Temporary Aircraft Substitutions For United's B787 Flights
Jan 26, 2013, 5:41 am
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OK, I've been up all night watching tennis so I might not be thinking too clearly but don't most airlines fly roughly equal numbers of flights back and forth between places? If approximately half of the flights go east / north and the other half go west / south how can there be a shortage of numbers if you divide them even / odd?
Global warming has made west farther from east, so that's why they ran out of odd even numbers
Jan 26, 2013, 6:14 am
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They also swapped PEK - ORD to a barcolounger 777 Last Wednesday. Flight attendant blamed it on needing the nicer 777 for a Dreamliner route. Nice thing is they sent a $350 appreciation voucher unsolicited for having to sit in one of the super crappy GF seats.
Jan 26, 2013, 7:50 am
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Is there anyplace we can monitor this? Have an upcoming flight from FRA to EWR with my mother-in-law for whom the flat bed is important, and the 767-200 does not have flat bed in business class 
I do not see the detailed information at ual.com that someone mentioned upthread, do others see the information anywhere? If yes, can you please post the link? Thanks.
I do not see the detailed information at ual.com that someone mentioned upthread, do others see the information anywhere? If yes, can you please post the link? Thanks.
Jan 26, 2013, 7:51 am
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Jan 26, 2013, 8:03 am
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i think we all should take a moment to not only recognize, but praise DL's decision to hold off on taking their early delivery of the B787. I believe one of the main reasons that RA did so was due to all the teething problems with a new aircraft. Kudos to RA and DL! ^
Jan 26, 2013, 1:29 pm
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I have an upcoming LAX-IAH flight originally booked on the 787. It swapped to a 737-800 a few days ago and the seatmap showed completely full. Sometime in the past 24 hours it swapped again to a 767-400.
Jan 26, 2013, 3:08 pm
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should I change seats to help stay in F?
Partner and I are scheduled on 787 LAX-IAH in mid-March on return from BOS-SYD award trip. Currently in 2K&L. I'm wondering who gets downgraded if equipment changes to something with less than the 36 F seats. We no longer have any status. Any ideas if it would help if we switched to AB seats or are we just as likely to get downgraded to E before all the higher status passengers?
FYI, first post after years of lurking, so please be gentle!
FYI, first post after years of lurking, so please be gentle!
Feb 5, 2013, 2:27 pm
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As of now, until March 1, the FRA-EWR UA51 flight is 767-200 (no full-flat business class seats). Checking the reservation system, it shows that from March 2, it changes to 767-400ER. Is there anyplace we can keep track of such aircraft changes, other than at UA.com reservations site?
Also, any updates on the original post?
Thanks.
Also, any updates on the original post?
Thanks.
Feb 5, 2013, 3:02 pm
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Starting to get concerned about the DEN-NRT inaugural on March 31
Would be good to know if it's a good idea to start looking at alternative flights or if UA plans on subbing another bird on this route @:-)
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Would be good to know if it's a good idea to start looking at alternative flights or if UA plans on subbing another bird on this route @:-)
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Feb 5, 2013, 4:20 pm
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Wondering about DEN-NRT on 3/31 as well. I booked the inaugural flight the day it was announced. Now I'm starting to wonder. Big article in The Denver Post this past Sunday quoted one industry expert as suggesting the route could be postponed 6 months.