Actually, the UC always was a quiet place, so I'm guessing that's what UNITED decided it WOULD be - in the past. That's what I signed up for and what I got for years. United set those expectations - not I. Since conditions have deteriorated so much United is no longer providing what it had provided and what I signed up for. So in effect, they've reneged on the bargain. As stated in my original post I was wondering about alternatives at EWR. Or at JFK. It's really not that complicated.