United Airlines

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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10/10

"I recommend United Airlines"

(Germany)

Trip Verified | Chicago to Munich. I reserved a seat in the Economy Plus section (emergency exit). Boarding was punctual and efficient. I slept almost the entire flight. A friendly flight attendant woke me up for dinner to check if I would need anything. Whenever I woke up a couple times during the flight I saw that my empty water bottle had been replaced by a fresh one. I missed the ice cream but the flight attendant had reserved a cup for my breakfast. Seat was comfortable enough. I just used the TV the last hour before landing but the variety of programs is good. All in all a good flight with a friendly crew. I recommend United Airlines.
AircraftBoeing 777
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteChicago to Munich
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
4/10

"outdated and a bit dirty"

(Germany)

Trip Verified | Houston to Frankfurt. Seats are much too narrow - you’ve got to hug yourself in order to leave your neighbor alone. My girlfriends entertainment system kept crashing. Everything seemed to be outdated and a bit dirty. Legroom in Premium economy was alright, but no space for the shoulders - it almost felt like a livestock transport. Service was nice, but I will avoid United in the future.
AircraftBoeing 777
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteHouston to Frankfurt
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"bad and unpleasant experience"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Las Vegas to Greenville. Never notified that flight was cancelled until checking bags. I didn’t get home until next day, had to sleep in airport, lost wages from job because returned a day late. I didn’t get a sorry, or a comp or anything I was thousands a miles away from my kids in Las Vegas scared and very bad experience for a first time flyer. I had a horrible experience and I have called and emailed headquarters and top officials and no reply or call back. Very unprofessional, very bad and unpleasant experience.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLas Vegas to Greenville
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"poor customer service experience"

(United States)

Trip Verified | After a recent business trip to Tucson, my coworker and I received the worst customer service from not one, but two United representatives. We arrived at the Tucson airport about an hour and a half early and while we were heading to our gate we received a push notification that the flight was delayed so we went and grabbed food, and set up at a charging station a few gates down. When it was getting close to the time that we would need to start boarding, we walked over to the gate and found out that the flight left at its scheduled time. No updates, no announcement for boarding, nothing. The woman at the gate laughed it off saying that when the pilot wants to leave the pilot leaves. With no more flights leaving from Tucson that day on United, we were infuriated. The woman was not empathetic, wouldn’t look us in the eyes, and gave us no other options but to stay in Tucson (not comped by United, mind you) and arrive to Cleveland at 3pm the next day. We called the customer service line and the representative literally said “I don’t understand why you weren’t at your gate, you should have been there”. After he also unempathetically didn’t even try to help us, I asked to speak to a manager. I’m pretty sure I spoke to the same guy who just changed his voice into a higher pitched tone. He said the same and wouldn’t even give me a refund, gave me a hard time about missing the flight and said that he knows that they make courtesy announcements before taking off. Apparently you don’t, or I wouldn’t have been stranded in Tucson. After finally calling again and speaking to a much nicer woman, we were able to get a partial refund and bought tickets on American Airlines flying just a few hours later. I’ve never had such a poor customer service experience in my life and will never fly with United again unless absolutely necessary. Taking my business elsewhere!
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteTucson to Cleveland via Chicago
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Absolutely terrible service"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Absolutely terrible service and we will never be flying with you guys ever again. We called the night before to make sure everything was okay with the flight and it was. However, when we get to the airport which is 2 hours away from where we live we get a call once we are at the airport that the flight was cancelled. So, we think that we will just be getting on another flight so we will still be able to get to our destination that day. We stood in line to check in for about 35 minutes and then the person there, after failing to put in our confrontation code 3 times, told us that our flight has been rescheduled for tomorrow and that we might not even be able to get on that flight. I’m really disappointed in United Airlines in their lack of communication. We weren’t even told why the flight was canceled. They wasted our time and lost our business. Not that they truly care but my mother’s family who were suppose to pick her up took the day off work and my mother, who hasn’t seen her family for many years now, is forced to go back home and wait because United Airlines can’t get their priority’s straight. Your customers should be your main priority and clearly they aren’t.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBuffalo to Amsterdam via Chicago
Date FlownJune 2018
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"never fly with United again."

