UA Christmas 2021 / January 2022 Ops / staffing Issues
Dec 30, 2021, 7:12 pm
#122
Join Date: Mar 2012
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https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipMap...group=la&img=3
Dec 30, 2021, 9:15 pm
#123
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 4,113
Well, the LAX area doesn't often get ~4 inches of rain in a day...I'm surprised things weren't more messed up...
https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipMap...group=la&img=3
https://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipMap...group=la&img=3
The flooding of my yard would entirely support this point!
Dec 30, 2021, 11:57 pm
#124
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
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AA did not cancel my MIA-GRU flight but delayed it by about 12 h due to shortage of crew. It is unimaginable that AA could not prioritize this major route served by B77W.
Jan 1, 2022, 9:37 am
#125
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: HNL
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Posts: 6,447
It is a good time to be a UA pilot - UA to offer triple pay to pilots who pick up extra flights.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...haos-rcna10553
A flight operations executive with the company, Bryan Quigley, said in a staff note obtained by NBC News that pilots would earn three-and-a-half times their pay for additional flights between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3.
They’ll earn triple pay for flying extra between Jan. 4 and 29, the note says.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...haos-rcna10553
A flight operations executive with the company, Bryan Quigley, said in a staff note obtained by NBC News that pilots would earn three-and-a-half times their pay for additional flights between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3.
They’ll earn triple pay for flying extra between Jan. 4 and 29, the note says.
Jan 1, 2022, 9:39 am
#126
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And they probably did try to prioritize certain flights, and this could have been one of them.
Jan 1, 2022, 3:57 pm
#127
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Seoul
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Jan 2, 2022, 6:09 am
#128
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Update on my situation:
My transcon to EWR was cancelled, and the options offered would've made me days late getting home, so I rented a O/W car from Hertz (only $390-) and drove. Left LA on the 30th at 1000 and finished at 1800 on the 1st. Everyone was driving fast most of the way-I mean 85 to 90, so I made really good time.
My transcon to EWR was cancelled, and the options offered would've made me days late getting home, so I rented a O/W car from Hertz (only $390-) and drove. Left LA on the 30th at 1000 and finished at 1800 on the 1st. Everyone was driving fast most of the way-I mean 85 to 90, so I made really good time.
Jan 2, 2022, 8:49 am
#129
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Jan 2, 2022, 1:47 pm
#131
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Indianapolis, IN USA
Posts: 2,065
Update on my situation:
My transcon to EWR was cancelled, and the options offered would've made me days late getting home, so I rented a O/W car from Hertz (only $390-) and drove. Left LA on the 30th at 1000 and finished at 1800 on the 1st. Everyone was driving fast most of the way-I mean 85 to 90, so I made really good time.
My transcon to EWR was cancelled, and the options offered would've made me days late getting home, so I rented a O/W car from Hertz (only $390-) and drove. Left LA on the 30th at 1000 and finished at 1800 on the 1st. Everyone was driving fast most of the way-I mean 85 to 90, so I made really good time.
Jan 2, 2022, 5:17 pm
#133
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Posts: 4,986
Honestly, it was a very enjoyable drive, especially with XM Radio. I haven't done a coast-to-coast since the pandemic began and really enjoyed seeing the beautiful and varied countryside.
Jan 2, 2022, 5:32 pm
#134
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: DTW/MBS
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Posts: 3,525
Can anyone check the status of UA 430 DEN-ONT on Saturday the 8th?
I got an email from concur saying the flights cancelled, and when I search in UA for it, the flight doesn’t show anymore (I know it did yesterday).
in my reservation on United though, it doesn’t say anything. A call into the line said a 45 minute wait time so I don’t want to hold a spot, it’s not urgent, but I’d like to know what’s real right now.
I got an email from concur saying the flights cancelled, and when I search in UA for it, the flight doesn’t show anymore (I know it did yesterday).
in my reservation on United though, it doesn’t say anything. A call into the line said a 45 minute wait time so I don’t want to hold a spot, it’s not urgent, but I’d like to know what’s real right now.
Jan 2, 2022, 5:39 pm
#135
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