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  • rbgarr
    43.50.918 N, 69.38.583 W
    • Apr 1999
    • 25479

    United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

    As the Olympics wrapped up on Sunday, United Airlines’ public relations team stood ready to capitalize on the good feelings with some nifty promotions...


    We had a similar scare with our fifteen year old on Delta. She was to be escorted from security where we said goodbye, They put her on the wrong plane. Fortunately she was listening when the flight attendant announced over the speaker "This flight goes to Cincinnati..." and she was going to see her grandparents in Maine. She mentioned her confusion to the man sitting next to her and the error was corrected at once. She got a first class ticket on a direct flight, too, which was only right IMO.
    For the most part experience is making the same mistakes over and over again, only with greater confidence.
  • Paul Pless
    pinko commie tree hugger
    • Oct 2003
    • 124805

    #2
    Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

    I've been flying Delta a lot lately and it seems that each flight that I've been on recently has had an unaccompanied child. I've been impressed by the Delta care that I've seen. The kids have been met on the plan by a Delta rep and escorted through the airport to the connecting flight. Even if the layover was long, that Delta representative stayed with the child until the plane boarded.
    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.

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    • Rum_Pirate
      Banned
      • Apr 2007
      • 22881

      #3
      Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

      We have sent our children as UM's (Unaccompanied Minors) for over 21 flights (total) on British Airways and only once did they put him on the wrong flight. Fortunately for them, he alerted the Hostess to where he was supposed to be going and was put n the right flight.

      Very fortunate for the airline otherwise they would gave had to have dealt with their mother.

      Luckily she (so far) does not have a gun.

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      • Domesticated_Mr. Know It All
        treetop flyer
        • Sep 2003
        • 23853

        #4
        Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

        I'm trying to think of a situation where I'd let my kid fly alone and I'm drawing a blank.
        Keep calm, persistence beats resistance.

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        • skuthorp
          Senior Member
          • Jan 2002
          • 73600

          #5
          Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

          Happens all the time here, especially at end and beginning of school terms when country boarders in city schools fly back and forth. Not always in big planes either.

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          • Steve McMahon
            Senior Dis-Member
            • Nov 2000
            • 7901

            #6
            Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

            United also breaks guitars.
            (a local fellow)

            You saw the video, now GET THE BOOK: http://www.UnitedBreaksGuitarsBook.com. Looking for a unique speaker for your next event: http://www.UnitedBreaksGuitars...
            Stay calm, be brave....wait for the signs. Possibly precariously prevaricating.
            .

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            • David W Pratt
              Senior Member
              • May 2005
              • 12324

              #7
              Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

              My father went to Choate, and lived in Houston. At least once he and some cousins drove from Houston to Wallingford. This was in the thirties; I often ask people if they consider that it was more dangerous for prep school kids to make that drive then, or now?
              What do you all think?

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              • ahp
                Senior Member
                • Jan 2001
                • 6107

                #8
                Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                United is at the bottom of my list. We recently made a round trip to China. The boss stewardess was rude. This was the only time in 62 years of flying I have ever heard one of these yelling at passengers. She had smart ass remarks for me because I was having trouble raising my seat back. Cattle car.

                Next time I would fly Delta, except that Delta now has changed the economy seating in a Boeing 777 from 3,3,and 3 to 3,4, and 3. Sardine can. Just when you think airplane travel can't get worse, it does.

                Steve, what do you think of your new employer?

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                • Steve McMahon
                  Senior Dis-Member
                  • Nov 2000
                  • 7901

                  #9
                  Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                  Originally posted by ahp

                  Steve, what do you think of your new employer?
                  New employer?
                  I don't have a new employer that I know of.
                  Stay calm, be brave....wait for the signs. Possibly precariously prevaricating.
                  .

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                  • ahp
                    Senior Member
                    • Jan 2001
                    • 6107

                    #10
                    Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                    I was thinking of Steve Brookman.

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                    • Tom Wilkinson
                      Senior Member
                      • Jun 2000
                      • 7827

                      #11
                      Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                      Originally posted by ahp
                      Next time I would fly Delta, except that Delta now has changed the economy seating in a Boeing 777 from 3,3,and 3 to 3,4, and 3. Sardine can. Just when you think airplane travel can't get worse, it does.
                      Got a source for that? Since I work on them often and haven't seen that config yet, nor can I find any reference to it in any manual. Admittedly, I don't do much cabin work, nor do I really pay attention to it when I walk through.
                      Tom

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                      • ahp
                        Senior Member
                        • Jan 2001
                        • 6107

                        #12
                        Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                        There was an article in the NYTs a few weeks ago. If I remember correctly Delta was showing off it's new configured 777's, and all of the amenities in first and business class to the news media. Someone took a peek back in steerage and saw the the 343 seating.

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                        • Tom Wilkinson
                          Senior Member
                          • Jun 2000
                          • 7827

                          #13
                          Re: United Airlines 'loses' ten year old girl

                          Well, they are not configured that way. The new lay flat seat configuration is 3-3-3 in the back.
                          Delta's check-in options take convenience to new heights. To fit your situation, Delta offers different ways you can check in on any given traveling day.
                          Tom

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