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Old May 9, 2026 | 11:30 am
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Originally Posted by ContinentalFan
Well, it was good while it lasted. N61101 is now scheduled to perform UA3963 on Sunday—a rescue flight. It seems that most of the Polaris cabin have been accommodated elsewhere, so it’s looking easy to get an upgrade on Sunday. If past performance is any indication, there’s a reasonable chance that the flight will be canceled and the aircraft ferried back to SFO for some TLC. UA3963 is a 10 pm departure; when passengers clear immigration and customs in San Francisco, it’s likely to be after midnight; I don’t think anyone will be making a connection after midnight. My guess is that United will be on the hook for a hotel night in Singapore and another in San Francisco.

N61101 definitely seems to be the problem child.
I suppose nobody should be surprised, but UA3963 has been canceled; N61101 was rescheduled, again as UA3963 departing one minute later; again, this flight was canceled. N61101 is sitting at SIN for now.
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