Why does any non-insane person fly United Airlines?

Wow Dude!

I could have written this myself............verbatim! I flew United because it was one of two airlines flying to where I was going and the other was booked.

My feelings are spot-on with yours. This does NOT speak highly for you.

You safely sat in a padded seat, moving hundreds of miles an hour, at -60F, with 25% sea level air pressure, while thousands of feet off the ground.

Just STFU. and NEVER AGAIN.

tarckstar wrote:

I found myself on United again this time around, making it only the second time in 30 or so years that I've been on a United (or actually non-Southwest jet).

I see your problem right there.

According to my frequent flyer miles, I fly American most often, Delta second, and United sometimes. I may have flown United twice this year. Looking back I couldn't tell you which trip was on which airline. They're all about the same. They're all different than Southwest, but not too different from each other. Bitching about it is a little too Jay Leno 1987.

I'll happily pile the negs on United! They treated me horribly when I went with them a couple years ago. Made me a day late and it was their own defective equipment's fault. Then they refused to comp me a cab to the expo and bib pickup, which was closing a few minutes after landing, even though the United pilot deadheading in the seat next to me said they would. Their standard response to a complaint is "check our website", which ultimately ends up as a "screw you, customer, and now you're out of shouting range, sucker." Never again!

A-holes

I'm with Greta on this one.

None of you should be flying.

tarckstar wrote:

I found myself on United again this time around, making it only the second time in 30 or so years that I've been on a United (or actually non-Southwest jet).

NEVER AGAIN.

You're so uncultured

If you ever feel bad about yourself, check out the lines on Frontier or Spirit airlines. I swear I've never seen such a miserable group of people.

The term you're searching for is: sane.

Delta, United, American... Those are the big three at a lot of airports. I just take whichever one is cheapest with arrival/departure times that I like. I don't care about anything else, I'm sitting on the thing for like three hours, nothing matters. I just want to get to where I'm going at a good price and reasonable time. On flight entertainment doesn't even matter because I can watch things on my phone. Snacks and drinks don't matter because you can bring them on the plane with you. And every airline has delays, so saying you had a bad experience with some airline is just stupid because they all have issues from time to time.

I fly whatever airline is going where I want to go.

I look at flight times, direct vs. changing planes 16 times, how long of

drive to the airport.....

ALL airlines will suck or not suck at about equal percentages.

If you fly enough it will average out to they mostly suck, most

of the time.

Just the cost of cheap travel.

Lol yea none of the big three are better than any of the other, I hate when people try to make a distinction. I used to fly southwest all the time, but they've been noncompetitive for the past 8 years or so. I still like JetBlue, but they don't seem to work for me most of the time. I will fly Frontier because it's really cheap and it's the closest airport to my house, but I know what I'm getting into. Rarely have a situation where Spirit makes the consideration even though it's the same as Frontier.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

The term you're searching for is: sane.

Not necessarily. Someone could be not sane but also not insane.

Just like a country that didn't invade another country didn't necessarily vade it either.

Southwest is a cattle prod for smug, west coast @ssholes. Peanuts and pretzels and forces humor, gag. I try to avoid it like the black plague. For collecting air miles and flying internationally United is the best. They also brought back their stroopwafels.

Yes. Necessarily.

adiBRO wrote:

You safely sat in a padded seat, moving hundreds of miles an hour, at -60F, with 25% sea level air pressure, while thousands of feet off the ground.

Just STFU. and NEVER AGAIN.

Yeah, it's a big piece of metal full of kerosene that actually flies safely thousands of miles in just about any conditions nature has to offer-- yet for some self-absorbed princesses there's always something to complain about.

united is the best wrote:

Southwest is a cattle prod for smug, west coast @ssholes. Peanuts and pretzels and forces humor, gag. I try to avoid it like the black plague. For collecting air miles and flying internationally United is the best. They also brought back their stroopwafels.

Stroopwafels are amazing.

I fly united more than any other airline. From where I live, they are usually the cheapest. Boarding usually takes 10-15 minutes. They have a lack of in flight entertainment compared with some other airlines, but who cares, just bring a book to read.

I have come around big time on United. They status match Marriott Platinum to silver so I can get economy plus. I've been able to use miles, upgrade to business class with miles, etc.etc. with ease.

In my opinion, AA is the one of the big 3 that has taken a HUGE step back. I have 800k miles flown on the airline and it is complete garbage. I prefer to fly United as silver than try to re-earn any status on AA.

Speaking from a lot of experience, they have all had their ups and downs over the last 30 years, but Delta is currently the best of the Big 3 U.S. - flagged carriers. United is by far the worst, with American somewhere in the middle. I was hoping United would benefit from their merger with Continental, which was a very good airline, but it was not to be. Likewise when U.S. Air bought American. Btw, the differences are even more glaring on these airlines’ international flights.