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Hassin Bin Sober

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20. I never even tried meal listing for any flight that was full unless there were several consecutive..

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 11, 2017, 07:33 PM

Apr 2017

... flights immediately following that were wide open. The only time I would roll the dice was to try an earlier full flight in hopes of getting out early if I was starting my trip.

Going home early wasn't always so fun. Last time I was in San Francisco, I took a Sunday morning 8am flight back home to ORD because that was the only wide open flight. No fun getting to the airport at 6am when you were out boozing till 4am.

My dad was really careful too. We always left an extra day on vacations to be safe.

The only time we got caught in the switches was when I was in high school. Our whole family got stuck in Hawaii for a day during the PATCO strike. AA still had flights leaving Honolulu but a bunch of other carriers canceled flights. AA was swamped with last minute passengers and we, of course , were standby. We made it to LAX at 11pm and then got hustled off the plane like hobos to give up our seats to paying passengers.

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The United conundrum. Been there...on the other side...sorta [View all] trof Apr 2017 OP

I worked for an airline, too, and never saw anything like the United mess. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #1

Yeah, non-revving was always kind of a crap shoot. Still is. trof Apr 2017 #5

I never even tried meal listing for any flight that was full unless there were several consecutive.. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #20

Wow, that brings back memories. trof Apr 2017 #23

Hi. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2017 #24

Don't they have a few extra seats where the flight attendants sit? world wide wally Apr 2017 #2

Yes, but passengers are not allowed to use them. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #4

Wouldn't the employee they had to fly have qualified for one of those seats? world wide wally Apr 2017 #6

Probably not. Those seats are usually reserved for FAs The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #8

Cockpit or cabin crew would. trof Apr 2017 #11

I had read that the 4 employees were mechanics The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #12

OK, THAT would be unusual. trof Apr 2017 #13

It looks like it was a United Express flight, and it wasn't overbooked after all. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #14

Just an aside: I HATE RJs. trof Apr 2017 #17

My "favorite" is the Bombardier CRJ-200. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #18

My dad worked for United, retired in '84. Mr.Bill Apr 2017 #19

Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. trof Apr 2017 #7

I think you experienced KT2000 Apr 2017 #3

Yep, and we have short memories. trof Apr 2017 #9

Once they had boarded the plane it was too late Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #10

Welcome to DU, Voltaire2! calimary Apr 2017 #25

Thanks, and sure they could have found a price. Voltaire2 Apr 2017 #26

Corporate arrogance and thuggery. moondust Apr 2017 #15

That is what I think too. The employees of UA are assholes AgadorSparticus Apr 2017 #21

I wonder if you knew Richard (Dick) Fenimore... Purrfessor Apr 2017 #16

I always flight standby on United and will not list on any flight that has fewer than 20 seats kimbutgar Apr 2017 #22

We once spent 3 days in the Frankfurt airport, trying to get... 3catwoman3 Apr 2017 #27