Jan 1, 2015, 5:19 pm
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2014 thread - Consolidated "Delayed/Cancelled" International Flights (2014)
2016 thread - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/1735773-consolidated-delayed-cancelled-international-flights-2016-a.html
2016 thread - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/1735773-consolidated-delayed-cancelled-international-flights-2016-a.html
Consolidated "Delayed/Cancelled" International Flights (2015)
Jan 9, 2015, 5:33 pm
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UA 973 B763 BRU - ORD cxld on 1/9/2015 aircraft maintenance -
UA 16 B757 LHR - EWR cxld on 1/9/2015 aircraft maintenance-
UA 922 B767 EWR - LHR cxld on 1/9/2015 aircraft maintenance. Looks like this flight left the gate but returned and eventually went mechanical.
UA 16 B757 LHR - EWR cxld on 1/9/2015 aircraft maintenance-
UA 922 B767 EWR - LHR cxld on 1/9/2015 aircraft maintenance. Looks like this flight left the gate but returned and eventually went mechanical.
Jan 9, 2015, 5:52 pm
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An update on UA881 -
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
Jan 9, 2015, 5:58 pm
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An update on UA881 -
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
Jan 9, 2015, 6:36 pm
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UA 959 B763 LHR - ORD cancelled on 1/9/2015. according to ua.com, the reason is 'Severe Weather Conditions in our Route Network'.
So, the weather in ORD has been cold but precip free. The weather in LHR has been a bit windy but also, precip free. So, where is the severe weather? AA and DL got all there flights out of LHR on time so it cant be the winds.
So, the weather in ORD has been cold but precip free. The weather in LHR has been a bit windy but also, precip free. So, where is the severe weather? AA and DL got all there flights out of LHR on time so it cant be the winds.
Jan 9, 2015, 7:18 pm
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Jan 9, 2015, 8:38 pm
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1/9 UA946 767 IAD-AMS canceled due to aircraft maintenance
Jan 9, 2015, 8:52 pm
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My mother was supposed to be on this one (after waiting 6 hours in STL yesterday without making it to ORD and getting rebooked. Seeing the bad forecast for ORD I had called in the morning to reroute her but all we were offered was a waived change fee but not the fare difference - 600 euros. Not a useful waiver but I digress...)
She (not a super frequent flyer so take this with a grain of salt) was apparently told that the pilots of UA 946 couldn't find the aircraft registration for the plane ("a piece of paper") and therefore couldnt legally take off. In 25 years GA said theyd never seen anything like it. Aircraft had been at IAD all day per united.com so I had wondered why maintenance would be an issue. But who knows...
She (not a super frequent flyer so take this with a grain of salt) was apparently told that the pilots of UA 946 couldn't find the aircraft registration for the plane ("a piece of paper") and therefore couldnt legally take off. In 25 years GA said theyd never seen anything like it. Aircraft had been at IAD all day per united.com so I had wondered why maintenance would be an issue. But who knows...
Jan 9, 2015, 9:06 pm
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Wonder if they will move all the 744s back to SF for better care, not that it solves the issues with all the other types and stations. United used to be so good at irrops, it's disappointing that a pm ua hub like chicago got hamstrung by some blowing snow that was less than two inches. What happens when there's a bigger storm?
Jan 9, 2015, 9:24 pm
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An update on UA881 -
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
We arrived at 5:55pm local time. I had 30 minutes to make my connection. I got to the security check point with 25 minutes to go and a UA rep next to the BP checkers told them to not let me go. I was rejected and forced to overnight in Narita.
The table they set up to help people was chaos - it nearly broke out into a riot. The CS agents were refusing hotels to everyone (except C and up and 1k). They were saying it was all weather related. At one point, someone yelled out - "Is there anyone here that believes this is weather related?" and EVERYONE yelled out (extremely loud) "NO" (ok...I was the one that started that...bad boy considering I got a hotel voucher in the end). People were making threats...People were going back to the gate to grab the pilot to have him admit to them it was not a weather delay. Chaos!
While UA had occasional issues (mechanical, weather, diversion), the outstation overnight slack usually gave them the flexibility to hold connection banks in NRT and not destroy the schedule (i.e., a 2-3am arrival in BKK was not the best, but still enough time to turn the plane for the 7am return to NRT). Now rather than being 3 hours late, you get 12-24 delay which is absolutely unacceptable.
Best thing is figure out which airline can get you where you need to go entirely on its own metal as they will have a lot more responsibility for you should there be a mis-connect situation and may even go out of their way to make sure you make a 30 minute connection when they are running late as LH did for me this summer (>25 minutes in FRA...met and escorted off the plane, through passport control and on to the connection with 10 minutes to spare...bags made it too
).
Jan 9, 2015, 9:36 pm
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UA 959 B763 LHR - ORD cancelled on 1/9/2015. according to ua.com, the reason is 'Severe Weather Conditions in our Route Network'.
So, the weather in ORD has been cold but precip free. The weather in LHR has been a bit windy but also, precip free. So, where is the severe weather? AA and DL got all there flights out of LHR on time so it cant be the winds.
So, the weather in ORD has been cold but precip free. The weather in LHR has been a bit windy but also, precip free. So, where is the severe weather? AA and DL got all there flights out of LHR on time so it cant be the winds.
This Continental leadership doesn't want to spend money so they just figure they'll take the day(s) off and start things up at some point in the future (sort of like cancelling school, which Chicago seriously did for 2 days...absolutely ridiculous...as the day time temps were above 0)
Jan 10, 2015, 5:54 am
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1/9 ORD-FRA UA/906 late 3:48, supposedly due to "severe weather in our network"
Jan 10, 2015, 5:55 am
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I watching a video of the people stranded in EWR from Portugal and they looked really angry.
In saying that he tried to get them onto other flights and they never went on them so..
In saying that he tried to get them onto other flights and they never went on them so..
Jan 10, 2015, 7:36 am
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Mind Boggeling
UA 845 B777 ORD - GRU cancelled on 1/9 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 69 B757 ARN - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 75 B757 HAM - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 923 B767 LHR - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 880 B777 NRT - HNL cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 908 B767 AMS - ORD cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
And the day is still young
UA 69 B757 ARN - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 75 B757 HAM - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 923 B767 LHR - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 880 B777 NRT - HNL cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 908 B767 AMS - ORD cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
And the day is still young
Jan 10, 2015, 8:01 am
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UA 845 B777 ORD - GRU cancelled on 1/9 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 69 B757 ARN - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 75 B757 HAM - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 923 B767 LHR - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 880 B777 NRT - HNL cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 908 B767 AMS - ORD cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
And the day is still young
UA 69 B757 ARN - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 75 B757 HAM - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to aircraft maintenance
UA 923 B767 LHR - EWR cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 880 B777 NRT - HNL cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
UA 908 B767 AMS - ORD cancelled on 1/10 due to A.M.
And the day is still young
I now spend increasing amounts of time in the AA forum, and there's just close to zero talk of daily int'l cancellations. And we all know how good DL ops are too.
Jan 10, 2015, 8:25 am
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1/10: And again a day with diversions to Bangor and Goose Bay (o.a. UA71, UA125, UA121, UA2062)