Consolidated Delayed/Cancelled UA International Flights [Master Thread]
Sep 5, 2010, 8:00 am
#496
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: MBS/FNT/LAN
Programs: UA 1K, HH Gold, Mariott Gold
Posts: 9,630
It shows canceled for operations (and that it turned back to HKG.. So I am assuming an maintenance issue)
I'm scheduled to fly this segment later on this week and was wondering if this is significan
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Sep 5, 2010, 12:56 pm
#497
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 19
I am scheduled for this flight in December too.
Sep 6, 2010, 11:41 am
#498
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 325
UA 869 HKG-SGN canceled on the 4th due to mechanical. Both airplanes arrived either ontime or early from ORD and SFO. 869 pushed back from the gate to find out that one engine would not start. They got back to the gate to get the starter replaced. During the test run, the mechanic found out that there was a crack inside that engine (?) and it was canceled about 3 hrs after the initial departure.
Sep 8, 2010, 3:04 pm
#499
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SAN
Posts: 34
Interesting... thanks! Looks like UA 869 HKG-SGN was delayed by nearly six hours on Sept. 8 - and the flight for Sept. 9 is currently showing as DCSN at unitedcargo.com. Doesn't sound like they're having a lot of success with that segment so far this month! Here's hoping it's all smoothed out on the 10th. 
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Sep 9, 2010, 5:05 pm
#500
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Programs: UAL 1K MM, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 35
What's the deal with UA # 895 ORD-HKG this week?
Scheduled departure is 12:39 PM
Sept 7 departed at 7 PM
Sept 8 departed at 5:30 PM
Sept 9 (today) scheduled to depart at 7 PM
.bomb says "aircraft servicing"...anyone know the real story?
Sept 7 departed at 7 PM
Sept 8 departed at 5:30 PM
Sept 9 (today) scheduled to depart at 7 PM
.bomb says "aircraft servicing"...anyone know the real story?
Sep 9, 2010, 8:02 pm
#501
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
Posts: 1,408
9/7 -- 1821 (5 hours, 42 minutes late)
9/8 -- 1701 (4 hours, 22 minutes late)
9/9 -- 2039 (8 hours, 0 minutes late)
Sep 9, 2010, 8:53 pm
#502
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicago, IL USA
Programs: UAL 1K MM, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver
Posts: 35
I'm hoping it will all get cleared up by my flight on Sat. Although, maybe a delay and some rebookings will allow my SWU to clear...
Sep 10, 2010, 7:16 am
#503
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SAN
Posts: 34
Ugh. I now know that this aircraft is used to fly the HKG-SGN route - I'm enjoying the overwarm RCC at the moment in HKG waiting out the 5 hour 35 minute delay in tonight's departure; UA 869 SFO-HKG arrived half an hour early, which was nice, but I didn't realize that only the flight number continues to SGN and not the aircraft.
Even more frustratingly, I didn't realize that there's no way to exit the departures are to Hong Kong proper - spent an hour asking if there was any way to get to customs/immigration so that I could at least go explore HK for a few hours, but nope, no go. Ah well!
Even more frustratingly, I didn't realize that there's no way to exit the departures are to Hong Kong proper - spent an hour asking if there was any way to get to customs/immigration so that I could at least go explore HK for a few hours, but nope, no go. Ah well!
Sep 10, 2010, 8:37 am
#504
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 4,001
UA852 NRT-SFO Cancelled post 10/30
My award flight in December got cancelled and I was automatically reassigned to UA838. Looks like the last UA852 flight is on 10/30.
Sep 10, 2010, 9:37 am
#505
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: CX DM, DL DM, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Lifetime Plat
Posts: 438
UA803 NRT-SIN/UA853-852 SFO-NRT-SFO - Cancelled in December or Dot.Bomb Issue?
Sep 11, 2010, 10:15 pm
#506
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: UA GS 1.6MM, AA EXP 1.25MM
Posts: 36
UA 934 Delayed 2 hours 2 Days in Advance
Does anyone know why the flight would be delayed on day in advance?
Sep 11, 2010, 10:19 pm
#507
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: What I write is my opinion alone..don't read into it anything not written.
Posts: 9,686
No clue. Perhaps the aircraft routers are tinkering with aircraft routings (I think that is where they got the job title from) and maybe they are in a live system. I have no knowledge of how that works, but I would check back in a few hours, and again in the AM. Unitedcargo.com says 934 on the 13th is ontime for a 12:45 dptr from LAX wit a 7:10 arrival in LHR. Today is the 11th, so +2 days is the 13th. Checking on the 12th, which is about 1/2 a day away, it shows 1:55 late. This is a long haul flight, so it may be flying a longhaul over water segment today that is delayed, or may have maint. "Operations" usually in my experience, means an aircraft swap.
Perhaps you are using the wrong date on your search?
Perhaps you are using the wrong date on your search?
Sep 12, 2010, 12:36 am
#508
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: UA GS 1.6MM, AA EXP 1.25MM
Posts: 36
Thanks, for the response I found out through easy update so I didn't search it will just get me into London two hours later... I am hoping this means an equipment change to the new business class ^
Sep 12, 2010, 12:41 am
#509
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: CT/NY
Programs: UA 1K/1MM, AA EXP, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat Amb
Posts: 6,020
Easy Update has a tendency to report current date's operational information instead of your future flight. It's a known issue.
Sep 14, 2010, 1:01 pm
#510
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: People's Republic of HotTubistan
Posts: 1,408
The 744 schedule continues to have problems:
895-13th -- due out 1239; left 1705
893-13th -- due out 1102; left 1950
881-14th -- due out 1203; expected 1510 (actual 1612)
900-14th -- due out 1358; expected 2045 (actual 2044)
901-15th -- due out 1400; expected 1805 (turn off late 900-14th)
Looks like at least 5 744s are out for mtce: N107UA, N116UA, N180UA, N178UA, and N199UA all have no recent ACARS reports.
Sorta puts a crimp in the normal turns.............
895-13th -- due out 1239; left 1705
893-13th -- due out 1102; left 1950
881-14th -- due out 1203; expected 1510 (actual 1612)
900-14th -- due out 1358; expected 2045 (actual 2044)
901-15th -- due out 1400; expected 1805 (turn off late 900-14th)
Looks like at least 5 744s are out for mtce: N107UA, N116UA, N180UA, N178UA, and N199UA all have no recent ACARS reports.
Sorta puts a crimp in the normal turns.............
Last edited by Bitterroot; Sep 15, 2010 at 9:04 am