(United States)

Not Verified | MBS Airport to Reno. Will never fly with United again. There were multiple maintenance issues - 2 on one layover at Denver, and 1 in chicago. The Chicago flight we ended up turning around due to hydraulics issues which caused us to miss our connecting flight. There were no agents at the gate to help us find a new flight so we had to call. The first time we called they hung up on us. All in all we were almost 7 hours late to our destination. I'm guessing they aren't using great planes if they had that many issues and awful customer service. Will not recommend to anyone.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMBS Airport to Reno
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"the seat was comfortable"

(Germany)

Trip Verified | Chicago to Phoenix. Due to a mechanical issue the airplane was delayed and we sat on the plane for 30-45 minutes. While I would have preferred an ontime arrival, delays can happen. The crew was very professional and served snacks and water and informed us continuously and the doors were reopened just in case somebody wanted to leave the aircraft. United proactively rebooked me on a later flight just in case the issue would not have been fixed. In the end we did depart with a delay. The rest of the flight was uneventful. I was flying Economy Plus and the seat was comfortable and offered enough legspace. United Economy Plus is the same seat and same onboard service as it is in regular Economy but with some inches of more legspace. I just flew with a different us carrier in the Premium Economy Class/Comfort Plus class and they also offer a free alcoholic drink and a premium snack in the Economy Plus section. United should do the same thing and upgrade the Economy Plus section.
AircraftA319
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteChicago to Phoenix
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"not be flying United again"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Absolutely horrible, will not be flying United again even if I have to pay more. Terrible customer service. My plane way delayed for 5 hours because they were waiting for another plane to arrive. This caused many of us to miss our connecting flights, and minimal information was given. They did nothing to make this situation better for their customers. No company should be able to treat paying customers like this.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteFort Lauderdale to Newark
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"delays with minimal information"

(United States)

Not Verified | Denver to Albuquerque. From now on I will always pay more to avoid this airline. I’ve flown twice in the last month with United and both times were absolute terrible experiences. Long delays with minimal information provided as to why. You can’t bring a carry on if you’re flying basic economy class but they don’t have a good system for keeping track of baggage apparently because they managed to lose mine on a 45 minute direct flight. Pay extra to fly a different airline because this is trash.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteDenver to Albuquerque
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"such terrible service"

(United States)

Trip Verified | I’m a small business owner, and if I treated my customers the way United Airlines treats their customers I would be out of business. I spent $2800 to fly my family to Turks and Caicos from Denver. United Airlines changed the aircraft and even though I booked our flights over a year ago, they separated our family all throughout the aircraft. Our children had to enter the aircraft on the back and we had to enter the aircraft on the front. This was on our way back home. When we connected through Houston I noticed that my luggage was damaged. So I have a three hour layover in Houston and I figured I would go and talk to baggage services, as I did not want to handle it when I arrive in Denver at 11:30 at night. I mean why not handle it at a normal time of day when I have three hours to kill, but the person working the United baggage service tells me she can’t do a claim for me and it must be done at my final destination. When I asked why couldn’t it just be handled right now she said that is United Airlines policy. I’m sorry, but when your policy causes agitation to a customer, and you have no explanation besides it’s your policy then that is something that should be changed. I found it comical that United airlines employee tells me that I need to post on social media about how negative my experience was. I doubt that will do any good. When I asked why couldn’t it just be handled right now she said that is United Airlines policy. I’m sorry, but when your policy causes agitation to a customer, and you have no explanation besides it’s your policy then that is something that should be changed. I found it comical that United airlines employee tells me that I need to post on social media about how negative my experience was. I doubt that will do any good. Amazing that a company could be this big and provide such terrible service. If I could give them zero stars I would, I will not use United Airlines if I have a choice.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteProvidenciales to Denver
Date FlownJune 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no