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‘Coffee, Tea, or Bias?’ Flight Attendants Sue United Airlines Over Staffing Of Sports Team Flights

by Gary Leff on October 30, 2023

Oct 30 2023

United Airlines faces another lawsuit from flight attendants claiming discriminatory practices in choosing crew for sports team charter flights, alleging a preference for “white, young, thin women who are predominantly blond and blue-eyed.” Despite having selected diverse crews in the past, the recent removal of older and minority attendants from such flights, combined with previous controversies, raises questions about United’s selection criteria and potential biases.

United Flight’s Controversial Decision After Massive Vomiting Episode

by Gary Leff on October 28, 2023

Oct 28 2023

On a United Airlines flight from Newark to San Francisco, a severe vomiting incident caused the plane to divert to Chicago, despite it being a smooth ride with no turbulence. While the airline termed it a “biohazard” and moved passengers due to the mess, the vomiting individual was allowed to continue on the flight to San Francisco, raising questions about the safety and decision-making of the airline, especially since they were already at a United hub with alternate travel options.

Requests For United Airlines Status Matches Are Up “Dramatically” With Delta Gutting SkyMiles

by Gary Leff on October 18, 2023

Oct 18 2023

While neither American nor United targeted disaffected SkyMiles elite, who felt they were being fired as the airlines employees told complaining customers to stop being poor, CNBC’s Leslie Josephs asked during the question and answer period of the earnings call whether United has seen an uptick in status match requests.

United Promises Not To Follow Delta In Obliterating Elite Program Next Year

by Gary Leff on October 18, 2023

Oct 18 2023

During the United Airlines third quarter earnings call the carrier announced that they would not be making changes to their elite program. Normally the lack of changes aren’t noteworthy, but it’s been a big question from members since Delta has announced big changes and even in the face of backlash has merely suggested they rolled changes out too quickly not that the changes themselves were a mistake.

United Airlines Demands $400 To Gate Check Bags, But Passengers Didn’t Have The Money

by Gary Leff on October 13, 2023

Oct 13 2023

What happens if you’ve purchased a ticket, you’re about to board your flight, and the airline demands $400 that you don’t have? Two women traveling United Airlines had to find out. And they were only able to fly, along with all of their belongings, thanks to the kindness of a stranger traveling on the same flight that day who pulled out her own credit card.

The Oregon-based musician, singer, and Rhodes scholar JT Flowers shared what he witnessed at the boarding gate. Two passengers, that he noted were “black women speaking broken English,” were told that they could not board because “they can’t afford to pay $400 to check two tiny purses at the gate.”

United Airlines Will Change How It Boards Planes Later This Month

by Gary Leff on October 12, 2023

Oct 12 2023

According to an internal memo, United is boarding planes two minutes slower than they were prior to the pandemic. And so they’re moving to what they call WILMA, which is basically ‘Window Middle Aisle,” and adding a new sixth boarding group for domestic flights.

Enterprising United Airlines Cabin Crew Uses Coffee To Prevent A Flight Delay

by Gary Leff on October 11, 2023

Oct 11 2023

While coffee in the air faces too many challenges to be really enjoyable, it’s perhaps the most important tool in the toolkit for solving inflight problems – and it can keep a flight from becoming miserable.

Marriott And United Have A Bonus Offer For Each Other’s Elite Members

by Gary Leff on October 10, 2023

Oct 10 2023

Marriott Bonvoy Titanium and Ambassador members, and United Gold elites and higher, can earn extra points when flying or staying with the other partner through December 9.

United Airlines Flight Attendants Union Thinks Their Own Members Are Rubes

by Gary Leff on October 4, 2023

Oct 04 2023

The United Airlines flight attendants union, AFA-CWA, has seen its negotiations with the airline drag on. They’ve been without a new contract since the last one become amendable in August 2021. And they have been talking up strikes.

Keyed to the airline’s announcement of an order for 110 new planes, flight attendants union President Ken Diaz put out a statement suggesting the airline is prioritizing planes over people.

United Airlines Will Announce Order For 50 More Boeing 787s, 60 Airbus Narrowbodies

by Gary Leff on October 3, 2023

Oct 03 2023

At the end of last year United Airlines ordered 100 Boeing 787s with options for 100 more, in addition to ordering 56 Boeing 737 Maxs and exercising options on 44 that were previously ordered as part of a massive buy in 2021.

United is going back to market for even more planes.