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United through EWR
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07/15/2023 03:00 PM
07/15/2023 03:00 PM
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boucharda
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Kinda almost off topic but since I have a flight to SXm booked with United it might be slightly on topic
If ANYONE has a flight to SXM through Newark REALLY have a backup plan because they are cancelling MANY flights. Our PVD-EWR-ZRH flight was cancelled two days in a row and we eventually just said screw it and moved on. It's not the long haul flight but the connection to EWR that is being impacted by ATC issues and has been a problem for months. Today United had 68 cancellations in Newark and Rebublic, which does the short hauls for some airlines (United) had 83 more..(United 89 on Friday...86 by Republic ..from/to EWR) .WAAAAY too many flights for ATC to control in that area
We had a great trip planned to Alsace in France..driving from Zurich airport but we could NOT get to EWR...cancelled two days ... so our whole trip is now toast...prepaid expensive car rental, apartment rental, and maybe the flight cost which was significant but "not under our control" BS....
Just an FYI for those that may have alternate posibilities...eliminate any United connection through EWR....we are holding our breath for our January trip to SXM...
Last edited by boucharda; 07/15/2023 03:05 PM.
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Re: United through EWR
[Re: boucharda]
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07/15/2023 05:19 PM
07/15/2023 05:19 PM
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snuba
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We have United booked out of EWR to SXM for November. No back up plan, never got screwed by United (YET!), hopefully they won’t have as many problems in November as not as many people will be traveling as in a summer and no thunderstorms. Sorry to hear about your messed up plans to Europe. We are flying British Airways in ten days, hopefully it will go smooth. At least the flight won’t be canceled, might be delayed but not canceled as aircraft will be already here from Heathrow and they usually don’t cancel out of there.
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Re: United through EWR
[Re: boucharda]
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07/16/2023 08:56 AM
07/16/2023 08:56 AM
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boucharda
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Another bad day with United connection Airline Republic already cancelling 105 flights at Newark and United 73...and this is only at 9am.
I can't understand how this has been allowed for months....They oversell flights (United) with the full knowledge that they are overwhelming an airport (ATC) and then cancel and blame ATC
Sorry for the rant....I will slink back into my shell
Edit: PVD-EWR cancelled again today...three days in a row and glad we didn't jump through the hoops and triy (again) to rebook everything for today
Last edited by boucharda; 07/16/2023 11:02 AM.
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Re: United through EWR
[Re: boucharda]
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07/16/2023 06:38 PM
07/16/2023 06:38 PM
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boucharda--I don't remember the statute now, but I thought there was a law that said that they had to offer you connections on another airline, if available. I would have researched it myself and ASKED, anyway.
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