Wedding Dress Aboard UA?
Apr 27, 2011, 1:44 am
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Wedding Dress Aboard UA?
My sister, who lives in DEN, is getting married in SFO this summer. When she had her dress tailored today, they said that she couldn't put it in a suitcase and that she would have to hang it on the plane upright somehow.
She's flying DEN-SFO in Y. What are her options in taking care of her dress? Is UA accommodating to this, or would it be best to try to upgrade her to F? She's flying with my mom, who is a 2P, but it's impossible for 2Ps to upgrade on that route, so should she fork over some miles/cash to ensure that her dress is hung somewhere and makes the flight safely?
She's flying DEN-SFO in Y. What are her options in taking care of her dress? Is UA accommodating to this, or would it be best to try to upgrade her to F? She's flying with my mom, who is a 2P, but it's impossible for 2Ps to upgrade on that route, so should she fork over some miles/cash to ensure that her dress is hung somewhere and makes the flight safely?
Apr 27, 2011, 2:03 am
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I'm sure the FAs would be willing to hang the dress in the F closet.
Apr 27, 2011, 3:49 am
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The crew on-board can usually do a great job of taking care of special carry-ons.
Sometimes it's in an obvious way -- some UA equipment (757, non-TED A320, 767) has closets.
Sometimes it's a little more tricky -- there's space to hang coats behind F on the A319 and the ex-TED A320, and I'm sure the crew could find some room.
And sometimes it's just creative -- I've seen stuff travel in the cockpit.
Sometimes it's in an obvious way -- some UA equipment (757, non-TED A320, 767) has closets.
Sometimes it's a little more tricky -- there's space to hang coats behind F on the A319 and the ex-TED A320, and I'm sure the crew could find some room.
And sometimes it's just creative -- I've seen stuff travel in the cockpit.
Apr 27, 2011, 6:55 am
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When travelling to our wedding in Y on CO we had to put my wife's dress in the overhead bin. It was fine except for the $&#@(*)%! that saw what it was, shrugged, and shoved it off to one side before the helpful FAs could come over and tell them to put their bag elsewhere. It wasn't a full flight so it worked out, but had it been full we would've had problems as CO's 737s have closets about what you would find on a CR7.
Apr 27, 2011, 7:13 am
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Not to be the voice of doom, but you could also run into the cranky FAs on a full plane who tell you it isn't their problem. Also isn't UA running UX flights on that route now? I don't know if there is any place to put it on a CRJ.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
Apr 27, 2011, 7:43 am
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Not to be the voice of doom, but you could also run into the cranky FAs on a full plane who tell you it isn't their problem. Also isn't UA running UX flights on that route now? I don't know if there is any place to put it on a CRJ.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
As well as one less item of stress for the bride to be.
While it is only a 3 day point......Use a priority type service (UPS Red/Blue/FedEx Priority, etc), and assign it a high value (what it would cost to replace last minute).
Also, IIRC some bridal botiques offer this type of service, have her check the one she used.
If you don't go with the shipping ahead of time, I would try to confirm an upgrade.
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Apr 27, 2011, 7:51 am
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Not to be the voice of doom, but you could also run into the cranky FAs on a full plane who tell you it isn't their problem. Also isn't UA running UX flights on that route now? I don't know if there is any place to put it on a CRJ.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
You could look into getting a long box (I'm sure they have boxes for shipping wedding dresses) and have it shipped. If it is that special, I'm not really sure I'd count on cooperative flight operations (not to mention TSA) at DEN.
Apr 27, 2011, 8:42 am
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You'll be fine in Y. The FAs on mainline flights tend to be very accomodating for this sort of thing.
While not of the same scale, I once brought a bouquet flowers on the plane and the FAs volunteered to keep them on ice for me. Very nice gesture. ^
While not of the same scale, I once brought a bouquet flowers on the plane and the FAs volunteered to keep them on ice for me. Very nice gesture. ^
Apr 27, 2011, 8:51 am
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Cheers.
Apr 27, 2011, 9:17 am
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Apr 27, 2011, 12:08 pm
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The missus and i got married in HNL in Jan. we flew BOS-SFO-HNL (and back), and on each of the 6 legs, we had wonderful treatment on board (even when flying E+ on half the segments). they put her dress in the closet with no questions asked.
on the final flight, while sitting E+, they even gave us a congratulatory bottle of wine! very nice touch.
on the final flight, while sitting E+, they even gave us a congratulatory bottle of wine! very nice touch.
Apr 27, 2011, 3:48 pm
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As well as one less item of stress for the bride to be.
While it is only a 3 day point......Use a priority type service (UPS Red/Blue/FedEx Priority, etc), and assign it a high value (what it would cost to replace last minute).
Also, IIRC some bridal botiques offer this type of service, have her check the one she used.
If you don't go with the shipping ahead of time, I would try to confirm an upgrade.
As well as one less item of stress for the bride to be.
While it is only a 3 day point......Use a priority type service (UPS Red/Blue/FedEx Priority, etc), and assign it a high value (what it would cost to replace last minute).
Also, IIRC some bridal botiques offer this type of service, have her check the one she used.
If you don't go with the shipping ahead of time, I would try to confirm an upgrade.
Apr 27, 2011, 3:50 pm
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