Originally Posted by
echino
My father will be flying on his birthday on UA, Y, no status. Is there anything extra they do for birthday passengers? If not, it it possible to call UA and arrange something in advance, like birthday cake?
Given the number of people on a typical flight, most flights will have someone on board having a birthday. Trying to do some kind of recognition would not only be onerous, but someone who had a birthday and didn't get recognized might get bent out of shape about it.