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Treatment of Sailors by United Airlines

Today is Wednesday March 3, 2015 9:37 am central time.  My son just finished A school in Pensacola Florida.  He was scheduled to fly out of Pensacola Airport at 6:15 am on United flight 4479 and be home at 10:12 am.  When he got to the airport at 5:00 am he was told that his flight was cancelled.  The agents at United Airlines made NO attempt to get him on another flight.  They told him to just go back to the Naval base. ( It cost him $30 to take a cab to the airport.  It would have cost him another $30 to take a cab back to the airport.)  His school is done and he has checkout out so he can't go back to base.  I called United Airlines at 1-800-UNITED-1 and after being on hold for 22 minutes spoke with a lady in the Phillipines.  I asked to be transferred to someone in the US and she said she has no way of doing that.  I pleaded with her to get my son on a plane home and she said that all the other flight were full and the earliest she could get him on a flight was tomorrow.  What is he supposed to do for over 24 hours at the Pensacola Airport?  I finally asked to be transferred to a manager.  After begging her to please get my son home today she was able to get him on a flight at 12:24 pm central time.   He was to change plans twice and he will not be home until 10:30 tonight.  This is going to be a 17 hour day for him. 

I am appalled at the treatment a sailor in the US Navy has received from United Airlines.  They could care less that he hasn't been home to see him family since November or that he is getting married on Saturday and his fiancé is waiting on pins and needles to see him or that he is desperate to get home and see his little brothers and his parents. 

Also, there is no way to contact anyone at United Airlines by phone except for those agents in other countries who are booking flights.  There is no customer support phone number.  The only phone number is a "post-travel" phone number and it's a voice mail box only.  So United does not want to hear about your experience and they don't want to talk to you!!  I was able to leave an email, but who know if and when it will be read, and I'm sure that no one will even bother to get back to me. 

So at this moment my son is siting at the Pensacola airport just waiting for his 12:00 flight to leave.  He's been there for four hours and it will be another three and a half hours before his flight takes off.  He's so tired.  He just wants to come home and we just want to get him home and no one at the United ticket counter even cares.  There are other sailors who are getting on flight and they are going home to their families.  The fog has lifted so their flights were not cancelled, and they don't have to spend seven hours at the airport before their flight takes off, but my son is still there and still waiting and I have no way of contacting anyone at United.  I even asked for the phone number of the United Counter at the Pensacola airport and the lady in the Phillipines said she doesn't have that information. 

So, so sad and so disappointed in United Airlines.

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Comment by yolanda on March 4, 2015 at 12:07pm

so sorry for your son's terrible dilema.  I hope that he got home ok.  i picked up my son after his A school and can't imagine having to wait to see him like you did.  I agree about the way he was treated as a sailor and that united did not help him more.  this sounds like a good story for ABC news to let others know to prevent future problems.

Comment by momh on March 4, 2015 at 12:36pm

Sometimes another airline will allow them to fly, have you called any others and told them the situation?  Praying for you and your son to find favor!

Comment by anasazigypsy on March 4, 2015 at 1:12pm
Sometimes in the past, posting to their Twitter account has had success in getting things resolved quickly
Comment by BunkerQB on March 4, 2015 at 1:52pm

Airlines behave atrociously these days (since deregulation). I typically get online and check status of flight. In fact, United is very good at posting information regarding delays. My sons normally do that before they check in online.  It's a good habit. In the old days, if one airline is filled and finds space on another, the first airline would book the passenger on the second airline. Nowadays, they don't do that.  It's sad. United can not control weather conditions.  The airlines have very little knowledge of how our bases operate.  Unfortunately, it is up to us to anticipate the issues that may come up. If you ask any of the Navy moms who live in the Pensacola area, I'd bet you'll be able to find someone to take him in for the night; however, things change at the airport (like a spot may open up on another flight) - so in my opinion, it's better to stay at the airport. I feel the United should at least give him a voucher for future use. You should call them and ask.

Comment by Sarah's Mom on March 5, 2015 at 9:13am

This is so sad. All the blood, sweat and tears... they go thought and this is how they get treated. Shame on United Airlines...Hope my daughter never gets on there planes.....Hope everything worked out....xoxoxoxo Proud of all OUR Sailor's...

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