What if I don't consider the schedule change "minor"?
Mar 9, 2008, 3:59 pm
#31
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: SAN
Programs: AS 100K, DL MM, AA PLT
Posts: 2,934
OP: I suspect 25 minutes in what is likely a 25-hour flight day is unlikely to get much sympathy from UA no matter how many times you call, unless there is a concrete reason.
One particular concrete reason I used to use when I lived in BOS was that I expected to take the T home, and it closed at a certain hour. I explained to the airline that I would be happy to accommodate their schedule change if they would be willing to provide a cab voucher to get me home. That worked every time.
(Un)fortunately, I suspect even your slightly delayed flight will arrive early evening, not the midnight witching hour that impacts T availability.
One particular concrete reason I used to use when I lived in BOS was that I expected to take the T home, and it closed at a certain hour. I explained to the airline that I would be happy to accommodate their schedule change if they would be willing to provide a cab voucher to get me home. That worked every time.
(Un)fortunately, I suspect even your slightly delayed flight will arrive early evening, not the midnight witching hour that impacts T availability.
Mar 9, 2008, 8:06 pm
#32
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Sacramento, Ca USA
Programs: United 1K MM - 1.7M actually, Marriott Platinum Premier, Hertz Gold
Posts: 1,231
Mar 9, 2008, 9:51 pm
#33
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: UA MM Gold
Posts: 1,193
OP: I see your pain a bit on this one. UA has extended an already loooong travel day another 25 min. My thinking is that it never hurts to ask....and then ask again if you don't get an answer you like. As a 1k you may run into a sympathetic ear. I suggest the HNL call center later in the evening. Good luck, as it appears from the experience and thinking of others on this board, you are going to need a lot of luck....