United Airlines Apologizes for Reuse of 9/11 Flight Numbers
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Numbers 93 and 175 went back into use likely within the past few days, apparently due to a technical error, the Associated Press reports.
United Flight 93 crashed into Shanksville, Pa. while flight 175 was flown into one of the World Trade Center towers.
United spokesman Rahsaan Johnson told the AP: "The airline regrets the recent use of flight numbers 93 and 175, and has taken steps to remove the numbers from the airline's computer system."
Time magazine's blog writes that one possible reason for the glitch might be due to flight number updates because of the United/Continental merger that was finalized in 2010.
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Ohno they dint!!!!
May 19 2011 at 8:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyUnited is sloppy in all of it's operations...They have completely subcontracted ticket booking the the Phillapines. I spoke with 3 agents and couldn't understand a word they said. My exwife was philapina so I was used to a Togalag dialect. United simply doesn't care about it's customers, they are the bottom of the barrel in comfort, service, etc.
May 19 2011 at 7:03 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyGIVE ME A BREAK!!!!! I have lost a brother, in the WTC, why havent they rebuild it, they should have rebuild them both taller than before just to show that you might tear us down but we come back stronger and better, I am sick of people, crying bs, yes it was a sad day, but it is time to move on, we cant let them control us like this forever..........
May 19 2011 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyHave you been to ground zero lately?? They are working 24/7 to rebuild it! Have a little more respect.
May 19 2011 at 6:06 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyThank you for pointing that out to some selfish people
May 19 2011 at 7:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate downpeople are to sensative about stuff anymore! quit trivializing every dam detail of every dam thing!
May 19 2011 at 5:43 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI can't even form a response! This is just stupid.
May 19 2011 at 5:41 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyIf people feel so strongly that the flight numbers should be retired out of respect for the people who died that day.
Why not eliminate all flights on Sept/11
I do not know about UNITED except that it is trying to squeeze the average passenger to an experience
equal to poverty; no meals, no nothing!
On the other hand, i recently traveled to Morocco on DELTA and my bag was lost in NYC, so I endured my
business trip with little and nothing. When I returned via Madrid, the DELTA staff went out of their way to
track my bag. It required numerous e.mails, 34 days, discovery that my bag had been robbed of specialized
equipment. That is SERVICE!
Thank you DELTA!!!
John Mournian San Diego
YOU GUYS JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT TOGEATHER. THATS WHY I STOPD FLYING UNITED. THIS AIRLINE STINKS UP THE PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 19 2011 at 3:13 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyIsn't their reservation center in China or India? How are they sussposed to know. Like their maintence is done in China. They rather have (Communist China) do aircraft maintenance then Americans. You wonder why the employment is so high.
May 19 2011 at 2:53 PM Report abuse Permalink +5 rate up rate down ReplyIsn't most of AOL employed by India now?
May 19 2011 at 3:49 PM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down ReplyAren't you writing that comment on a foreign-made computer? And *you* wonder why the unemployment is so high.
May 26 2011 at 5:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOH GEEEZE. THEY ARE JUST NUMBERS GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON.
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