I fly United Airlines more than any other carrier to Hawaii. That does not mean that I'm happy with the service. It's gotten progressively worse over the years and there's no real prospect walking tours dublin ireland of things getting better.
Nine hour flights with no meals, poor beverage service, broken film projectors and monitors, charges for a second bag even to Hawaii and no rule 240 adherence. What ever happened to the "friendly skies of United?"
With the loss of ATA and Aloha Airlines and the merger of Delta and Northwest, rates are soon to rise. Things are looking pretty dim. Find out more details in our feature United Airlines to Hawaii - The Skies Aren't So Friendly Anymore .
Pathetic isn t it! Great article and reminder of Rule 240, we should all keep that in mind. We fly Shanghai-Chicago all the time and are now, sadly, looking at going through Tokyo or Hong Kong just to AVOID United Airlines. walking tours dublin ireland The service is so dismal, the attendants so rude (Heaven FORBID you travel with small children!!), it is worth a stopover. 9 hours from Chicago to Maui with no food? Are you kidding? Terrible.
When did we become such a whinie society? Have you seen the poverty in the streets of Bangkok, the violence in Tibet, or the absolute colapse of soul in regions of Africa? We may see two legacy carriers fall soon. Then watch the banks shake !
You don t like it go else where. There are many other airlines out there oh and by the way in case you have been hiding walking tours dublin ireland under a rock or in a cave with Osama they all have cut back on their services too, so don t get all excited. United is just like American who is just like Delta who is just like everyone else in the airline industry cutting back on service. I feel sorry for those flight attendants. Having to work long hours with no pay and no pension while their CEO sits around waiting for a merger so he can walk out of there with TONS of $$$$! Yes..it used to be the Friendly Skies but when you have CEO s taking everything from the front line employees and fleecing their golden parachutes would YOU be a happy person???? Most likely not!!!
It seems we ve heard from at least one United flight attendant here! Folks, I for one, don t care what other airlines do. The airlines that will survive are the ones that can make the difference with their customers, like serving a hot meal on a 9 hour flight. Why not? Why serve one on a 5 hour international flight but not on a 5-9 hour flight to Hawaii from Chicago or the west coast?
Why do the flight attendants on United have to be so miserable? I ve also flown American and US Air and they have all the same issues, yet their flight walking tours dublin ireland attendants are at least pleasant. Ten years ago the flight attendants on United s Chicago to Hawaii flight used to have so much aloha spirit. They have a quizzes for bottles of champagne and really kept the flight fun. No more.
There were hot meals at least one a flight and water and cups were put out near the restrooms, but the attendants were seemingly put out and upset with few exceptions. walking tours dublin ireland One even scowled and snapped at me when I handed walking tours dublin ireland her two lunch boxesto throw away trying to make her job easier! I agree that we are lucky indeed to be traveling and these woes are nothing like those of third-world countries and the impoverished, but I also know that when I travel and take my children with them, they are learning by example: to treat people with respect, to enjoy work, to know other cultures and people as part of our world, and to be a good citizen on the Earth who might one day help those less fortunate. So travel IS important, and when we re all stuck in a tin box in the stratosphere together, manners and politeness go a long way. United doesn t seem to have either in good supply.
After all the dust settles with mergers and consolidations the flying walking tours dublin ireland public will have some real reasons to whine. Higher fares, bad customer service routes eliminated walking tours dublin ireland altogether. if you don t like United take your business to someone else. As the Legacy carriers disappear so will your choices. walking tours dublin ireland Then it will be Welcome to the friendly skies of corporate greed
The only airlines that will survive are the ones that can squeeze another $5.00 to $10.00 from the flying public every other week. The airline that can choke another walking tours dublin ireland penny from its employees might also make it. I will do what ever it takes to preserve my pension and salary.
Stop crying. You get paid for going to paradise. I ve flown to Maui from LAX on United many times. We ve had delays, lost baggage, rude employees, etc, etc. The way look at it, is that I m fortunate to be able to go there.
