My p.s. flight is coming from... Guantanamo Bay?
Nov 12, 2017, 3:06 pm
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My p.s. flight is coming from... Guantanamo Bay?
So I'm on the 935pm p.s. flight tonight from EWR to SFO. In the app, I clicked the "Where is this aircraft coming from" button and was surprised to see an empty space for the airport name, but an airport code listed. I thought it was a bug and clicked it again to see the previous flight before that one, and both the origin and destination were blank, but there were airport codes.
Having never seen this before, I Google'd the airport codes. Was surprised to see that my beloved fancy 757-200 p.s. plane was flown to Guantanamo Bay, then Hunter Airforce Base in Savannah, GA then finally back to EWR.
Is this a charter flight by the government? Weird. Even had United flight numbers.
Or is United expanding it's US service to include trips to Guantanamo Bay in p.s. lol
Both flights show up on flightaware though, oddly, the dates don't make any sense.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2582
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2580
Having never seen this before, I Google'd the airport codes. Was surprised to see that my beloved fancy 757-200 p.s. plane was flown to Guantanamo Bay, then Hunter Airforce Base in Savannah, GA then finally back to EWR.
Is this a charter flight by the government? Weird. Even had United flight numbers.
Or is United expanding it's US service to include trips to Guantanamo Bay in p.s. lol
Both flights show up on flightaware though, oddly, the dates don't make any sense.
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2582
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL2580
Nov 12, 2017, 3:16 pm
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Kinda figured, but I guess I was surprised to see flight numbers and info in the system. I would have assumed charter flights would be managed in a more secretive way or something...
There's even some seats on the seat map showing reserved (probably not ironic that it's about 14 people, or enough to fill almost all of BusinessFirst only).
There's even some seats on the seat map showing reserved (probably not ironic that it's about 14 people, or enough to fill almost all of BusinessFirst only).
Nov 12, 2017, 3:34 pm
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Kinda figured, but I guess I was surprised to see flight numbers and info in the system. I would have assumed charter flights would be managed in a more secretive way or something...
There's even some seats on the seat map showing reserved (probably not ironic that it's about 14 people, or enough to fill almost all of BusinessFirst only).
There's even some seats on the seat map showing reserved (probably not ironic that it's about 14 people, or enough to fill almost all of BusinessFirst only).
Nov 12, 2017, 4:01 pm
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Nov 12, 2017, 6:52 pm
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Yep...
Nov 12, 2017, 7:05 pm
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Nov 12, 2017, 8:01 pm
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Flight to gitmo are NBD, all of the US majors have done them other than SWA, along with plenty of smaller carriers. No need for secrecy about the flight occurring.
How would United operate a revenue flight without a United flight number?
How would United operate a revenue flight without a United flight number?
Nov 13, 2017, 8:49 am
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Can't wait for the next set of threads:
David
- Guantanamo: DL One vs. UA ps?
- RPU Strategy for Guantanamo P.S. Flight
- p.t.s.: sUA 28J vs. sCO 16J -- which is better to Guantanamo?
- 2017 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & p.s. Premium Service: Guantanamo Style
Nov 13, 2017, 11:03 am
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Can't wait for the next set of threads:
David
- Guantanamo: DL One vs. UA ps?
- RPU Strategy for Guantanamo P.S. Flight
- p.t.s.: sUA 28J vs. sCO 16J -- which is better to Guantanamo?
- 2017 Let's Eat - United First, United Business, & p.s. Premium Service: Guantanamo Style
