What's the Stupidest, Least Substantive UA-Related Thing You Can Complain About?
Jun 5, 2010, 2:54 pm
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First class printed menus, assuming you had a choice of food and drink.
Why do we have to walk so far to get to gates? Shouldn't we have curb to gate / aircraft door service? Better yet a local transporter?
Miniskirt uniforms should make a comeback?
And what's with the thermal paper boarding pass?
The red carpets are too small and not cleaned often enough.
Wait, we're not really special?? 
1K's who think they're extra special? 
How about the 1K's who are upset cause they're sitting in E+ because their UDU's didn't clear and watching the 1P's who are going to F/C because we used our miles (and former copay) to confirm upgrades?
Why do we have to walk so far to get to gates? Shouldn't we have curb to gate / aircraft door service? Better yet a local transporter?
Miniskirt uniforms should make a comeback?
And what's with the thermal paper boarding pass?
The red carpets are too small and not cleaned often enough.
I have a new Gate Lice complaint. I don't mind if you are F or 1K/GS and waiting to board by the carpet (most of the time there are no seats to sit in!). What i REALLY hate are the 1Ps who stand by the boarding area waiting to board because they think they are special and assume they will be one of the first to board making it impossible to get through to the gate. 
1K's who think they're extra special? How about the 1K's who are upset cause they're sitting in E+ because their UDU's didn't clear and watching the 1P's who are going to F/C because we used our miles (and former copay) to confirm upgrades?
Jun 5, 2010, 2:56 pm
#92
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Better than warming up your hands in the butter, though.
Jun 5, 2010, 3:04 pm
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Give me a nice, if clueless, inexperienced travelers any day.
Jun 5, 2010, 3:18 pm
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Jun 5, 2010, 3:23 pm
#95
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I think this thread is headed dangerously in the direction of substantive complaints, rather than stupid ones. 
Back to stupid complaints...
At the midpoint of O'Hare's neon Gershwin tunnel I find it irritating that the two different recordings of "The moving walkway is now ending, please look down" are not synchronized.
Back to stupid complaints...
At the midpoint of O'Hare's neon Gershwin tunnel I find it irritating that the two different recordings of "The moving walkway is now ending, please look down" are not synchronized.
Jun 5, 2010, 3:36 pm
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When a new Red Carpet is not rolled out, each & every time, in anticipation of my arrival!
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Jun 5, 2010, 3:52 pm
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The GTE airphones are gone.
Jun 5, 2010, 5:05 pm
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United.com does not specify GoJet is a non-union UAX carrier while Trans States and others are union
Jun 5, 2010, 5:37 pm
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I know (1) has been said before
(1) hot nuts
(2) I miss watching TV in the apartments when landing at Kai Tak.
(1) hot nuts
(2) I miss watching TV in the apartments when landing at Kai Tak.
Jun 5, 2010, 5:44 pm
#100
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Anyone can put ice in a bag. But if they're using clean ice, it must be in response to the water quality surveys from the last few years. Regardless, I still avoid it.
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Jun 5, 2010, 6:02 pm
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Jun 5, 2010, 6:30 pm
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Jun 5, 2010, 6:40 pm
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The new C/F IFE doesn't contain a lesson on dorsiflexion.
Jun 5, 2010, 6:48 pm
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I hate the phrase in the Skywest briefing: "...without being distracted by other attentions...."
The escalators at DEN's B Concourse in the center going to the upstairs food court are oriented the wrong direction.
The escalators at DEN's B Concourse in the center going to the upstairs food court are oriented the wrong direction.
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Jun 5, 2010, 7:01 pm
#105
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Getting broken and not whole cashews in my nuts.
The beer machine in NRT puts too much foam on my beer.
The beer machine in ORD puts NO foam on my beer.
Having to personally adjust the air flow from the vent.
Not being able to use the drop down oxygen mask after 8 hours sleep with a cheap white wine hangover.
The beer machine in NRT puts too much foam on my beer.
The beer machine in ORD puts NO foam on my beer.
Having to personally adjust the air flow from the vent.
Not being able to use the drop down oxygen mask after 8 hours sleep with a cheap white wine hangover.
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