No more local & now no more papers in UC?
Jun 5, 2018, 11:02 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I'm not much of a twitter guy (ok, not at all), but why doesn't someone fire the question directly to UA via that route?
"Cleveland UC today and there were no local papers or USA Today. Was told by the front desk that this was a quiet announcement to eliminate the local papers and USA Todays and only offer Wall Street Journal." is this accurate?
"Cleveland UC today and there were no local papers or USA Today. Was told by the front desk that this was a quiet announcement to eliminate the local papers and USA Todays and only offer Wall Street Journal." is this accurate?
Jun 5, 2018, 11:07 am
#17
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I guess I'll be in the minority - but isn't the removal of physical newspapers a good thing?
In my opinion, the physical impact to the environment is huge. Trees don't magically become a physical newspaper - the carbon emissions are huge - they've got to be thrown away - it is just an environmental huge impact.
In my opinion, the physical impact to the environment is huge. Trees don't magically become a physical newspaper - the carbon emissions are huge - they've got to be thrown away - it is just an environmental huge impact.
Jun 5, 2018, 11:12 am
#18
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I guess I'll be in the minority - but isn't the removal of physical newspapers a good thing?
In my opinion, the physical impact to the environment is huge. Trees don't magically become a physical newspaper - the carbon emissions are huge - they've got to be thrown away - it is just an environmental huge impact.
In my opinion, the physical impact to the environment is huge. Trees don't magically become a physical newspaper - the carbon emissions are huge - they've got to be thrown away - it is just an environmental huge impact.
Jun 5, 2018, 11:20 am
#19
Join Date: Sep 1999
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The USA Today disappearing is no loss to me, but I will miss the local papers. It's not a replacement to say that you can read them online - many/most local papers now have paywalls such that at most you can read a handful of articles.
Jun 5, 2018, 11:54 am
#20
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Washington, DC
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Wait, people take the papers away with them? I always assumed that they should stay in the club for everyone to enjoy. What about magazines like the Economist, would you take those away also?
While I think that's it poor form for UA to remove things that people are using in the clubs, I also think its not their place to provide in-flight reading material. That should be on the flyer, not on the club.
While I think that's it poor form for UA to remove things that people are using in the clubs, I also think its not their place to provide in-flight reading material. That should be on the flyer, not on the club.
Now, it may well be that all newspapers other than the WSJ decided the value proposition is no longer there . . .
Jun 5, 2018, 12:19 pm
#22
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CLE, DCA, and 30k feet
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Apologies if posted already but I didn't see it anywhere.
Stopped in Cleveland UC today and there were no local papers or USA Today. Was told by the front desk that this was a quiet announcement to eliminate the local papers and USA Todays and only offer Wall Street Journal. This started on June 1.
Anyone else noticing this at other clubs? Yes, I know many people don't read a physical paper but I find them very convenient while traveling and this would be a definite loss for my membership.
Stopped in Cleveland UC today and there were no local papers or USA Today. Was told by the front desk that this was a quiet announcement to eliminate the local papers and USA Todays and only offer Wall Street Journal. This started on June 1.
Anyone else noticing this at other clubs? Yes, I know many people don't read a physical paper but I find them very convenient while traveling and this would be a definite loss for my membership.
Sorry but I just hat to LOL at how small a world it is... I'm almost 100% certain I was in the club while you were asking (in the first cube/niche just to the left of the desk).
The only club where I've heard someone ask is CLE where it was also asked when I flew out on Sunday; didn't see any in EWR yesterday (wasn't looking) or DEN today (meant to check but miscalculated my connection time and had to go bat-out-of-hell mode to make my connectoon).
FWIW, ifve appreciated the presence of the papers but I've never actually touched one in the club. Though the PD I occasionally get from Park Place can make for some nice inflight reading (as long as I remember I stuffed it in my bag...)
Jun 5, 2018, 12:27 pm
#23
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Jun 5, 2018, 12:30 pm
#24
Join Date: Apr 2001
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I couldn't find any newspapers in EWR Club (around gate 75) yesterday around 3:30 PM, and in the DEN Club (east side) a few hours later there was only the WSJ.
I didn't ask anyone if that was new, just presuming it was later in the day and they all had walked off already.
I didn't ask anyone if that was new, just presuming it was later in the day and they all had walked off already.
Jun 5, 2018, 2:22 pm
#25
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(well, also because that probably means one of us is stuck in a middle seat . . . )
Jun 5, 2018, 2:35 pm
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Jun 5, 2018, 2:47 pm
#29
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I will miss getting the puzzles from the USA today. That was always a small pleasure when having access to a club and then getting on a flight.
Jun 5, 2018, 2:50 pm
#30
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Planes are getting more efficient and if airfare needs to go up to advance even more flying efficiencies I'm all for it.
Regardless, all those newspapers in a United Club (and hotels - which many stopped leaving at doors a long time ago) seemed like such a huge waste to me.