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United is a better airline than Alaska if you're flying out of SFO... United. Alaska doesn't even let you pay for E+ seats. Or have IFE. Or... working WiFi hal

United is a better airline than Alaska if you're flying out of SFO... United. Alaska doesn't even let you pay for E+ seats. Or have IFE. Or... working WiFi half the time.

unstatusthequo 10y ago
United is hands down the worst airline I've ever flown. American, Virgin, Alaska are much better. Even Delta.
- Fomite 10y ago
  Pretty much this. United is only tolerable if you're on a United hub.
- GCA10 10y ago
  Baseline United service is deplorable. But they've become quite clever at providing better variants for people who fly them a lot. It's almost like being a party member in the old Soviet Union. You get the equivalent of your own, better-stocked stores, etc. The private United lounges are quite nice. Tasty buffets and excellent coffee machines, at no additional cost. Lots of space and outlets to get some work done. Plus the staff at those lounges have access to all sorts of better tools to get you re-routed, improve your seat, etc. I'm a mere MileagePlus Silver foot-soldier in their world. But the United Explorer credit card gets me a couple lounge passes a year. On occasions when weather has disrupted my intended flights, the Lounge Wizards have managed to get me astonishingly better arrangements, just because they can.
  - fapjacks 10y ago
    Not just for the baseline flier. My last flight out of SFO with United, I watched as the gate agent called the police on a first-class passenger for getting on the plane without first putting his standard-sized carry-on in the stupid little metal thing. I vowed to the gods in the heavens at that moment that I would never fly United ever again. I should mention here that three out of my last eight flights with United were delayed at least four hours, and we sat on the runway for most of that time.
mratzloff 10y ago
I don't think you could pay me to fly United ever again. My old standby used to be Continental, but United ruined them, too. I've never been disappointed by Alaska. As someone with an Alaska miles credit card now, I'm pretty happy about this merger.
yladiz 10y ago
United is terrible to fly with, and I reserve them for the "last resort" of my choices. Their planes are a bit older, the seat pitch is noticeably worse than some other airlines (American, Virgin), and they provide the bare minimum of a major airline in the states. Unless the price is significantly different and warrants the experience, I will always choose another airline.

United is a better airline than Alaska if you're flying out of SFO... United. Alaska doesn't even let you pay for E+ seats. Or have IFE. Or... working WiFi half the time.

unstatusthequo 10y ago

United is hands down the worst airline I've ever flown. American, Virgin, Alaska are much better. Even Delta.

Fomite 10y ago
Pretty much this. United is only tolerable if you're on a United hub.
GCA10 10y ago
Baseline United service is deplorable. But they've become quite clever at providing better variants for people who fly them a lot. It's almost like being a party member in the old Soviet Union. You get the equivalent of your own, better-stocked stores, etc. The private United lounges are quite nice. Tasty buffets and excellent coffee machines, at no additional cost. Lots of space and outlets to get some work done. Plus the staff at those lounges have access to all sorts of better tools to get you re-routed, improve your seat, etc. I'm a mere MileagePlus Silver foot-soldier in their world. But the United Explorer credit card gets me a couple lounge passes a year. On occasions when weather has disrupted my intended flights, the Lounge Wizards have managed to get me astonishingly better arrangements, just because they can.
- fapjacks 10y ago
  Not just for the baseline flier. My last flight out of SFO with United, I watched as the gate agent called the police on a first-class passenger for getting on the plane without first putting his standard-sized carry-on in the stupid little metal thing. I vowed to the gods in the heavens at that moment that I would never fly United ever again. I should mention here that three out of my last eight flights with United were delayed at least four hours, and we sat on the runway for most of that time.

mratzloff 10y ago

I don't think you could pay me to fly United ever again. My old standby used to be Continental, but United ruined them, too. I've never been disappointed by Alaska. As someone with an Alaska miles credit card now, I'm pretty happy about this merger.

yladiz 10y ago

United is terrible to fly with, and I reserve them for the "last resort" of my choices. Their planes are a bit older, the seat pitch is noticeably worse than some other airlines (American, Virgin), and they provide the bare minimum of a major airline in the states. Unless the price is significantly different and warrants the experience, I will always choose another airline.