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United Flight Diverts To Ireland After Business Class Passenger’s Laptop Gets Stuck

by Gary Leff

May 19 2024

United Airlines flight 12 from Zurich to Chicago diverted to Shannon, Ireland on Sunday when a passenger’s laptop got stuck in a business class seat.

The Boeing 767-300 was carrying 157 passengers and 10 crew. Crew couldn’t get the laptop out, so the pilot decided to land – not because they wanted the passenger to be able to work inflight, but because lithium ion batteries can catch fire, and if that happened and the laptop was inaccessible over the Atlantic it would be a significant safety hazard.

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United Airlines Denies Boarding, Keeps Passenger’s Money Over Basic Economy Check-In Ban

by Gary Leff

May 16 2024

United Airlines denied boarding to a passenger and wouldn’t provide a refund – because they were traveling on a basic economy ticket and weren’t checking a bag.

Ultimately, she bought a ticket on American Airlines and her duffel bag fit just fine under her seat and as you’ll see in the video she ultimately made it to Key West, Florida after a ‘planes, trains and automobiles’ experience.

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United Airlines Cleared For Takeoff: FAA Expected To End Safety Audit Freeze

by Gary Leff

May 16 2024

After a number of high profile incidents, the FAA has been auditing safety practices at United Airlines. They’ve been unable to open up flights to new cities or add new delivery aircraft to their fleet, and they have had to defer already-announced service.

There was some worry that this could drag on as the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced an audit of the FAA’s audit.

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United Airlines Flight Attendant Steals Passengers Seat, Gives It To Someone Else

by Gary Leff

May 06 2024

A United Airlines passenger had a flight attendant kicked them out of their seat because another passenger had taken it, and the crewmember felt that woman deserved it more than they did.

When they arrived at their seat, in the second row from the back of the aircraft, they found a woman and two kids seated in the row. They offered, “I have the window seat, does your ticket say you also have my seat?”

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United MileagePlus Rolling Out More Devaluations, Intra-Europe And Asia Business Class Prices Skyrocket

by Gary Leff

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May 01 2024

It began last week watching the prices for Lufthansa and ANA first class awards skyrocket but apparently United wasn’t done devaluing its MileagePlus miles.

Days ago business class intra-Europe over 800 miles was 27,500 miles. Now it’s 45,000 to 49,500. Short-haul business class is now 33,000 miles. The devaluation stretches to intra-Asia redemptions as well.

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United Passengers Pray As Flight From Denver Waits On Tarmac During Omaha Tornado

by Gary Leff

Apr 28 2024

Friday’s Denver to Omaha United flight 1279 landed at around 4:45 p.m. – but appears to have been on the ground for over an hour before making it to the gate. The flight landed during a tornado warning. While it sat on the tarmac, a tornado hit the ground at 5:08 p.m.

The airport was temporarily shut down to evaluate the extent of the storm’s impact. The main terminal remained intact, but general aviation on the eastern side of the airport suffered damage.

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