Jun 17, 2020, 4:09 pm
Last edit by: WineCountryUA
Debating the value of masks is not appropriate for the UA forum -- we will discuss the UA requirements, enforcement and/or compliance. The value of masks is not UA specific issue (and not airline industry-specific either) and is best discussed elsewhere in a more universal format
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.22 April UA to provide "Social distancing" by blocking middles from advance seat assignments -- note middles can be assigned for those traveling together or at the gate if needed ... example notice and COVID-19: What we're doing to keep customers and employees safe
20 May 2020 United Launches United CleanPlus: A New Standard of Cleanliness and Safety in Partnership with Clorox and Cleveland Clinic ... (post)
"allowing customers to take alternative flights when we expect a flight to operate over 70% capacity." is included in the above announvement
Also NSRA not allowed if above 70%
15 June 2020 United Airlines Strengthens Onboard Mask Policy to Further Protect Passengers and Employees Against COVID-19 Spread ... (post)
July 2020 -- appears UA has dropped blocking pre-assignment of middles, still notifying if 70% booked
20 July -- "Traveling is different now, but we're still committed to your safety What to expect when you travel next", e-mail
22 July -- United Extends Mask Requirements to Airports
17 August 2021 -- TSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January (18, 2022)
WineCountryUA
UA coModerator
.22 April UA to provide "Social distancing" by blocking middles from advance seat assignments -- note middles can be assigned for those traveling together or at the gate if needed ... example notice and COVID-19: What we're doing to keep customers and employees safe
20 May 2020 United Launches United CleanPlus: A New Standard of Cleanliness and Safety in Partnership with Clorox and Cleveland Clinic ... (post)
"allowing customers to take alternative flights when we expect a flight to operate over 70% capacity." is included in the above announvement
Also NSRA not allowed if above 70%
15 June 2020 United Airlines Strengthens Onboard Mask Policy to Further Protect Passengers and Employees Against COVID-19 Spread ... (post)
July 2020 -- appears UA has dropped blocking pre-assignment of middles, still notifying if 70% booked
20 July -- "Traveling is different now, but we're still committed to your safety What to expect when you travel next", e-mail
22 July -- United Extends Mask Requirements to Airports
17 August 2021 -- TSA to extend transportation mask mandate into January (18, 2022)
UA COVID19 precautions: **REQUIRING** mask usage per CDC/DoT
Sep 23, 2020, 5:02 pm
#721
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Every flight is different. For regularly scheduled flights that are expected to be fairly full, we’ll let you change your flight with no change fee or receive a travel credit for your trip. We'll do our best to contact you about 24 hours before your departure time so you can decide before you arrive at the airport.
Sep 23, 2020, 7:01 pm
#722
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Beware that any alternatives are likely to either already be or become just as full, if not fuller. When I've looked at my flights (purely out of curiosity) the next available option may be 24 hours out and very similar loads... obviously with a major trunk route like SFOEWR there are more options, but I wouldn't expect any of them to be less than 70% based on what I'm seeing generally.
Sep 23, 2020, 7:23 pm
#723
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Can we just get this going somehow? In my opinion this is one major key to getting us back in the air more often:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.for...-covid-19/amp/
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.for...-covid-19/amp/
Sep 23, 2020, 7:33 pm
#724
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Every time I get the message for my flights to/from DC I'm offered IAD/DCA/BWI/RIC/MDT. New York will likely offer EWR/LGA/HPN.
-RM
Sep 24, 2020, 3:06 pm
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During check in the app will offer you the ability to change your flight including date, departure airport and arrival airport. So you could change to LGA-DEN-SJC if you wanted to.
Every time I get the message for my flights to/from DC I'm offered IAD/DCA/BWI/RIC/MDT. New York will likely offer EWR/LGA/HPN.
-RM
Every time I get the message for my flights to/from DC I'm offered IAD/DCA/BWI/RIC/MDT. New York will likely offer EWR/LGA/HPN.
-RM
Will await for check-in messages.
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Sep 24, 2020, 3:18 pm
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Honestly, if you want to be guaranteed empty flights, I’d suggest Delta. Hoping for UA to have an empty flight is probably just going to leave you disappoint come departure.
Sep 24, 2020, 4:47 pm
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Per an article on TPG Link it looks like UA has tightened the mask requirement on board. I guess maybe they don't appreciate people taking 2 hours to eat their stroopwaffel.
While you can remove your face covering briefly to eat or drink, you must immediately put it back on afterward. And in the event of decompression, travelers will need to remove face coverings prior to donning an oxygen mask. Otherwise, travelers are expected to wear their face coverings for their entire flight and while in the airport.
Sep 24, 2020, 4:51 pm
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Per an article on TPG Link it looks like UA has tightened the mask requirement on board. I guess maybe they don't appreciate people taking 2 hours to eat their stroopwaffel.
Sep 25, 2020, 12:12 am
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At LAX right now, two redeyes to ORD and EWR adjacent gates. I'm on the ORD flight, which is a completely full 772 (with the 8-across F cabin). This is crowded for pre-Covid, so for anyone who's missing the old normal, this is the spot for you! I however, will be moving the rest of my travel for the year to AS, def willing to pay an extra $150 or so for the extra space and cheese plate!
It's probably also worth noting that this flight was showing about 70% full as recently as this morning. I don't think it's worth swapping flights
Edit: As a fun bonus, everyone in E+ has to gate check their bags!
It's probably also worth noting that this flight was showing about 70% full as recently as this morning. I don't think it's worth swapping flights
Edit: As a fun bonus, everyone in E+ has to gate check their bags!
Last edited by zymm; Sep 25, 2020 at 12:42 am
Sep 25, 2020, 6:24 am
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At LAX right now, two redeyes to ORD and EWR adjacent gates. I'm on the ORD flight, which is a completely full 772 (with the 8-across F cabin). This is crowded for pre-Covid, so for anyone who's missing the old normal, this is the spot for you! I however, will be moving the rest of my travel for the year to AS, def willing to pay an extra $150 or so for the extra space and cheese plate!
It's probably also worth noting that this flight was showing about 70% full as recently as this morning. I don't think it's worth swapping flights
Edit: As a fun bonus, everyone in E+ has to gate check their bags!
It's probably also worth noting that this flight was showing about 70% full as recently as this morning. I don't think it's worth swapping flights
Edit: As a fun bonus, everyone in E+ has to gate check their bags!
Bizarre that they made E+ gate check; the 772 usually has enough space even fully loaded.
Sep 25, 2020, 7:12 am
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The additional weird thing is that I'm out of SFO and every single overnight routing I was offered went through LAX. Did they cut all the direct SFO-ORD redeyes?
Sep 25, 2020, 7:22 am
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I don't know what they're doing. For a while they were running LAX-ORD redeyes only on 739, then they cut them completely, now they're back on 772. It looks like there was a SFO-ORD redeye yesterday, although it also was pretty much full.
Sep 25, 2020, 4:12 pm
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Sep 25, 2020, 5:06 pm
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