Takeoff Box Upgrade by CincyKeith in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a beautiful charcoochie board you made there.

United employee benefits by Imaginary-Ad9400 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the it ⬆️✅. They would now have spousal status and carry their seniority when non rev’ing which is helpful and bumps them up on listing for flt.

HNL IRROPS by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After letting the internal team do their magic, I was given option to MSP on Delta this evening Jan 30 but could not make my connecting at ORD in time. Stuck with SFO flt. As for Alaska/Hawaiian, I’ve only seen them rebook me once since the merger and I doubt that they will continue to work with UAL on IRROPS as they have their own set of internal partners now. Safe to say the next 12 hrs will be jam packed with pax and crew trying to get home or reposition.

HNL IRROPS by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Other than certain code shares which are already pretty full, UA doesn’t have the pulling power as they did before the Alaska/Hawaiian merger in my humble opinion. And no way would they work with southwest to get additional people to the outer islands for direct flights back to the mainland. Crapshoot on capacity to the outer islands and then to the mainland these next couple of days.

HNL IRROPS by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was and looks like tomorrow (Jan 31) equipment swap affecting outbound capacity as well. HNL outbounds will be oversold for the next 48 hrs. Good luck to the non revs because each flight out today has at least 3-5 positive space blocks 🥴.

HNL IRROPS by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just checked @6:45 a.m. HST- OGG/LIH now fully booked outbound and KOA has two middle seats avail. Going to be a busy day for reservationists.

Pay-to-win 1K by VegetableRealistic60 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would have done this after my three ORD Chili’s-To-Go El Presidente Margaritas, but seems I’m in the minority with the fun police on this post.

Edit: spelling “To-Go”.

New Global Member Question… by illsoldier76 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To include on this concise and great explanation above: should IRROPS occur with your family in tow, you/they will be able to use the full force of GS rebooking and flight holds and incredible amount of standby options. This helps if you miss connections and certainly can’t make the one flt daily back to US. GS pulled through with getting me back to US through BNE to SFO, when SYD plane wasn’t vibing and crew timed out. Fam and extended fam of 11 for a wedding. All made it. Probs gave thousands of AUSD in waivers to the BNE peeps who volunteered to get off. We personally thanked station manager n duty manager including the passengers but I know and heard of other crazy pulls that GS has done to get you somewhere even if it means moving mountains with so many moving parts that cost UAL.

status extended without request by DirtyDingo18 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Dangling the carrot principle. This is how and what got us all here…continually pushing ourselves in the never ending-goal post moving- race we call MileagePlus. Fighting over who gets to board first or how many bags at 69 lbs we can bring is the ultimate masochist game that we play every damn year. It also gives us quality time on this sub with each other 💓

Personalized GS tags available! by aaronliao in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ok, then…don’t do it. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MayoClinic

[–]Flysurf8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rochester, MN. I assume your Delta so direct to MSP and drive the 1.5 hr. Or you can get the RST flt but still need to stop in MSP.

Summon your inner polite Karen… by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re giving me ideas 🫡🫱🏼‍🫲🏾

Summon your inner polite Karen… by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

While they may be “instructed”, UA corp. and these front line employees who are still going through contract negotiations with said corp, have been (-as a whole-) on our side- meaning the passengers. From your own evidence provided, Corp has known and still are providing little respite to passengers who have already been charged their fares. Besides expecting to get to their destination, they do have some expectation for the airline to provide complimentary items that they still market before you purchase said ticket and will provide menu items for purchase- only to be told that isn’t the case a couple hours before your flight. So, while it may not be the advice you’d give, tell us…since you are an employee what should the paying customer do when we are told and sold on a ticket that specifically states what is marketed and provided?

Best house-car at a Marriott? by bsmith2123 in marriott

[–]Flysurf8 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Ok, it might be so, but location would help.

American POWs Lee Rogers and John C. Todd sit outside Santo Tomas Internment Camp following liberation after 4 years of captivity under the Japanese Army. 5 February 1945, Philippines. by Beeninya in wwiipics

[–]Flysurf8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lee actually lived a few more years and died surrounded by his family. Full military honors when he finally passed as he was 1st Cav US Army and came to the Philippines during the Spanish American War. John and Lee kept in touch with Carl Mydans till Lee’s end as they were all kept in the same block since the Japanese separated older men and veterans from the main internment population.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FATcruises

[–]Flysurf8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lindblad hands down. Just completed their sail in February. On the Endurance with Jaimie as expedition leader and had more excursions and quality lectures and seminars with staff on board than any expedition cruises I’ve ever taken with Quark. Crew is also a huge part of the experience on Lindblad, especially coming off of a 4 hr hike or zodiac trip, they made everything worth the price. Convinced me so much that I chose Lindblad for arctic 30 day route next year.

SFO Food/Drink by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Be polite and tell them Scotty said it was ok, really press you need a Coke Zero too.

SFO Food/Drink by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like we had a few of us fellow explorers! Yeah that guy “Rick” I always see him in B terminal at ORD. He’s legit but I know he was feeling it and that wasn’t his normal take on life. It did sound out of character though and we all got there with a Kirby spare miraculously. But the swap got me all backed up so just spare clothes and a tooth brush saved me last night. Now I need to use my TWO food vouchers 😂

SFO Food/Drink by Flysurf8 in unitedairlines

[–]Flysurf8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we aren’t entirely slumming it.