Originally Posted by
enviroian
I'm tired of hearing this statement every week. I was on 1766 today and as usual United was late (1.5 hours) getting me back to EWR due to "late arriving aircraft". It didn't help we took some backward a$$ routing east to Atlanta then headed NE due to storms. Well if you were on time arriving into phx United ATC may have not diverted you accordingly.
At any rate, I'm sick of these announcements. Get your on-time % right United and maybe you won't have to worry. I wasn't connecting and I got up. Sorry folks, those who planned a tight international connection and thought UA would get you on time isn't my problem.
I can't remember the last time a United flight landed on time...honestly and I fly this crappy airline every week.
While I certainly understand your frustration, I hope that if you are faced with a delayed flight and a very tight connection through no fault of your own, that your fellow travelers extend more courtesy to you. You'll probably appreciate it when the shoe is on the other foot.
Originally Posted by
milepig
I stopped complying when I encountered 3 people I'd let off sitting at the bar enjoying a beer.
In fairness, it could be that they arrived to their gate on what they thought was a tight connection to find their connecting flight delayed 1-2 hours as well. It's happened to me before after OJ-ing my way through ORD.