Originally Posted by
j2simpso
Please don't do that. While I can understand your frustration of UA's change policies and want to protest this stupidity, please consider the many passengers you may impact on doing this. Would you be happy flying to Tokyo (via San Francisco) from Newark only to misconnect at San Francisco because someone thought it was a great idea to make UA wait for a no show? Every action a pax does has unforeseen consequences that can be felt throughout the travel experience impacting people the pax may never have seen or were aware of.
-James
i wouldn’t check in for a flight I’m not taking. But also, know it won’t, in the scheme of things, matter to UA - they are not going to hold for a no show, especially a single traveler no showing. And they also count on X% of pax no showing, so the OP checking in or not, or no showing, or not, won’t affect their ability to re-sell the seat - that’s why they overbook.
At some point, they may hold if there are several travelers that they know are running a bit late due to a Delayed inbound, but let’s not pretend they will hold it for the OP (and for all we know, the OPs PNR know has a note in it).