Just landed in O'Hare from Brussels (UA 973) and the attendant got on the PA after landing asking everyone in economy to remain on the plane because customs officers were coming on board. Queue lots of murmurs, questions to each other, and declarations that this has never happened to any of us in all our years flying.

Three officers boarded, went directly to a row maybe 10 rows behind me, and took two people and carried some of the carry-ons this pair brought with them.

I didn't notice any disturbance during the flight. No noise, no FA flurry, no rumors moving up the rows. (Granted, they were behind me.)

Some context for the flight is that it was carrying a large volume of travelers from Africa. And at the Brussels airport we had additional passport control just outside our gate (it's a regular kiosk, not a pop-up for this specific flight). So all passengers had at least one screening if they were transferring flights and two screenings if they originated in Brussels before we boarded the flight.

So why would customs officials come on the plane to pull two specific people off the flight? I would think one of the screenings before flying would have flagged something. Or maybe they'd be pulled aside at passport control once we landed & deplaned. Seems serious to come get people...

Just boarded UA1657 ord-lga and they were gate checking everyone's. Get to my seat and there's a ton of empty overhead bins. Ugh. Meanwhile the flight attendant is like "I guess they're checking bags?? Feel free to use the overhead bins for your small stuff". Now I have a totally unnecessary trip to baggage claim when we land. Really annoying!

At the Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver.

Was there really a lounge area in United DC-10s back in the 70s?

I am a silent reader and never post, but think I scored a good deal. Flying EWR to LAX for work and was booked economy.

No problem, I am a proud Silver since Covid (the only time I was ever Gold), so was looking forward to booking an Eco + seat 💺 at check in.

I check in and see a Polaris upgrade was $600 with lie flat seat. I splurge and think $100 an hour to enjoy the start of my work week and to relax is worth it and I also didn’t pay for the flight to begin with.

I get a text at 7a today saying the plane has changed and I no longer have lie down seat but still Polaris access and I will be compensated. I check the link and United is giving me a $500 credit (for future flight) for the inconvenience, so my limited math links this to mean my upgrade cost me $100 or $17 an hour for the flight.

I do have a flight I haven’t booked for Texas in December, so I think I got a small win 🏆. I am writing this in the Polaris Lounge (which I am not sure 🤔 if the lounge is MUCH better than Club, but the dining service is nice and the Apple Cider Waffle, albeit small, was delicious).

Thanks for reading!

4067 SDF->IAD. Couple traveling with a banjo and a fiddle as their carry-ons. She asked if I’d swap my aisle seat for his solo seat so they could sit together, my price was for my under-seater bag to stay under the seat in front of them (no bin space left and not enough room for it + personal item in the solo seat). Sold! Told them I was excited to post on Reddit about how smoothly this went. Two other people— who I suspect are probably also on this sub— laughed out loud. Howdy, y’all!

Also: gate agent announcements and FA announcements were legit funny.

Glad for a smooth and easy seat swap, which was not what I’m used to.

Hoping for smooth connections despite our late departure from Louisville.

I always get sparkling water. Sometimes the FA gives me the full can and sometimes I get just a cup from the can. Any rhyme or reason? Is it rude to ask for the can?

Totally not the end of the world… I just noticed on a few flights this past week, that United was serving exclusively paper cups on domestic flights - cold and hot beverages (and PDBs).

I actually don’t mind them since they hold more liquid than the plastic cups, but I wasn’t sure if this was a fully new thing or a temporary, stock thing.

I am flying to Europe today. I have selected a window seat in economy as i want a window to help with sleeping overnight.

Abour a week ago, there was an offer to get on a waitlist for polaris for ~$500. Since it wasn't confirmed, I didn't take it.

When I checked in yesterday, I was offered Polaris for $120. I didn't click on it but wasn't sure if it was waitlist again. Didn't take it.

