In your opinion is United Airlines a good airline? Good food? Nice employees? WHat are some stories?

Answer 1

It is all right in the fact that the airline is big and flies to many destinations. However the international carriers have better service.

United used to serve food. Now they sell food. You can still get an okay meal if you fly first class or internationally. But I would recommend that you bring some food along with you since the food does not necessarily fill you up.

As with any airline, it depends on what crew you get. Some people are nicer than others so different people will have different experiences. Therefore I feel their employees are no different from say American or Delta.

My most recent experience on United happened President's Day weekend. We were flying from Cincinnati to Raleigh-Durham on United with a connection in Chicago. We arrive at the airport and are told that if we are flying to Raleigh, please go to the gate agent. We do and are told the flight from Chicago has been delayed so our flight to Chicago will be delayed by about 2 hours. We only have a 40 minute connection in Chicago. They put us on a US Airways flight (because UA partners with US Airways). US Airways tells us their plane is full and sends us back to United. Then we ask to be put on a Delta flight so we can fly direct (Delta has a huge hub in Cincinnati).

On the way back from Raleigh, as we taxi to the runway, the captain stops the plane and tells us that Chicago is not ready for us. We have to wait 10-15 minutes. Not unusual. After we land in Chicago, we taxi by our gate and to some parking area and the captain shuts the plane down. Apparently our gate is still occupied by an airplane. So we wait and wait. Then the captain taxis the plane around the entire United terminal at O'Hare looking for a place to park our plane. Meanwhile everyone on our plane has a connection. Some people are flying to Hawaii and only had 10 minutes to get to their gate once the plane finally found a gate. The our flight to Cincinnati was delayed because an incoming plane blew exhaust which caused a baggage cart to slam into the side of our aircraft. Maintenance needed to come out and look to make sure the plane was safe to fly.

I hope my next trip on United will not be that eventful. My friend flies for UPS and he used to fly for Comair (Delta Connection) and he was taught that a pilot is suppose to make the flight as boring as possible. We fly United again this June to Boston connecting again at Chicago.

Answer 2

There is no way to tell you who is going to have the nicest employees. Every company needs employees, and they are gonna get some bad ones, and may piss you off.
Not many airlines have good food on short flights, I usually bring stuff along.
Almost all airlines are going to be the same delay wise, and service wise.
You have an equal chance of getting delayed on American as any other, because the weather must met certain requirements to take off, otherwise all traffic will be delayed.
You also have an equal chance of getting stuck out on the tarmac, because the tower controls that, not the airline.
All in all, the price is pretty much the big factor, and the higher you pay, the more leg room you'll get.
Coach is not the same in all airlines, some give an extra few inches, but charge more. First class is always good.
Remember too that you are flying in a 15 to 80 million dollar aircraft, dont try and skimp, it hurts both you and the airline, because they are going to be forced to keep planes longer to make it up eventually, and your going to be stuck in that plane one day, and those are the ones that crash.

Answer 3

This is a challenging time for commercial aviation. That said, all U.S. airlines are subject to heavy safety regulation. So no matter what else, when you fly on a U.S.-based carrier you can be assured that it is as safe as it gets.

As far as the extras such as good food and nice employees, I think that varies more from crew to crew and flight to flight than from airline to airline. A full flight on a shuttle route is naturally going to have more stressed crewmembers than a longer flight late at night that is 40% full. Food and drink service to a full flight is naturally going to be somewhat slower than to a flight that is 40% full.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I like their preferred seating in coach, more legroom.

Answer 6

yes... it s good one