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From: eac@drux3.UUCP (CveticEA)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: UNITED cancelations
Message-ID: <1188@drux3.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 10:16:17 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 10:16:17 1984
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>Last week I took a trip on United, and all four of my
>flights were canceled!  In the Denver airport I noticed
>that several other flights had also been canceled. 
>When I asked why one of my flights had been canceled,
>they told be because of mechanical problems.  But I asked
>someone else later, and they said because of weather.
>The flights I ended up on seemed to be more full than normal.

>I'm suspicious --

>Is there any possibility that an airline might cancel flights
>that are less than full, and rebook the people on another
>flight?

>					Wm Leler
>					tektronix!tekchips!wm

Its funny but I have had the same suspicions!  A friend of mine said that
they do indeed do this but I don't think he could substantiate the claim.

I was returning to Denver from Newark one night and the weather was really
bad in Denver.  United cancelled all flights to Denver--they said the
airport in Denver was closed.  I called my husband and he said he just saw a
news report that said the airport was still open, but there were delays.
As it turned out, the airport was never closed that night.  I went
to Continental, they were still flying, but with a 3-4 hour delay.

It is true however, that about half the time I fly on a United DC-10,
they really do have some kind of mechanical trouble!  One night I
sat in Chicago for 4 hours while they practically rebuilt one of the
engines!  If its not engine trouble, its electrical problems.  Usually,
the problems are such that they can't show a movie or the audio system
doesn't work.  (Better that than no brakes, flaps, etc.)

Betsy Cvetic
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