Comments on: Won’t be Flying on United Airlines Again Anytime Soon

By: Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:16:22 +0000

I would just like to take a moment to officially apologize to each and every passenger flying first class or who managed to board ahead of us that I bumped, bruised, thwacked or otherwise accosted with our luggage as I walked down the aisle.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:31:08 +0000

And this is why I will not stop flying on these airlines that remove this courtesy… because it’s a courtesy to ALL its patrons to let families with small children preboard. If the other passengers mind my taking 3 times as long as a kid-free person, they can take it up with the airlines! Sorry, but I sure won’t hurry and I sure won’t feel bad about holding things up.

By: Vikki

Vikki — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:31:59 +0000

Thanks for the tip. We haven’t flown in a while, but we are getting ready to fly my husbands (ex-daughter-in-law) and her 3 children out for the summer from Georgia. She will be flying alone and will need as much help as she can get. We won’t be buying the tickets from United. We will chose a more child friendly airlines. I now know to find out what airlines offer early boarding prior to buying the tickets. Thank you Jen!

By: labortrials

labortrials — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 01:11:49 +0000

Umm, that’s just not right. Especially about the extra baggage fees their instating. I’m so glad that Frontier Airlines will be starting service to my town in May so that I can choose NOT to fly United. I hope you’ve sent in an official complaint too.

By: Maya Mouawad

Maya Mouawad — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:30:38 +0000

Thanks for the tip … I haven’t flown United for a while, but this policy “won’t fly with me and my 3 kids” anymore! We’ve flown both as a family and I’ve gone on short business trips by myself, and I can say that, in both cases, it’s great to have families with children board first. Not only do kids move slower down the jetway, they also tend to have limited patience for the waiting time and the lines before boarding the plane. I always end up leaving my place in line to follow one (or sometimes more than one) of my kids who was bored of waiting and decided to “go for a walk” or got suddenly hungry! I’m glad you shared your experience.

By: Lisa Hecker

Lisa Hecker — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:16:36 +0000

I fly quite frequently and often with our three and five year olds. Southwest recently changed their policy to allow families with small children to only board after Group A and not early boarding. I guess watching my children board before stuffy business travelers was too much to bare……..as this change in policy occured after too many A class boarders complained. People have to be pretty far removed from having small children to not get that they take extra time. After reading your experience on United I will definitely not use that airline.