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Airline experts: No way United sucks this bad at planning, right?
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:27 pm
So I'm waiting on a flight from Houston to Frankfurt thats delayed. Flight was supposed to depart at 640pm. The reason for the delay is the plane we are waiting on was delayed. Sounds reasonable... except the flight we are waiting on was supposed to arrive at 630pm.... How the hell are they planning on turning around a place in 10 fricking minutes in the base case? fricking mad cuz:
A) I didn't check before getting to the airport
B) They didn't send an alert that they'd be late until the boarding time
C) I'm likely going to miss my connecting flight in Frankfurt and be stuck their for 6 hrs waiting on the next connection...
A) I didn't check before getting to the airport
B) They didn't send an alert that they'd be late until the boarding time
C) I'm likely going to miss my connecting flight in Frankfurt and be stuck their for 6 hrs waiting on the next connection...
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Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:29 pm to C
If 6:30 is the scheduled arrival, actual arrival is more like 6-6:10.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:29 pm to C
Go to the bar and watch the Saints and quit fretting your 1st world problems.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:29 pm to C
I'm sure they will accomodate you.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:31 pm to C
They build in a lot of time, so you may make it. Actual flight usually a good bit quicker when comparing stated departure and arrival times.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:33 pm to C
Every airline ever does that.
Well maybe they usually send you an update but its the main reason I don't trust layovers shorter than an hour. My last few hour layovers in Atlanta resulting in me only having 20 minutes and running to the gate only to realize the next flight is also 30 minutes behind.
Well maybe they usually send you an update but its the main reason I don't trust layovers shorter than an hour. My last few hour layovers in Atlanta resulting in me only having 20 minutes and running to the gate only to realize the next flight is also 30 minutes behind.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:33 pm to GRTiger
quote:
If 6:30 is the scheduled arrival, actual arrival is more like 6-6:10.
Maybe, but international flights typically starting boarding ~50 minutes before departure and these things take a while to download passangers.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:34 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:
Go to the bar and watch the Saints and quit fretting your 1st world problems.
3rd world countries fly too brah
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:34 pm to C
quote:THIS IS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS!!!!!!
So I'm waiting on a flight from Houston to Frankfurt thats delayed. Flight was supposed to depart at 640pm. The reason for the delay is the plane we are waiting on was delayed. Sounds reasonable... except the flight we are waiting on was supposed to arrive at 630pm.... How the hell are they planning on turning around a place in 10 fricking minutes in the base case?
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:35 pm to Shepherd
quote:
I'm sure they will accomodate you.
Nope. "Weather delays"
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:36 pm to C
United is always delayed. My brother flew out of IAH tonight to SLC and was delayed an hour. He was delayed even longer when he flew into IAH.
Ever since Continental merged with United, at least 3/4 of my flights have been delayed at least 15 minutes.
Ever since Continental merged with United, at least 3/4 of my flights have been delayed at least 15 minutes.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:36 pm to tween the hedges
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I don't trust layovers shorter than an hour.
yeah this is what got me. My layover was a 2+ hrs in frankfurt and the delayed flight was only 70 minutes behind. So I couldn't figure out why it was going to depart 2+ hrs later. Then common sense kicked in. I'm going to write a strongly worded bitch letter to united. I do this pretty regularly with no meaningful response. Living in north houston I really don't have much of a choice. How awesome would it be if singapore air or emirates bought out united....
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:37 pm to C
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Maybe, but international flights typically starting boarding ~50 minutes before departure
True, but the plane is probably coming from Frankfort, and international flights usually get in even earlier than domestic from a schedule perspective.
Although 10 min does seem short. That was probably the refreshed arrival time, not the original.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:37 pm to Open Your Eyes
Was the current inbound aircraft ALWAYS the intended ship for this journey? Just curious. Any conclusion I would reach would be pure speculation.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:38 pm to C
quote:oh yeah. wonderful idea for a foreign outfit to buy out an American company.
How awesome would it be if singapore air or emirates bought out united....
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:39 pm to ClydeFrog
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United is always delayed
I fly 70+ segments a year with United in and out of IAH and I'd say 2-4 of them are delayed. United sucks, but not because of delays.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:41 pm to Rouge
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wonderful idea for a foreign outfit to buy out an American company.
Go look at the yearly ranking over global airlines. American based airlines NEVER are in the top 10 for anything.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:43 pm to C
quote:i would like to compare international volume of flights
American based airlines NEVER are in the top 10 for anything.
you can get halfway across the world in half a day and you are complaining about having to wait in an airport for a little while
get over yourself for a little while
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:44 pm to GRTiger
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miss my connecting flight in Frankfurt and be stuck their for 6 hrs
Get something to eat. I hear the hot dogs in Frankfurt are to die for.
Posted on 1/4/14 at 7:44 pm to Rouge
My company pays good money for these flights.
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