No more local & now no more papers in UC?
Jun 5, 2018, 5:19 am
#1
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No more local & now no more papers in UC?
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.
Jun 5, 2018, 5:41 am
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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.
Jun 5, 2018, 5:52 am
#3
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Curious what you find out. I heard someone else in the UC ask the front desk and got same response. Effective June 1, no more local papers or USA Today.
Jun 5, 2018, 6:11 am
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The only thing I know is that, on May 15th, the papers were in short supply. My wife had to go to 3 UC at ORD to get the full supply: the local one, the USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.
Jun 5, 2018, 6:37 am
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Delta recently did away with all newspapers, but there was enough negative feedback that they brought them back. Here's the thread over in the DL forum: No More Newspapers in SC
Jun 5, 2018, 8:20 am
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Two weeks ago, as I posted previously, I noted no newspapers in the new SFO Polaris Lounge. So I went to the international UC and picked up a WSJ and returned to the Polaris Lounge. This was in May. Like the OP, I enjoy reading a physical newspaper and taking it onto the plane with me. I hope this hasn't changed come June 1. 
Jun 5, 2018, 8:53 am
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I was in a couple of the IAH UCs at the end of May and they did not have any local papers. We had just moved away and I was looking forward to picking up a Sunday Chronicle to browse. I asked and they said they stop carrying the Sunday Paper a couple of weeks ago. I did not think to ask about weekdays. As it was a Sunday, I did not even look for the weekend USA Today, as thats always very stale by Sunday.
Jun 5, 2018, 10:39 am
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SFO UC (main one) had only WSJ when I came through Saturday (6/2). Attendant said "only WSJ today", which I simply assumed they had some sourcing issue. Guess she meant "new policy going forward".
Jun 5, 2018, 10:56 am
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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.