Yes, I get paid to got to Hawaii in that my writing earns me my income, but what I m writing about here are not just my issues. These are issues that I ve heard many times from others both on the plane and in email.
Actually I thought you were just a traveler, but I m pretty sure we ve heard some comments from several United or other airline employees above. I appreciate you taking the time to express your opinion, seriously.
Nice article. Just some background on airline employees. I m a pilot with 10 years at major airline. I lost 30% of my pay. After my pay cut, the company chiefs got million dollar bonus and the company posted huge profits. I quit and went back to the military. Now, I make more and I have a better quality of life. And the Air Force still has a pension plan! I m not mad at customers,just managers(crooks). However, do you really think $99 tickets is realistic with gas at $115 barrel? You can t even fill your car for that amount of money. You GET what you pay for.
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walking tours dublin ireland As for fares I also agree. It was a fare war that recently caused Aloha Airlines to shut down. Interisland fares of $19, $29 and $39 meant no profit for anyone. The bad guy (go!) won and the good guy (Aloha) lost.
Nice article bruddah!!! And a little more background walking tours dublin ireland regarding airline employees. I can understand their plight; especially those that work for any airline. Can you believe that airfares have not really gone up in the last few years. Furthermore, airline employees have taken gross pay cuts over the last few years also and are really having a hard time making a go of it. With anywhere from 20-36 percent paycuts, how does anyone expect them to keep up with inflation.
The point I m trying walking tours dublin ireland to make is that if fares don t rise, airlines must cut some service somewhere in order to provide air transportation walking tours dublin ireland to any destination. It s just that they still must be able to maintain load factors and a route structure providing air service between different points of the globe. It s an expectation and if they have to cut on board services to be able to provide that service, by all means do so.
No one should be taking walking tours dublin ireland a stab at airlines and their employees. If anything, everyone walking tours dublin ireland should be going after the cut-throats who manage the oil companies who have driven the price of everything up. How can they make $40 billion and laugh all the way to the bank while we suffer at their mercy. Hopefully, someone will come up with an alternative to oil whereby these few rich who keep getting richer will realize that they don t have any income anymore and must subjugate themselves like the rest of us.
As far as airline employees go, they are not trying to disservice you or any other customer. walking tours dublin ireland Realize that airline management is probably coercing them into performing tasks they would not otherwise do. I don t think they want to disservice customers by not providing meals on lenghty flights and so forth. They probably react to customers the way they do because they are in actuality ashamed of their company s policies and would rather not provoke walking tours dublin ireland any form of reaction from the customer they must serve.
We flew to Hawaii this past February, walking tours dublin ireland and the lack of meals on flights from Seattle to Honolulu is ridiculous! United has cut back so far on their service we could not believe it. Despite this, all was fine until the return trip from Honolulu to San Francisco. We sat in the Honolulu airport for over an hour, while we waited for our seat assignments. It seems United had overbooked due to a cancelled flight from Kona to San Francisco and we were forced to board the plane at the last minute, sitting several rows apart. The last leg of our trip was from San Francisco to Toronto, walking tours dublin ireland and it was fine. BUT the aggravation walking tours dublin ireland caused walking tours dublin ireland by what should have been seamless service is enough for my husband and I to not fly United again, to say nothing of not providing food to passengers. We plan to take many more trips to our beloved Hawaii, but not with United Airlines. Aloha!
Well, I have been to Hawaii 12 times and I have NEVER taken more than one checked bag and my carryon. Even then, I seldom use everything that I do take. this upcoming trip in September, I am taking my smallest suitcase and my carryon.
Take less clothes because you do not need so many. I wear a ppair of capris over and back. I take 2 pr of shorts and about 3, maybe 4 tops, 3 sets of undies, 2 swimsuits, a cover up, beach shoes and my meds, camera and toiletries. Nothing else. If our place doesn t have laundry facilities, there are always laundromats and it is interesting to visit with others doing the same thing.
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