Originally Posted by
bmwe92fan
Honestly -- this whole thread is a massive embarrassment for UA -- I mean how could they have messed up more? I'm appalled by the posters blaming OP for not being more "prepared" with backup flights lol - If I bought 5 J tickets to JNB for a trip of a lifetime I wouldn't have been so nice as OP.... I mean come on - have we gotten so abused that every flight we take on UA requires massive hours of research into alternatives? UA screwed up badly - multiple times - blaming OP here is just awful....
Agreed.
Especially all the comments re: "you should've left earlier" are just not helpful. Most of FT is very helpful, but some folks just can't help themselves with the preachifying.