200 UA passengers stranded for three days in PVG
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200 UA passengers stranded for three days in PVG
200 passengers stranded for three days in Shanghai, hope to leave on Saturday. Wow.
The best part of the story:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united...220013020.html
Yes, fixing a plane in Shanghai is really difficult. It's not like PVG ever sees 777s.
The best part of the story:
Cancellations because of mechanical issues are not uncommon, and a mechanical problem in a far-away place — more than 13 hours from Newark — can be difficult to fix. However, outside of a blizzard or other major weather event, it's rare for passengers to be stranded so long.
Yes, fixing a plane in Shanghai is really difficult. It's not like PVG ever sees 777s.
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If they can't even get domestic routes to work these days, how are supposed to get things fixed in Asia?
On Wednesday they cancelled a 757 ORD-SAN causing tons of forced overnights and most West Coast flights were full in both cabins. Next morning with a huge wait list already they cancelled the next ORD-SAN flight It was a huge mess and considering they cancelled the first flight 20 hours before departure, it was clearly an operational decision as well.
Honestly, if they can't even run normal operations out of the largest hub for 2 days in a row w/o any weather issues, how do you expect them to fix planes in PVG
On Wednesday they cancelled a 757 ORD-SAN causing tons of forced overnights and most West Coast flights were full in both cabins. Next morning with a huge wait list already they cancelled the next ORD-SAN flight It was a huge mess and considering they cancelled the first flight 20 hours before departure, it was clearly an operational decision as well.
Honestly, if they can't even run normal operations out of the largest hub for 2 days in a row w/o any weather issues, how do you expect them to fix planes in PVG
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At least 90% of passengers arrive at their destinations within 72 hours of the originally scheduled time, so what are you complaining about?
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At least UA had the decency to strand the pax in Shanghai! Midway, Yellowknife, Cold Bay or Shemya probably would have been far less thoughtful.
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At least UA had the decency to strand the pax in Shanghai! Midway, Yellowknife, Cold Bay or Shemya probably would have been far less thoughtful.
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200 passengers stranded for three days in Shanghai, hope to leave on Saturday. Wow.
The best part of the story:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united...220013020.html
Yes, fixing a plane in Shanghai is really difficult. It's not like PVG ever sees 777s.
The best part of the story:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/united...220013020.html
Yes, fixing a plane in Shanghai is really difficult. It's not like PVG ever sees 777s.