Originally Posted by
jasondc
are you saying installing Economy Plus on every mainline aircraft isn't a positive thing? What about beginning the roll-out of satellite wi-fi? Not on every plane yet to be sure, but I did enjoy it on my flight from SFO to Seoul in July. Frankly I don't see anything "wrong way" about those things.
I agree. I think they are positive, but as I said they are not new. Wifi was decided and announced a year before the merger. E+ has been around for ages. My concern is with the current direction which, IMHO, is not at all positive.
Originally Posted by
LarkSFO
Adopting CO's best in class SDC process has not been a positive?
Never taken advantage of it and I was pretty specific in talking about changes that "improve
my flying experience."
The 787 and new routes it opens?
So now I have to fly J instead of GF on SEA<>NRT.
Club upgrades (not the booze) and terminal upgrades?
They under-speced the SEA club. (The two times I've tried to get in, there hasn't been an open seat.) I can barely tell the difference at ORD, and the only terminal UG (move) I've seen is at SEA, which just results in a longer walk.
A stronger business entity that you can count on to be around and not go BK?
With the current policies, UA has not IMHO made itself a stronger business entity..... and who cares if an airline goes into Chapter 11....it usually results in a better airline.
5K: What changes can UA make to put a smile on your face?
The list is long.
I understand some people are just pessimists by nature, but at some point you just come across (to me) as a whiner...
Don't think so. If you've read any of my other posts, I'm pretty complimentary about UA. Personally I'm still quite happy with UA, and I think it beats the pants off the other US carriers (especially DL). I'm just worried about the direction in which it is headed.
As I said, there hasn't been a single change since the merger which has improved my flying experience. I'm just being objective.