Snacks at the gate for delayed flights
Jan 9, 2017, 1:38 pm
#1
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Snacks at the gate for delayed flights
Have never seen this before. Is it new? They just wheeled up 2 carts with free water and snacks due to a delay on UA944. Pringles, cheez-its, granola bars, water, etc.
Jan 9, 2017, 1:50 pm
#3
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Delta does this...
on nearly every delay, And the snack basket is actually quite nice (some of the items are better then the FC snack basket). United has needed to do something like this for a while, hopefully they are copying Delta here.
Jan 9, 2017, 1:52 pm
#4
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Could also be one of the famous ORD pilots. But talk about a way to brighten the mood at the gate.
Jan 9, 2017, 1:57 pm
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I used to see this occasionally years ago (it was definitely pre-merger). I've only seen it once since, at ATL last summer when we were stuck overnight and there were no hotels available. They came around with little goodie bags that had mostly useless stuff and a bottled water. Also passed out 2 blankets per person to anyone who wanted them. It was a gentleman from UA, not general airport personnel.
Jan 9, 2017, 2:18 pm
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Jan 9, 2017, 2:22 pm
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Jan 9, 2017, 2:26 pm
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I knew it was United, I just meant the pilots like the gate scents, or the lasagna in the UC. Thanks for clarifying. Was nice to see and just surprised I'd never seen it before now. Flight is "only" about 1:45 delayed.
Jan 9, 2017, 3:21 pm
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This has been in place for quite some time. At least a handful of times last year alone that I can recall in ORD, IAH, and SLC that I had it at. Remember if even from the year before. Typically only have seen on delays of 2+ hours IME
Jan 9, 2017, 3:23 pm
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Didn't see them @ EWR last week during a 7.5 hour rolling delay, where they only gave vouchers if you also asked for a hotel at the United Club.
