200 UA passengers stranded for three days in PVG
Jul 19, 2012, 1:35 pm
#154
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CO is used to fuel stops with their wimpy TATL 757 so this could be an option for them
Jul 19, 2012, 1:53 pm
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Wasn't implying that but there was quite a lot of discussion in the earlier posts (65/67/69) that the Chinese passengers were the most vocal while the Americans did nothing to protest. I think most Americans realize that shouting and threatening airline personnel can get you in a whole lot of trouble.
It is important to realize this was a UA problem, not a China problem. Though it is easy to blame China for anything.
Jul 19, 2012, 2:43 pm
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Stemming from CO's relative lack of widebody aircraft, their 777s had one of the highest utilization rates in the industry.
Jul 19, 2012, 3:05 pm
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One thing above all else struck me in this story. How sheep-like Americans have become. The passengers were obviously being screwed here. Yet the only ones that seemed willing to fight back and stand up to authority were the Chinese! Isn't this the ultimate paradox? Passengers from and open and free democracy sit like sheep and just take it. Passengers from a communist dominated country fight back and rail against the machine!
Amazing. That is the real story here.
Amazing. That is the real story here.
Jul 19, 2012, 10:04 pm
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See I think everyone's got it all wrong. In order to save costs, UA decided to offer the entire plane the opportunity to experience PVG for "Three Perfect Days." Person who writes the best gets their article published.
Jul 19, 2012, 10:53 pm
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But how much can you write about a Ho-Jo hotel, a shuttle bus and an airport terminal? Did the pax get to do anything else?
Jul 20, 2012, 8:07 am
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Jul 20, 2012, 4:02 pm
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Jul 20, 2012, 4:07 pm
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+1 - DL bailed me out yet again going to ORD this week when UA couldn't.
Pillow and a blanket in every seat in F, even in an E75, plus real meals.
Just such a shame int'l travel is important to me, as SWU usage & mileage burning is where they fall short. For domestic-only travelers, I bet they're fantastic.
Pillow and a blanket in every seat in F, even in an E75, plus real meals.
Just such a shame int'l travel is important to me, as SWU usage & mileage burning is where they fall short. For domestic-only travelers, I bet they're fantastic.
Jul 20, 2012, 4:24 pm
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+1 - DL bailed me out yet again going to ORD this week when UA couldn't.
Pillow and a blanket in every seat in F, even in an E75, plus real meals.
Just such a shame int'l travel is important to me, as SWU usage & mileage burning is where they fall short. For domestic-only travelers, I bet they're fantastic.
Pillow and a blanket in every seat in F, even in an E75, plus real meals.
Just such a shame int'l travel is important to me, as SWU usage & mileage burning is where they fall short. For domestic-only travelers, I bet they're fantastic.
pmCO's fleet.......
Jul 20, 2012, 4:46 pm
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The least UA could do is give every passenger a fake Louis Vuitton purse. They come with a "certificate of authenticity".