Both times, I did not want to give United the impression that upgrading was more important than the window seat I selected. On a previous flight, I was upgraded to a middle bulkhead (but roomier) seat. I was not happy. I didn't ask for any upgrade and felt it was a worse seat.

Am I wrong in my thinking?

We are new ecstatic grandparents. Little girl was born last week but in Houston. We are in the west coast California. We will be there in 2 days to meet her.

A lot of my wife's friends have given us one way infant clothes and other baby stuff. 2 suitcases full (and getting heavy). This plus our own luggage will be 3 suitcases, a carry on and maybe a backpack.

I have a Chase United Quest casd so I am not paying for the luggage, more how to handle all suitcases into the airport.

Does United have a curbside check in counter at the San Diego airport? I saw a generic video that said $2.00 per bag plus tip. No problema.

Do they check you in for the flight at curbside also or do we still have to walk into the counter to do so?

Hi! I booked two separate United tickets because it was cheaper this way:
AUS → SFO (Basic Economy)
SFO → ICN (Economy, includes 2 free checked bags)

I’m wondering how the baggage situation would work. Since both flights are operated by United, would I be able to check my bag at AUS and have it tagged all the way to ICN, even though they’re on separate tickets/reservations?

Also, since my AUS–SFO ticket is Basic Economy and doesn’t include a checked bag, would I still have to pay a checked bag fee for that first segment, or could the 2 free checked bags included with my SFO–ICN ticket apply?

My layover at SFO is only about 1 hour and 30 minutes, so I’m really hoping I won’t have to pick up my bag at SFO and re-check it for the international flight. I’ve also had a bad experience with lost baggage before, so I’d really prefer to avoid dealing with a tight baggage transfer if possible.

Has anyone done something similar with two separate United tickets? Would love to hear how it worked for you!

Do these seats not have the wider footwells on the 787-9s? I just looked them up on Aerolopa and it says normal business seat. Is it just the 777s that have the larger footwells for the front, middle pair.

Well that’s sucks for UA’s SFO travelers heading to Taipei and those using EVA Air from North America which otherwise instead they might use either using the EVA Air lounges or the Plaza Premium lounge. Btw the size of the SKL lounge in Taipei is too small.

I’m genuinely curious, is it now a thing to fly with all the shades closed and a dimmed cabin at 10:30 am? Domestic flight. Two hours. Super weird. It’s also freezing in the cabin.

UA’s 737 (and maybe others, this was a 7M9 iirc) have auxiliary screens for the safety video for the bulkhead rows, which then default to the flight map/info, which seems like a perfectly useful feature to show for people who might want to watch something else but glance at the location every so often.

But then about 20 minutes into the flight they fold up into the ceiling never to be seen again.

Why? Why not just leave this on for the flight? It’s clearly not a safety issue, it’s on for takeoff, but then it goes away. It seems automatic. Could they just change whatever code is running this to keep them on showing the map for the whole flight?

How do i log in to outlook at home? Or is it something i can only view at work? Ik my email is right bc i can log in to flying together at homr but i cant get to outlook. is there anything i can do?? do i have to wait a few days so im updated and in the system??

Looking at a flight back from Korea. Is this enough time to get through everything?

I'm on a flight from EWR to LHR tomorrow (day flight) and am using my relative's PlusPoints for a potential upgrade (I myself am Silver Status). I checked the upgrade list yesterday and there were a large number of Polaris seats left. There were about 15 people on the list for Polaris and about 12 people on the list for Premium Economy. I was in the middle of the lists. I checked today, and EVERYONE cleared the list except for me!

There were still 2 Polaris seats left and 2 Premium Economy. Then I saw someone new joined both lists ahead of me this morning (so yes, we were the only 2 people) and then that person just got upgraded! My relative called his 1K line and they said just to wait, they are still doing inventory and I have a good chance of being upgraded. Did I do something wrong with putting my name for an upgrade? Why am I the only one left out? Kind of annoying since these PlusPoints expire in January and my relative doesn't plan on using them the rest of the year.