The Cape Air saga continues
Jul 25, 2014, 11:15 pm
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The Cape Air saga continues
Source: Cape Air’s Guam-bound flights canceled three times, Marianas Variety (Saipan), July 26, 2014. http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-ne...ed-three-times
A little history:
* Continental Connection contracted Cape Air since July 2004 and cut GUM-SPN jet service soon after.
* Pacific Island Aviation (Northwest Airlink) went out of business in February 2005.
* Freedom Air, which began in the 1970s, went into bankruptcy and is currently temporarily/indefinitely not flying.
* The only transport left between the Mariana Islands other than Cape Air seems to be STAR Marianas, owned by the same company as Tinian Dynasty casino.
TRAVELERS headed to Guam and other destinations have been stranded on Saipan since Friday night.
Cape Air/ United Express has cancelled flights three times since Friday, promting passengers tp complain about the airline’s “unreliable” service.
Seven Taiwanese tourists were among those who were told early Saturday morning that their United Airlines’ flight 5070 had been cancelled and rescheduled for 2:30 p.m., Saturday.
Charles Ho, who served as spokesperson of the group, said they were dismayed over this erratic changes in flights.
He said they missed their flight from Guam to Taiwan and they would have to buy a new ticket.
“We need to pay for it. Our flight is not ‘re-bookable’,” said Ho.
Cape Air/ United Express has cancelled flights three times since Friday, promting passengers tp complain about the airline’s “unreliable” service.
Seven Taiwanese tourists were among those who were told early Saturday morning that their United Airlines’ flight 5070 had been cancelled and rescheduled for 2:30 p.m., Saturday.
Charles Ho, who served as spokesperson of the group, said they were dismayed over this erratic changes in flights.
He said they missed their flight from Guam to Taiwan and they would have to buy a new ticket.
“We need to pay for it. Our flight is not ‘re-bookable’,” said Ho.
* Continental Connection contracted Cape Air since July 2004 and cut GUM-SPN jet service soon after.
* Pacific Island Aviation (Northwest Airlink) went out of business in February 2005.
* Freedom Air, which began in the 1970s, went into bankruptcy and is currently temporarily/indefinitely not flying.
* The only transport left between the Mariana Islands other than Cape Air seems to be STAR Marianas, owned by the same company as Tinian Dynasty casino.
Jul 26, 2014, 5:16 pm
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Source: Cape Air’s Guam-bound flights canceled three times, Marianas Variety (Saipan), July 26, 2014. http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-ne...ed-three-times
Jul 26, 2014, 8:40 pm
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When I booked a trip for last fall (which I eventually had to cancel due to storms) there were two planes based on united.com flight status display. Apparently it went down to one plane and whenever something breaks it becomes a problem.
Jul 27, 2014, 7:58 pm
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All three flights were canceled again today, July 28. This includes people on Saipan scheduled for surgeries on Guam that may have to be postponed or canceled.
Jul 28, 2014, 5:08 am
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Looks like mainline United is going to assist Cape Air during until their aircraft is ready.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/ind...ews&Itemid=156
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/ind...ews&Itemid=156
Jul 28, 2014, 6:27 am
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Looks like mainline United is going to assist Cape Air during until their aircraft is ready.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/ind...ews&Itemid=156
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/ind...ews&Itemid=156
Jul 28, 2014, 8:44 am
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Jul 28, 2014, 9:29 am
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Jul 28, 2014, 9:54 am
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My Cape Air saga has come to an end. I don't mean to stray off topic but this is the only Cape Air thread I could find.
I flew Cape Air on a 016 ticket which included BOS-ACK-BOS.
After two months of requesting credits I was finally advised that not all Cape Air flights earn credit. Only those "From San Juan, Puerto Rico, (SJU) to destinations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean."
The ticket cost a ton, and it was all the in and out of ACK so my PQD on a $700 ticket is not $200ish.
I flew Cape Air on a 016 ticket which included BOS-ACK-BOS.
After two months of requesting credits I was finally advised that not all Cape Air flights earn credit. Only those "From San Juan, Puerto Rico, (SJU) to destinations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean."
The ticket cost a ton, and it was all the in and out of ACK so my PQD on a $700 ticket is not $200ish.
Jul 28, 2014, 10:38 am
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My Cape Air saga has come to an end. I don't mean to stray off topic but this is the only Cape Air thread I could find.
I flew Cape Air on a 016 ticket which included BOS-ACK-BOS.
After two months of requesting credits I was finally advised that not all Cape Air flights earn credit. Only those "From San Juan, Puerto Rico, (SJU) to destinations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean."
The ticket cost a ton, and it was all the in and out of ACK so my PQD on a $700 ticket is not $200ish.
I flew Cape Air on a 016 ticket which included BOS-ACK-BOS.
After two months of requesting credits I was finally advised that not all Cape Air flights earn credit. Only those "From San Juan, Puerto Rico, (SJU) to destinations in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean."
The ticket cost a ton, and it was all the in and out of ACK so my PQD on a $700 ticket is not $200ish.
The operation in GUM with Cape Air is different, out there they act as a United Express Carrier so the flights are ONLY sold under the UA flight number. Just like the more familiar United Express operations here with Skywest, Mesa, etc.
So to summarize Cape Air;
Ex-BOS - Cape Air codes only, no UA codeshares, no UA miles
Ex-SJU - Cape Air and UA codes, UA miles if booked as a UA codeshare
Ex-GUM - UA only, always earn UA miles. Cannot be booked with Cape Air direct.
I'm not sure why you'd be upset not getting miles on the ex-BOS flights. The description of the Cape Air partnership with UA is quite clear that it's limited to the Caribbean. In fact, most of UA's partnerships (outside of Star Alliance) are limited in scope and do not apply to every flight the partner operates (ZK, EI, HI, etc).