08/2015 - United Airlines is Fucking Retarded
Fares into POP from NY have been stupid high for the last 2 years or so and seem to be higher every year, still, I'd rather fly ino POP than STI so I still look for flights into POP.
For the last month+, nothing has been showing up on Uniteds flight search into POP from EWR. Nothing on the website, nothing on the mobile app, and for the past couple of weeks nothing shows up on kayak either. So I called United and this is what the agent told me.
There are NO MORE direct flights from EWR to POP from Sept 1 to January. None. Yet award flights are still showing up. So you can get a 'free' ticket, you just can't buy a ticket.
I said 'high season starts in November, why would there be NO flights until January?' Why would United not announce a huge route change/cancellation? How can you get a reward ticket (meaning there ARE flights) but you can't buy a fucking ticket? Ridiculous.
I emailed them about this, didn't hear back, agent was useless, so I tweeted @United, they're usually responsive to being called out in public.
Looks like United went full retard.
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booked EWR to Santiago on jet blue for $220 in November last month. At that price, will have no problem landing there.
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tarzan
booked EWR to Santiago on jet blue for $220 in November last month. At that price, will have no problem landing there.
yeah, United had the same fare available (though they're now both $430ish). It's the POP route they're completely fucking up.
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deezl
yeah, United had the same fare available (though they're now both $430ish). It's the POP route they're completely fucking up.
maybe they are waiting for the cruise line to fuck up and then they can gouge all the retards that want off after they do the pop stop and need a one way ticket home :rofl::rofl:
on that note ( one way ticket) I can get to bkk from mia in early jan for next to nothing no problem with a reward ticket but they want almost as much as a round trip ticket would cost me to get me home to Toronto :eek::icontd::mad:
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Confirmed via twitter - route suspended until January, which means that JetBlue is now the only carrier that flies direct to POP from any of the NYC area airports.
I guess the fares kept going up because passenger numbers kept going down. So much for the 'popular route' theory. :icontd:
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deezl
Confirmed via twitter - route suspended until January, which means that JetBlue is now the only carrier that flies direct to POP from any of the NYC area airports.
I guess the fares kept going up because passenger numbers kept going down. So much for the 'popular route' theory. :icontd:
Huh. Must suck to only have one airline that gets you to the airport that you like.:rolleyes:
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TNT72
Huh. Must suck to only have one airline that gets you to the airport that you like.:rolleyes:
nonstop, motherfucker!
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
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deezl
nonstop, motherfucker!
:rofl::rofl::rofl:
No need to be a penis.
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
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TNT72
No need to be a penis.
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Well put. No need ever.
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The Secretary
Well put. No need ever.
This is ISOC, we talk about busting nuts while busting balls.
It's what we do.
:lol:
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This will have a negative affect on a lot of people outside of NYC as well.
Apart from JetBlue out of JFK & BOS and AA out of MIA & CLT, I don't think there are any other direct flights to POP from anywhere in the US. EWR was a hub for connecting flights into POP.
Which means everyones airline options have just decreased by one - so flights into POP will probably go up even more.
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deezl
This will have a negative affect on a lot of people outside of NYC as well.
Apart from JetBlue out of JFK & BOS and AA out of MIA & CLT, I don't think there are any other direct flights to POP from anywhere in the US. EWR was a hub for connecting flights into POP.
Which means everyones airline options have just decreased by one - so flights into POP will probably go up even more.
JetBlue started running direct nonstop from BOS to POP last year but only during high season,I was on the inaugural flight and they gave away several free flights,I won one of them.
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deezl
Confirmed via twitter - route suspended until January, which means that JetBlue is now the only carrier that flies direct to POP from any of the NYC area airports.
I guess the fares kept going up because passenger numbers kept going down. So much for the 'popular route' theory. :icontd:
So, one of their people responds on twitter that there are no flights scheduled until January and I counter with "Then why are there award tix available on UA direct flights in September, November & December?" accompanied by a screenshot of their award flight calendar showing one of several available flights.
Another one of their people replies that there are flights every Saturday and can he help me book?? How do they expect to sell tickets when they don't appear on their website, their app, aggregator sites, AND their reservation agents can't even find their own flights?
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Like I said, they're fucking retarded.
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I know it might be a pain in the ass deezl, but would a cheaper flight into Santiago land early enough for you to grab a Metro or Caribe bus to Sosua and make the longer travel time worth the savings?
If not, spend your first night in Santiago, then board a bus in the morning for Sosua. Call ahead to Rockies for the large ribs before the bus takes off. By the time you arrive at the Metro stop on Rosen and walk 2 minutes to Rockies, those babybacks will be just arriving hot off the grill for you!
Then let the good times roll! :rofl:
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Mr. Smooth
I know it might be a pain in the ass deezl, but would a cheaper flight into Santiago land early enough for you to grab a Metro or Caribe bus to Sosua and make the longer travel time worth the savings?
If not, spend your first night in Santiago, then board a bus in the morning for Sosua. Call ahead to Rockies for the large ribs before the bus takes off. By the time you arrive at the Metro stop on Rosen and walk 2 minutes to Rockies, those babybacks will be just arriving hot off the grill for you!
Then let the good times roll! :rofl:
via santiago is a pain in the ass.
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Mr. Smooth
I know it might be a pain in the ass deezl, but would a cheaper flight into Santiago land early enough for you to grab a Metro or Caribe bus to Sosua and make the longer travel time worth the savings?
If not, spend your first night in Santiago, then board a bus in the morning for Sosua. Call ahead to Rockies for the large ribs before the bus takes off. By the time you arrive at the Metro stop on Rosen and walk 2 minutes to Rockies, those babybacks will be just arriving hot off the grill for you!
Then let the good times roll! :rofl:
I haven't flown into POP in a few years, not when it's twice as much as flying into STI. I just check the prices in case there's ever a fare drop. I don't care that much one way or the other that United is screwing the pooch, I'm just having fun mocking the shit out of them. And making them look completely incompetent in front of their 710k followers on twitter is icing on the cake. :wink:
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I flew to POP last week. Paid 700$ RT with Jet blue and also another 60$ for the 2 suitcases I had with me.
The plane was half empty.. I remember 4 years agor there were 2 Jetblue flights per day and they were usually both pretty full... The rate for RT was around 400-450$. They do not see any connections... They completely retarded as well as United...
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Mr. Smooth
I know it might be a pain in the ass deezl, but would a cheaper flight into Santiago land early enough for you to grab a Metro or Caribe bus to Sosua and make the longer travel time worth the savings?
If not, spend your first night in Santiago, then board a bus in the morning for Sosua. Call ahead to Rockies for the large ribs before the bus takes off. By the time you arrive at the Metro stop on Rosen and walk 2 minutes to Rockies, those babybacks will be just arriving hot off the grill for you!
Then let the good times roll! :rofl:
Ajajajajajajajajaja...sorry this might sound awful but reading this I pictured Rick receiving his call in jail in canada and then sending a whatsapp text to Milka to get the ribs ready for deezl.....
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Fuck this POP shit, I will stick to the South Coast of DR or do STI for flights.. United is getting really fucking retarded. Would be good to know why they suspended till Jan 1st. One would think they would get some tourist action late Dec to fill up the flighte?
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ElCristo
I flew to POP last week. Paid 700$ RT with Jet blue and also another 60$ for the 2 suitcases I had with me.
The plane was half empty.. I remember 4 years agor there were 2 Jetblue flights per day and they were usually both pretty full... The rate for RT was around 400-450$. They do not see any connections... They completely retarded as well as United...
maybe, but at least you can actually book jetblue flights and their reps (presumably) know what routes their airline is flying.