This is why my family and I (who only fly United) never check our bags. 10 day trip to Hawaii —> all carry on. It’s the art of packing, and it saves you the headache.
Should that read admission of guilt over violating the 4th Amendment's requirement for warrants
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They definitely don’t give anything for lost luggage or delayed luggage. If they did, they would be even more broke then they are now. Not saying that is right or anything just basic economics. Airlines are dying. I don’t know what they can do to recover. We will probably end up with Southwest when all is said and done.
Last friday was the biggest bust of the TSA and baggage handlers for crime and corruption at LAX.
He is lucky it was just his bags missing.
Most big businesses have the same problem. Whereas they used to be run by people who understood and enjoyed their chosen industry, today they are all run by Harvard business school types who only care about the Bottom Line, and they only see it if it is on the same page. No heart, no vision, and no enthusiasm for their industry - after all, they can manage ANYTHING can’t they? Go anywhere, any industry? Succeed?
I fly 30-50 times a year, sometimes more. ALL work related. While I fly mainly on three airlines, I hit all of them eventually. And it is all just a numbers game. About once every 20 flights or so, something gets screwed up with my baggage. Airline makes no difference. Crappy service afterwards? All of them.
I have become a master a compaction and try to use carry-on baggage whenever possible. You have less legroom, but less chance of loss with one of the smaller jets that you check your bag at the end of the ramp. Even if I am checking baggage, I also have a carry-on that has everything valuable in it as well as enough emergency supplies to get me through a day or two.
Paid the bellman? Bellmen don’t check bags for airlines.
I’m not sure what United Airlines did wrong...
They are subject to the TSA just like the passengers...
TSA?.....How much of his stuff was stolen?................
United frequent flyer here for over a decade. Cr@p happens,1st class or not. He should quit whining.
A year and a half ago, I flew first class on United from Pittsburgh to LA, and had an excellent experience.
Stop the presses!!!! He lost his luggage? Wow, bet that’s never happened before.
Domestic, right?
UA (and Delta, and the others) are completely different on overseas routes. Not as good as Air France, JAL, Cathay Pacific or Singapore - but pretty good.
Domestic routes? Sh*t.
I saw one of Holders people being carted around on a wheelchair, had 3 or 4 airport employees pushing his lazy ass around straight through the check-in lines (no waiting for people in a wheelchair)
and then he got down to luggage return he got up, picked up his suitcases and walked out of the airport with his BOSSY wife who was yelling orders to everyone to serve her
This should be a crime
I did video it but it did not come out too good, I was too much of an idiot to go up and stick the camera right in his face and confront him.
My wife just flew United through Philly. Then a puddle jumper to Connecticut. She ended up spending 8 8 hours there because they cancelled 2 flights in a row at the last minute with no explanation. Then when she got her bags they had been left in the rain and were soaked all the way through.
She had to stay up half the night drying something to wear to her presentation.
Very poor service.
United delivered my luggage 24 hours after I arrived in Arizona, and just dropped the back off without a word
When I went to pick it up it weighed about 100 pounds because everythign was SOAKING WET
My camera and electrical equipment was ruined and the clothes had to be wrung out put in the dryer. I dont just mean damp, but soaking so that I got a gush of water out of every piece of clothing and my shaving kit poured water out
Bastards basically said “too bad” and didnt do anything
When airplanes “lost” my luggage they always hand delivered it to where I was the next day. Once it took 2 days on an international flight, they paid me some money maybe $75 or $100
Stop flying... I did and haven’t looked back.
First world problem. Relax. If this is the worst thing that happens to you this year, you’re in good shape.