UnitedCargo.com says "Operations"

To bump an old thread, does United even display reasons for flight cancellations online any more? I'm trying to find the "official" reason for my flight cancellation. The "real" reason is the flight the night before with my aircraft was cancelled, but I'm trying to understand whether that qualifies as a "weather" delay if yesterday's cancellation was weather-related.

No. Flight data online will only show "Cancelled". You can call UA and try to get an agent who will give you the info. But honestly, why does it matter? If the flight is cancelled, it's cancelled and UA will rebook you.

Are you questioning it more for hotel/voucher/comp reasons?

-RM

Thanks for figuring out it was 3732! :)

Traced it back to Wed and this bird had a 4 and a 6 hour delay due to service. :mad:

Let's see how many Pepperidge Farm cookies I manage to sneak away from the UA Club in IAD during this delay! :)

I don't think they ever displayed it online.

Try http://www.unitedcargo.com/ and fill in the "Flight status" info. I believe that shows the "official" reason.

If you no longer want to go to NYC, once your flight shows 4 hour delay you can cancel and get refund

I would have taken Amtrak. ;)

Bingo. Thanks.

I'm trying to get them to rebook me on another carrier, and that's more likely if it's UAL's fault rather than nature's. But as others have noted, they'll say whatever they want and do whatever they want.

Thanks for the help.

Or rebook to JFK or EWR

I've used this before for a cancelled flight and the explanation was "Operations" or something similar - do you know what that means?

PMUA posted online (in flight status) a number of different reasons for delays / cancellations

couple of older threads on this, such as
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...e-excuses.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...p-service.html

there were similar set of reasons posted for cancellations

In the case of multiple reasons or cascading issues, it got interesting at times

There is never an assurance that the reason for cancellation is indeed the real one. Never.

Just for the record, I've had situations where all of the above reasons played a part in a delay or cancellation. What starts out to be a mechanical issue drags out to where weather that wasn't a problem had the flight pushed on time now incurs a weather delay. I've had those two then turn into a crew legality issue, and a replacement pilot or F/A can't be quickly brought to cover the shortage.

My advice, and this is not to sleight any other employee groups, but ask one of the pilots that was supposed to fly the flight. Others may know pieces of the story, but your captain will know all the reasons, if more than one. We're the ones that have to have all pieces in place before we can release the parking brake.

And even we aren't even privy to some stuff. On a rare occasion, I've gotten the word that we're not going, for reasons unknown to me. Also, your captain does not have the authority to cancel a flight, just to not fly it if all the pieces don't add up.

FAB

Uh, good idea. ;)