pictures of the PHL airport on the news what I saw was a large number of bags piled up in the checkin area (so many bags that people had trouble getting around them). This remined me of the nightmare of two summers ago when a ticket counter agent told me not to check a bag that would fit in a carryon. I usually use the process check one (golf clubs) check both this time I took the advice and still have not seen the golf clubs.
Therefore lets not blame the people for checking bags and place the blame on the Airline its management and only those employees who decided to send a very bad message. One must ask how did they think this was going to help them keep their jobs, and get their money back ?
Additionally, the USAirways employees did the best they could under very bad circumstances. Also, I wonder why more management people (non-union) were not ordered to work to help out ?
So lets not place the blame on the passengers but on the airlines and those employees who caused the problem. And remember waiting less then a hour for bags at PHL is a good thing.

I have been a pawn in labor disputes before.

TWA in 1986
American in 1997
Continental mid-80's
United (didn't affect any of my flights).

Give US Airways a break.

My Cardinal Rule,Never ever check bags if I can possibly avoid it. This holds doubly true at PHL, everyone knows the operation there is crap at the best of times.

Hope US survives, still some very good employees who have been throgh a lot. Suspect that both PHL and PIT stations harbour much resentment. However sabotaging the airline is like turkey's voting for thanksgiving, it is typically easier to find a job if you already have one, and the economics of the airline industry have changed.

Why would you let your family book you in the first place? I never let someone else book my flights.

Ummm.. It's Christmas. Have you ever heard of a surprise or a present before? The ticket was a gift. What was I supposed to do? Say... sorry Mom... I only fly on Delta.

I had NO idea about the US Airways issues. I had no idea that Philly was notorious for lost bags. I'd never flown with them before. :confused:

Well, if you'd stuck with Delta -- there's a good chance you and your bag would have both arrived 4 days late.

You're right... I could have been stranded with Delta, as well. The difference is that one situation was intentional and the other was not.

Look, this isn't my first rodeo. I've been stranded by weather in Chicago on United. I've had mechanical problems on Delta. No airline is perfect.. luggage gets lost... flights get cancelled, etc.. I don't like it... but I can deal with it. It's part of travel. What I can't accept is someone "INTENTIONALLY" causing problems. If the mechanics at US Airways get angry, will they sabotage the plane?

There is an old southern expression, "cutting off your nose to spite your face". I think that is exactly what the baggage handlers did. Attacking your company by hurting your customers is "cutting off your nose to spite your face".

This airline needs to be euthanized.

It is doing no one any good to prolong the agony. And I say this as a once loyal and loving CP for years who is holding FC award tickets to FCO and CDG in 2 weeks on Lufthansa and UA using my US miles. I have paper tickets but what good will those be? And, I still have nearly 150,000 US miles in the bank.

For the good employees...go and continue to reflect positively on your next company. God's speed as you move on to be successful somewhere else. There is hope for those who have hope.

For the management...prance right into your next sad little golden parachute protected position.

And for the pathetic few who brought this once great airline down, I hear there are soup kitchens in nearly every base you may be employed in. But to quote that great sage Seinfeld...

NO SOUP FOR YOU.

The sad part of this luggage fiasco is exactly the idea that many frequent and not so frequent travelers now have.. ie, I will just carry everything on board. I am blessed to have never been on a flight with dangerous turbulence, but that does happen, and people can be hurt really badly from cabin luggage when the bins are thrown open. Oh well, I guess US airways will have full overhead bins from now until .... last day.

This airline needs to be euthanized.

For the good employees...go and continue to reflect positively on your next company. God's speed as you move on to be successful somewhere else. There is hope for those who have hope.

For the management...prance right into your next sad little golden parachute protected position.

And for the pathetic few who brought this once great airline down, I hear there are soup kitchens in nearly every base you may be employed in. But to quote that great sage Seinfeld...

NO SOUP FOR YOU.

^ Well said! I too used to be a loyal US customer. It's sad to think how great this airline once was. Envoy class at its peak was a superb product. The complimentary transatlantic upgrades for elite members (especially Silvers) was a fabulous perk that was unsurpassed.

I am hoping for a miracle in that USAir stays afloat til June when I have my second award travel pans of the year.

Hey LAX! Remember the summer of discontent over at UA? What short memories we have :rolleyes:

You should check on your FA strike vote over in the UA forum.


It seems to me that many US loyalists are using Comair (or any other airlines) as excuses for their fiasco over the weekend, but from what I understand, Comair's problems were due computer overloads, which can happen to any carrier (even the best one), as supposed to labor unrest. It wasn't because some malcontent employees at Comair decided to "screw" all passengers over the holidays because they are not happy with their pay/benefits. Wake up, folks! What the FA's and baggage handlers did was inexcusable, period! Stop going around to point out how other carriers weren't that much better. The fact is US screwed up and it will pay the price. I agree with the OP that this snafu will down this airline regardless of how great it once was.

LAX