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Old May 27, 2013, 6:13 pm
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I bet it's way overbooked! Bump-o-licious.
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Old May 27, 2013, 6:17 pm
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At least you're in BusinessFirst.
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Old May 27, 2013, 6:24 pm
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Happens nearly every weekend with the schedule changes running through the system.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...00-europe.html
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Old May 28, 2013, 12:20 pm
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Originally Posted by lovesmaui
IAD to FCO..now on Bombadier Q200. ...How can they fly that from IAD to FCO?\
Originally Posted by kale73
Simple. They just load extra barf bags so you can enjoy the three aerial refuelings en route. Beats Channel 9 as IFE by a mile!
Originally Posted by FriendlySkies
Better pack a parachute
Obviously, UA doesn't fly a Q200 IAD-FCO nor does a Q200 do aerial refueling and there is no reason to think one would need a parachute. Flying a Q200 IAD-FCO would be a fairly simply routing and could likely be done even without attaching extra fuel tanks - e.g.:

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=iad-bgr...-bru-fco&DU=mi
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Old May 28, 2013, 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by sbm12
Happens nearly every weekend with the schedule changes running through the system.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...00-europe.html
Doesn't excuse it...
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Old May 28, 2013, 1:05 pm
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Originally Posted by Indelaware
Obviously, UA doesn't fly a Q200 IAD-FCO nor does a Q200 do aerial refueling and there is no reason to think one would need a parachute. Flying a Q200 IAD-FCO would be a fairly simply routing and could likely be done even without attaching extra fuel tanks - e.g.:

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=iad-bgr...-bru-fco&DU=mi
i would take that flight if i could find an agent to split the segments so i got 500 mins :-p
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Old May 28, 2013, 1:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Indelaware
Flying a Q200 IAD-FCO would be a fairly simply routing and could likely be done even without attaching extra fuel tanks - e.g.:

http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=iad-bgr...-bru-fco&DU=mi
This routing map (link above) is wonderful...... been looking for a way to get to the Faroes (Islands) and still get UA miles.....and avoid that annoying back-tracking connection in Europe!
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Old May 28, 2013, 2:45 pm
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Originally Posted by ddrost1
i would take that flight if i could find an agent to split the segments so i got 500 mins :-p
Indeed, my best was PHL-IAD-EWR-PIT-CLE-IND-ORD. Under $100. 5 connections with 6 segments and 0 mis-connects. 3000 miles. IAD-EWR was a 737, all others express - some RJs, some prop. It was a fun day.

Originally Posted by peersteve
This routing map (link above) is wonderful...... been looking for a way to get to the Faroes (Islands) and still get UA miles.....and avoid that annoying back-tracking connection in Europe!
Ah, if such flights existed. I'd take them occasionally even without mile credit.

Best we can do is the island hopper ex-HNL.
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Old May 28, 2013, 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Indelaware
Indeed, my best was PHL-IAD-EWR-PIT-CLE-IND-ORD. Under $100. 5 connections with 6 segments and 0 mis-connects. 3000 miles. IAD-EWR was a 737, all others express - some RJs, some prop. It was a fun day.
Great fare! When was that?
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Old May 28, 2013, 2:51 pm
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Great fare! When was that?
Late 2011. It was a very short lived fare I found one early Saturday morning.
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Old Jun 6, 2013, 8:11 am
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This still hasn't been fixed!
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Old Jun 6, 2013, 8:38 am
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Originally Posted by RichmondFlyer
EDIT -- Just noticed the "Meal - None" on the 7 hour flight. Nice.
The lack of a meal is a different, but equally common glitch. It pops up all over the place including some total head scratchers like nothing to Europe in F. A varient of this is "food for purchase" listed for the premium cabins on flights to Asia.

But, back to the Q200. I'm thinking that instead of building floating airports they might be doing this:

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/pho...95-43203-1.jpg

I just have to ask - does no one at COdbaUA realize how amateurish these ongoing mistakes make them look? Or, do they just not care.
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Old Jun 6, 2013, 8:43 am
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Originally Posted by shaddie
This is a little known product that United will start testing.

The "United Experience" will consist of how it felt for US bomber crews to fly over and attack Germany. There will be spotlights, fake flak and some ME 190's buzzing your plane. Also, if you get picked at the "lottery" you get to experience the POW camp as a "shot down" crew.

I really envy you!!!
ME 109 or FW 190...
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Old Jun 6, 2013, 9:10 am
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What's the ETOPs rating on these Q200s?
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Old Jun 6, 2013, 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by milepig
I just have to ask - does no one at COdbaUA realize how amateurish these ongoing mistakes make them look? Or, do they just not care.
I'm sure they know, but it's not on their priority list. How many passengers even know what plane they're on?
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