Wait for it: Cautious Praise for United
October 21, 2014
I am on a newly configured cross country United 737-900 with power and wifi (in addition to the ultra-ridiculous DirecTV nonsense). Having net on a cross country flight is quite fantastic. Economy plus seating has enough room for work unless you find yourself stuck next to an obese person.
miracle news flash: @united 737-800 with power and wifi. seat 11C. yay! @drewkilbourne https://t.co/YR152LsshL
— noplasticshower (@noplasticshower) October 21, 2014
I was not upgraded (of course), so my position on whether you should fly 1,579,471 miles on United has not moved much. United drops you like a rock if you don’t fly perpetually (even after over a decade of 100K loyalty). But this trip today right now does not suck.
@noplasticshower Woohoo. Happy to accommodate you. We love the virtual tour. Thanks for tweeting. #UnitedProgress. ^EY
— United (@united) October 21, 2014
Of course, Jeff Smisek still needs to be fired.
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Tags: cross country flight, DirecTV, flying, jeff smisek, jeff smisek sucks, power, travel, united, united airlines, wifi
October 22, 2014 at 1:09 am
[…] Hell was clearly beginning to freeze over when United actually had power, wifi, and a comfortable ride for my cross continent journey. I was not upgraded. But I have learned the hard way over the last […]