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Posted on 07/17/2026 12:25:11 PM PDT by logi_cal869
United Airlines is preparing for customers who may object to flying into an airport named for President Donald Trump, and reservation agents have been authorized to move those passengers to Fort Lauderdale or Miami without charging more.
United Will Let Customers Avoid “DJT” Airport And Fly To Miami Or Fort Lauderdale Instead United Airlines is giving reservation agents unusual flexibility to accommodate customers who no longer want to fly to West Palm Beach after the airport was renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport.
According to an internal memo shared with Live And Let’s Fly, United is the process of updating its systems to rename West Palm Beach Airport (PBI) to President Donald J. Trump (DJT).
But the most interesting guidance concerns customers who object to the airport’s new name.
United tells reservation agents:
“If a customer does not want to fly to the airport, use your empowerment to offer acceptable alternatives such as Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL) or Miami International Airport (MIA).”
The memo even provides a suggested response:
“I understand that you’d rather not fly to this airport anymore. We can look at nearby airports like Fort Lauderdale or Miami instead. Is that an acceptable alternative?”
Agents are then instructed to process the change as an even exchange.
United Is Effectively Offering Free Changes For Customers Who Object To DJT Airport That appears to mean a customer booked to West Palm Beach can ask to avoid the newly renamed airport and be moved to Fort Lauderdale or Miami without paying a fare difference. Thus, United is empowering agents to provide a concrete alternative for passengers who would rather not travel through an airport bearing Trump’s name.
Fort Lauderdale is roughly 45 miles south of West Palm Beach, while Miami is even farther. Neither is a perfect substitute, but both provide access to South Florida without requiring the customer to use DJT.
Airlines generally do not permit complimentary destination changes simply because a traveler dislikes the name of an airport. Yet United appears to recognize that the renaming may be sufficiently objectionable to some customers that allowing an even exchange is preferable to forcing the issue…a pragmatic approach that is. more generous than I would personally offer, since it wasn’t like United was responsible for the change (or even the airport itself).
There are still limits. The memo says agents should offer an “acceptable alternative,” which suggests the change remains subject to availability and whatever discretion United grants its reservation staff.
But the central policy is clear: customers who do not want to fly to the Trump-named airport may be accommodated at another South Florida airport without being charged more.
CONCLUSION United has already prepared employees to handle confusion over whether West Palm Beach should be called PBI, DJT, or Donald J. Trump Airport.
Now we learn the airline is going a step further. Passengers who object to flying into DJT may be moved to Fort Lauderdale or Miami as an even exchange. In practical terms, United is offering customers a free way to avoid the newly renamed airport.
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Will they do the same for Conservatives at other airports?
(go ahead: It was meant to elicit a laugh)
No thanks.
I have a feeling this might not work out well for United
I have a feeling this might not work out well for United
I have a feeling this might not work out well for United
It sounds like we should be able to request to not fly on United because they are no longer united with the USA!
I have a better idea: give them a flight to Havana for free, and take their passports away when the plane lands.
In the long run anyways.
In the long run anyways.
In the long run anyways.
For good.
At all.
So if I want to fly to Miami, but flying to Palm Beach is cheaper, I can book that, beef, and get a flight to Miami for the cheaper fare? Winning!
This is pure hate and unbelievable stupidity beyond anyone’s wildest dreams!
Sounds like a great plan. All Sane people will be able to use Trump Airport easily without the “progressive” baggage
Sounds like a great plan. All Sane people will be able to use Trump Airport easily without the “progressive” baggage
As if I needed ANOTHER reason to NOT fly United (after their CEO promised to make 50% of future pilot hires black or female)!
Name other airports for Trump and get the security lines down in those. Let the whackos crowd up and deal with the delays and inconveniences getting to and through their own airports. While they’re at it, rename highways after Trump and reduce traffic and the crazy drivers on those roads for the normal people.
Potential upside for United customers who want to fly into DJP International: fewer Democrats on your flight.
I am triggered by flying into Harry Reid International Airport.
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