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United Flight Changes
#39355
02/10/2015 03:13 PM
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I happened to check our UA reservations from the West Coast to SXM via EWR for Oct-Nov early this morning, and found they cancelled their Sunday flight into SXM for Oct 25, and their return flight on Friday, November 13. We were able to change our flight and keep the same arrival day switching to USAir, but we are leaving a day later on November 14 via United. This was a two hour telephone call, mainly due to connections with the West Coast, and the United Supervisor was difficult to understand. If you have a reservation with United to SXM via EWR, you might check to make sure they have not changed. (I need some aspirin right now!)
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Re: United Flight Changes
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#39356
02/10/2015 04:23 PM
02/10/2015 04:23 PM
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No more everyday ( or almost) direct flight on november from EWR...
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: gln]
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02/10/2015 08:29 PM
02/10/2015 08:29 PM
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Weird that they wouldn't be flying nonstop from EWR but were flying back non stop. Has to be the schedule is too far out for them to lock on demand.
Edit:
Looks like they dropped weekend nonstop service for September / Oct this year but still have full nonstop weekend service in Nov onward.
Last edited by gd1147; 02/10/2015 08:37 PM.
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: gd1147]
#39361
02/10/2015 09:37 PM
02/10/2015 09:37 PM
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Same into St Thomas. Pretty much don't start direct until mid November. A few years back they started mid October. They also have been stopping them earlier is the late spring too
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: pamj]
#39362
02/11/2015 07:43 AM
02/11/2015 07:43 AM
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Posts: 391 East Haven, CT
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pamj said: I happened to check our UA reservations from the West Coast to SXM via EWR for Oct-Nov early this morning, and found they cancelled their Sunday flight into SXM for Oct 25, and their return flight on Friday, November 13. We were able to change our flight and keep the same arrival day switching to USAir, but we are leaving a day later on November 14 via United. This was a two hour telephone call, mainly due to connections with the West Coast, and the United Supervisor was difficult to understand. If you have a reservation with United to SXM via EWR, you might check to make sure they have not changed. (I need some aspirin right now!) Sounds like we might have to get you a cocktail or 2 when you arrive.
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: JoeC047]
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02/11/2015 10:59 AM
02/11/2015 10:59 AM
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IF you can find another flight for a reasonable price that fits your needs, remember that you can cancel and get ALL your money back and re-book with someone else.
Carol Hill
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: JoeC047]
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02/11/2015 11:20 AM
02/11/2015 11:20 AM
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The only good thing about it is that it is far enough in advance that maybe you can find something else that you can accept.
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: Carol_Hill]
#39369
02/11/2015 12:27 PM
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I feel lucky (if you can call this lucky) when I checked my itinerary, they were in the middle of making the UA SXM schedule change. At least we had a few decent alternate choices available. It took me however, almost two hours of pushing to arrive at that point.
PamJ
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Re: United Flight Changes
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02/11/2015 12:29 PM
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It is difficult these days to get things booked ahead of time, as airlines often change their schedules. YOu really have to do your 'due diligence' and check your flights pretty often!
Carol Hill
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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02/11/2015 12:47 PM
02/11/2015 12:47 PM
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I usually have good luck with AA from Miami but AA from the NY area seems to be rescheduled a lot, and all the other carriers from Florida seem to be all over the place with schedule changes..
Carol Hill
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Re: United Flight Changes
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02/11/2015 02:01 PM
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I got messed around by United too. Had a flight on Oct 24 from Chicago to SXM through Newark. They cancelled the flight from EWR to SXM. Wanted to replace it with a flight to Panama City with a travel time of over 24 hrs.
If you're booked on United, check your reservations...
Last edited by ChiTownHarry; 02/11/2015 02:40 PM.
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: pamj]
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02/11/2015 02:23 PM
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Glad I read this post and thank you for posting this info. So we also were on this flight (Oct. 24th. BOS-NEW_SXM), but opted to take the refund, and book direct non-stop BOS to SXM with JB, for only $11.20. Yes you read that right, $11.20, but also used some accumulated points. Just wish these airlines would stop playing with us consumers. Return flight on the 7th of Nov. with United was slightly changed, as it is now leaving at 3:25 instead of at 3:10 pm. Keeping that flight for the time being unless they change it more or cancel it completely.
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Re: United Flight Changes
[Re: LBI2SXM]
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02/11/2015 03:18 PM
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Nobody likes schedule changes. It appears to me that United is pulling out of SXM.
The only recourse that we have is to cancel the flights.
We booked our October flight to SXM on United using miles. After staying at our condo at Les Balcons, we're going to BVI for a few days and then leaving from St. Thomas back to Chicago. Our original flight on that leg was a non-stop, then about a month ago, they changed it to one stop in Washington, and then recently changed the STT to IAD time to an hour later which meant that we arrived in Washington at 6:47 pm and left for Chicago at 6:30 pm.
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