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United screws up yet again!
« on: May 08, 2017, 07:07:09 PM »
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/08/united-messes-up-again-flies-customer-san-francisco-instead-france/

How does this even happen, Wouldnt the scanner at boarding blink red if scanned with a wrong Boarding pass?

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2017, 07:10:14 PM »
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2017, 07:10:49 PM »
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/08/united-messes-up-again-flies-customer-san-francisco-instead-france/

How does this even happen, Wouldnt the scanner at boarding blink red if scanned with a wrong Boarding pass?
It probably did and was just ignored by the gate agent.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2017, 07:10:54 PM »
Are they really expected to announce gate changes in French in an American airport? Everyone wants to join the bandwagon.. #Yellowjournalism (if anyone remembers that term)

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2017, 07:14:55 PM »
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Lol.
So you dont fault UA at all?!? All the news sites seem to be blaming them..

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2017, 07:17:09 PM »
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Not speaking English does not deem someone incompetent.

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2017, 07:18:47 PM »
Lol.
So you dont fault UA at all?!? All the news sites seem to be blaming them..
Nope. Though it is 2017, so why should there be any personal responsibility.
There would be no news if we didn't have people to blame.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2017, 07:20:41 PM »
Not speaking English does not deem someone incompetent.
Shame the big LEDs that United has at all their gates in EWR with the destination of the flight don't translate Paris or San Francisco from English into French.
Oh wait. There's no difference.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2017, 07:21:46 PM »
Still, shouldn't the gate agents see the problem when they scan the boarding pass?

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2017, 07:22:36 PM »
I don't think the passenger has a tayna.


But the gate agents are totally incompetent for letting someone on without a ticket.

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2017, 07:23:11 PM »
Still, shouldn't the gate agents see the problem when they scan the boarding pass?
Yes, the GA messed up and probably ignored an error beep.
But they are under pressure to board a flight quickly. This is primarily a personal responsibility issue.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #11 on: May 08, 2017, 07:25:22 PM »
UA definitely feeling the heat. They offered her a full refund plus a free ticket..

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United screws up yet again!
« Reply #12 on: May 08, 2017, 07:26:26 PM »
Yes, the GA messed up and probably ignored an error beep.
But they are under pressure to board a flight quickly. This is primarily a personal responsibility issue.
Under pressure to board flight quickly???? Is that an excuse? Next thing we'll excuse TSA for letting people get passed security with a gun as long as there is a long line.

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2017, 07:26:57 PM »
UA definitely feeling the heat. They offered her a full refund plus a free ticket..
Big deal. This is not news. Random airline goofs happen all the time.
Only news now because it's open season on the airlines.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2017, 07:28:21 PM »
Dan, just out of curiosity would you be saying the same if this happened on a AA flight?  ;)

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #15 on: May 08, 2017, 07:32:08 PM »
Come on. There's a reason this wasn't posted on DDF three days ago. This is not news. Next.

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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #18 on: May 08, 2017, 07:43:04 PM »
Come on. There's a reason this wasn't posted on DDF three days ago. This is not news. Next.
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Re: United screws up yet again!
« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2017, 07:43:30 PM »
Nothing since you "earned" your GS status.  ;)
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