Just gotta love this memo.
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To ACA employees on UNITED business travel -
ACA employees traveling on confirmed Company Business travel (COBUS), on United Airlines, may only be booked in Coach Class with possibility of standby upgrade to United First or Business Class.
We must inform you that United Airlines has made a decision to restrict ACA’s company business travel on United to confirmed Coach Class only. This means that as of March 1st, 2004 our team members who are traveling on business, on United Airlines, will no longer be able to take an advantage of booking a confirmed seat in United Business Class.
Since United Airlines makes the sole determination about who can and can not travel in their aircrafts, we trust you understand that this decision is not in direct control of ACA.
However, if you wish to standby for an upgrade, you may still do so by calling 1-800-XXX-XXXX and make a separate standby reservation for First or Business class. Once you are at the airport for ready to check in, you may ask the agent to check you in, separately, as a standby traveler for the same flight.
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So basically an ACA pilot deadheading to a United destination to carry United passengers in a plane with United colors on the side MUST ride in the cramped coach section for that journey. Yep, that'll show those ACA guys what stuff United is made of.
To the United pilots, I'm sorry for the embarrassment this must cause you. Be advised I will not resort to small minded thinking. As we launch Indy Air, you are most welcome to use our jumpseats - if I have a big roomy chair for you to sit in - you've got it. Over the years, United, US Air, Delta, Continental, Southwest, Northwest and American pilots have been nothing but kind to me in my attempts to commute and travel. I will not take this small minded thinking to work with me. If any pilot talks of retribution, I am totally against it. Just stop it. We are professional pilots just trying to do our jobs getting customers safely from one point to another.
But for you United guys, right now hundreds and hundreds of your passengers put up with all the bickering that is going on in Chicago. Your management and Air Whiskey's is probably snickering at all those ACA customers stuck in airplanes sitting in the penalty box. The thing is - those are UNITED customers in those airplanes. And every one of those people are swearing that they don't want to be stuck in a UNITED plane again. Good for Independence Air and American Airlines, bad for United.
Competition in the market will be giving a customer a quality product for a digestible price. But when I sit back there in coach cramped against a bulkhead and when I sit for 45 minutes on the ramp because Air Whiskey won't give me a gate, just remember I always thank people for flying with UNITED Express. Of course, small minds won't understand this concept.
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To ACA employees on UNITED business travel -
ACA employees traveling on confirmed Company Business travel (COBUS), on United Airlines, may only be booked in Coach Class with possibility of standby upgrade to United First or Business Class.
We must inform you that United Airlines has made a decision to restrict ACA’s company business travel on United to confirmed Coach Class only. This means that as of March 1st, 2004 our team members who are traveling on business, on United Airlines, will no longer be able to take an advantage of booking a confirmed seat in United Business Class.
Since United Airlines makes the sole determination about who can and can not travel in their aircrafts, we trust you understand that this decision is not in direct control of ACA.
However, if you wish to standby for an upgrade, you may still do so by calling 1-800-XXX-XXXX and make a separate standby reservation for First or Business class. Once you are at the airport for ready to check in, you may ask the agent to check you in, separately, as a standby traveler for the same flight.
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So basically an ACA pilot deadheading to a United destination to carry United passengers in a plane with United colors on the side MUST ride in the cramped coach section for that journey. Yep, that'll show those ACA guys what stuff United is made of.
To the United pilots, I'm sorry for the embarrassment this must cause you. Be advised I will not resort to small minded thinking. As we launch Indy Air, you are most welcome to use our jumpseats - if I have a big roomy chair for you to sit in - you've got it. Over the years, United, US Air, Delta, Continental, Southwest, Northwest and American pilots have been nothing but kind to me in my attempts to commute and travel. I will not take this small minded thinking to work with me. If any pilot talks of retribution, I am totally against it. Just stop it. We are professional pilots just trying to do our jobs getting customers safely from one point to another.
But for you United guys, right now hundreds and hundreds of your passengers put up with all the bickering that is going on in Chicago. Your management and Air Whiskey's is probably snickering at all those ACA customers stuck in airplanes sitting in the penalty box. The thing is - those are UNITED customers in those airplanes. And every one of those people are swearing that they don't want to be stuck in a UNITED plane again. Good for Independence Air and American Airlines, bad for United.
Competition in the market will be giving a customer a quality product for a digestible price. But when I sit back there in coach cramped against a bulkhead and when I sit for 45 minutes on the ramp because Air Whiskey won't give me a gate, just remember I always thank people for flying with UNITED Express. Of course, small minds won't understand this concept.