News and notes from around the interweb:
- United just can’t get its San Francisco catering operation under control after changing vendors.
This SFO shit is out of hand.
byu/traplooking inflightattendants - Under federal rules, new single aisle aircraft ordered 8 years from now will have to have an accessible lavatory. But since the lifespan of existing jets is decades-long, this woman may have to wait 35-40 years to fit in a lav on domestic mainline flights.
Is it time to consider making airplane bathrooms bigger? pic.twitter.com/6sitr8tmQD
— TaraBull (@TaraBull808) May 24, 2025
- Average waits for passport check can top 2 hours at New York JFK airport
- As always, future parents, please think of how your children will appear on airline upgrade and standby lists when coming up with baby names.
Look at these 2 “assholes” from my flight last week!!!
byu/MichaelMorgan0205 inamericanairlines - A glimpse into Southwest’s future as the new Elliott Airlines becomes indistinguishable from the worst elements of the rest of the industry.
@SouthwestAir interesting flight where passengers were asked to check their rolling luggage after first half of B boarded even though there was tons of space in inside the plane. Never seen this happen before. pic.twitter.com/Ydykkyoj4e
— Kathryn S Martinez MSN, APRN, ACCNS-AG (@KathrynSMartin2) May 25, 2025
Used to be far more just a daily occurrence on United, Delta and American.
@united forced me to check in my carry on at the gate claiming there is no space. This is what I found after boarding.
I guess United is saving these space for a new cabin class "economy tucked-away" pic.twitter.com/eUHUQsYTyb
— GL want #Ceasefire (@LngYnP) May 25, 2025
- Inadvisable to post intemperate comments online, regardless of whom you work for. Getting cancelled for them is still a thing. United is trying to cozy up to the Trump administration these days…
@united is this the type of trash you have representing your company ? People who cheer someone’s death ? pic.twitter.com/LOOpO56zNj
— joseph sciascia (@joeshosh) May 25, 2025
- There’s a special place in hades for such ‘hosts’
Here is one more reason why many crappy Airbnb’s aren’t doing so well this year. pic.twitter.com/lzTM983cQh
— BowTiedBroke (@BowTiedBroke) May 19, 2025
I told you. its not United to blame. it’s the city county sf. most California has gone down. raising minimum wage won’t solve the problem
[homer simpson eye bleach gif]
Auuughhhhhh I clicked on the accessible airplane lav tweet and I can’t un-see it!!
Did she purchase two seats?
Not fitting is a lavatory was caused by a doctor eager to make money.
Don G
But we have been told since the dawn of time that SFO is the greatest in all of the galaxies.
@Don G could you try to be a little less obvious about your disdain for people with different political leanings? UA changed vendors and their new vendor wasn’t prepared. This has nothing to do with wages since. 400 of the 500 employees who worked for the first caterer moved over to the second caterer. Your politics have blinded you to the point that everything is the fault of politicians you disagree with. I wonder where you learned such behaviors?
And…FWIW…SFO is good but I would not consider it a great or an elite airport. Not for a second, not by any metric.
Ah, a tale as old as time: Complain about so-called ‘blue’ states and cities. Great engagement bait, Gary!
Don, G – this has NOTHING…. NOTHING to do with the City/County of SF. It’s a vendor failing to support their client.
Keep your inane political comments to yourself – if you MUST spew them, do it the basement.
We just need to pay the caterers $50/hr. Simple.
If people changed their flights and the catering situation started causing United a lot of money, it would get resolved quickly. BTW, San Francisco International Airport is not in the City of San Francisco (nor in the County of San Francisco which is consolidated with the City.)
@CHRIS again, a failure in your logic.
You are implying that this is a workforce availability issue that can be solved by increasing wages. Incorrect. This is an operational issue unrelated to labor.
Gale as old as time. Company gets contract and bites off more than they can chew. Inadequate processes and infrastructure yield operational meltdown that cannot be solved by throwing more bodies at the situation.
Enough with the politics. Focus on reality, not your delusional fantasies.
What if transporting food boxes in commercially available trash bags was the lowest cost solution? I am more saddened by the waste. Vendors have to solve their own problems and this looks like a solution to me.
So is it safe to assume that United didn’t understand the labor market when it decided to save a little money and change caterers?
And how long til this mess is resolved and how many customers United will lose in the process?
Reminder that you’re not going to a restaurant but boarding a flight.
There’s a more important question here. I have never knocked on a lav door before entering, nor have I ever seen someone do it before seeing this video. It’s such a good system. You know when the door’s locked and when it’s not. The system is even smart enough to kinda force those that might not lock to lock. Does anybody really knock? (BTW, I kinda wish thisvwas more common in public restrooms.)
All from the district of Nancy Pelosi
@Craig Jones — Wrong again.
Nancy Pelosi’s current congressional district, California’s 11th congressional district, does not include San Francisco International Airport (SFO). While Pelosi represents most of San Francisco, the 11th district excludes certain areas on the city’s southern edge, including parts that would encompass SFO.
At least be more accurate with your criticisms of your opponents. Like, there’s so much better things to complain about, like all her (and many other congress peoples’) apparent insider trading. Let’s support bipartisan legislation to prohibit them from trading stocks at all during their terms. Or, we can just do culture war b.s.
The boob lady is going to get that furniture disease. When her chest falls into her draws.
As some point her butt will be as big as her chest and she will not be hour glass shaped but beer bottle shappped
I don’t see a problem with the bags – since they’re just bags before being filled with trash. Even the top comments on said reddit post have noted as such.