Mar 2, 2014, 10:19 am
Last edit by: FlyinHawaiian
Link to current travel waivers: http://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/news/Pages/travelnotices.aspx
3 March Winter Storm (DC and NYC Area Travel Waivers) and Impact to UA's Operations
Mar 1, 2014, 4:52 pm
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3 March Winter Storm (DC and NYC Area Travel Waivers) and Impact to UA's Operations
Why is United always the LAST to issue a waiver??? I am so frustrated as I know there is no way I'll be flying back to DC on Monday and I'll get stuck in Houston! I'd rather stay in Paradise and fly back on Tuesday. Grrrrr. Every other airline has a waiver...
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Mar 1, 2014, 5:02 pm
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You can be proactive!!!
Call customer service and tell the agent the weather forecast. An agent may be willing to check weather.com and put some notes on your reservation when he/she changes your reservation. I departed a day earlier to avoid misconnection in IAD in early February. UA issued the waiver about ten hours later after I changed my reservation. Good travel!!
Mar 1, 2014, 5:13 pm
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I know. This is getting ridiculous.
I know. This is getting ridiculous.
Mar 1, 2014, 5:49 pm
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I'm a little annoyed as well that they're waiting so long, given I have flights booked via both BOS and IAD which I'd like to change without fee. Well, the agents waived the change fee once already on this itin due to taking an hour to make a fairly simple change to it, so I'm ahead of the game I suppose.
Mar 1, 2014, 6:03 pm
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Mar 1, 2014, 6:05 pm
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They just put it up. I'm surprised it doesn't include Sunday, though, given UA will likely cancel several Sunday flights to keep them from getting stranded, and the fact the weather is forecast to develop from the afternoon into the evening depending on the exact track of the storm (changeover to ice or snow is currently late into the evening here).
Mar 1, 2014, 6:14 pm
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They just put it up. I'm surprised it doesn't include Sunday, though, given UA will likely cancel several Sunday flights to keep them from getting stranded, and the fact the weather is forecast to develop from the afternoon into the evening depending on the exact track of the storm (changeover to ice or snow is currently late into the evening here).
Mar 1, 2014, 6:38 pm
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I am scheduled to fly into IAD on 3/3. I have no interest in gaming the system, I only want to go to work, which I won't be able to do without a waiver.
Mar 1, 2014, 7:04 pm
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Have any flights been canceled yet? Has your flight been canceled? Have you been told you won't get there but they won't do anything as the waiver has not been issued yet?
Mar 1, 2014, 8:03 pm
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The other problem with waiting is that some people actually want to fly out earlier to avoid the storm, but you give them little time to do so when you wait till 36 hours out.
I'm not sure how you think people are gaming the system. I doubt anyone bought tickets at bad times with the hope that bad weather would come along and give them a waiver to change to better times. Trust me, in my case, I would have rather stayed with my original flight time, however flying out of IAD on Monday morning would be a nightmare. Even by the slim chance that UA operates the flight, just trying to drive to IAD could be a nightmare.
Mar 1, 2014, 8:07 pm
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