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pstokely

(10,528 posts) Thu Mar 15, 2018, 06:00 AM Mar 2018

Owner: United Airlines sends her dog to Japan instead of Kansas City

Source: KSHB

"His paperwork on his food said Japan so at that point they realized that's probably what happened and it got switched up somehow," Swindle said.

Swindle received a call from United Airlines early Wednesday morning, that Irgo was, in fact, in Japan.

Swindle said United Airlines told her that they're investigating how this happened, but they have offered her a theory.

"One thing they're thinking right now is that somehow at the pet resort in the Denver airport, when they got taken out of their kennels, to go potty--or whatever they do--they somehow got switched," Swindle said.

Read more: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/owner-united-airlines-sends-her-dog-to-japan-instead-of-kansas-city

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Owner: United Airlines sends her dog to Japan instead of Kansas City (Original Post) pstokely Mar 2018 OP

Why does anyone still fly United? IronLionZion Mar 2018 #1

So true! We flew United from SF to Jacksonville last May. secondwind Mar 2018 #2

would a flight with just 1 stop be any cheaper? pstokely Mar 2018 #4

More stops mean more risk of problems IronLionZion Mar 2018 #5

little to no competition pstokely Mar 2018 #3

The last time I flew, I flew with them crazycatlady Mar 2018 #7

You know how they say, "Thank you for choosing us!" when you land? cab67 Mar 2018 #6

IronLionZion

(45,434 posts)

1. Why does anyone still fly United?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:39 AM

Mar 2018

They clearly hate their own customers and don't care about their piss poor reputation

secondwind

(16,903 posts)

2. So true! We flew United from SF to Jacksonville last May.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:45 AM

Mar 2018

Left on Saturday, arrived JAX on the Monday, via 2 other stops. We were put up in a Hyatt outside DC on the Sunday night. Horrible!!!!

Never again.

pstokely

(10,528 posts)

4. would a flight with just 1 stop be any cheaper?

Reply to secondwind (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:55 AM

Mar 2018

or was that the cheapest flight?

IronLionZion

(45,434 posts)

5. More stops mean more risk of problems

Reply to pstokely (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 08:39 AM

Mar 2018

one of the flights is delayed/overbooked and you miss a connection, or baggage gets sent to the wrong city, or bad weather in one of the cities.

It's happened to me enough that I change companies to avoid work travel.

pstokely

(10,528 posts)

3. little to no competition

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:54 AM

Mar 2018

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

7. The last time I flew, I flew with them

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 07:49 PM

Mar 2018

I hate them, but they offer the most flights in/out of the airport near me accessible by public transportation (EWR).

cab67

(2,992 posts)

6. You know how they say, "Thank you for choosing us!" when you land?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2018, 09:04 AM

Mar 2018

Sometimes, you don't have a choice. Some of the places I work overseas are only served by United or United affiliates; that, or I'm obliged to use United because I'm on a federal research grant and have to use a US-flag carrier.

Too many mergers.

To be honest, my experiences with United have (overall) been about the same as with American and Delta.

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