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Avoid United Airlines and Continental Like the Plague! Get Rich Slick

The pain and anguish on the faces of passengers has become all too familiar for me this week as I’ve been on three United/Continental flights and been delayed three times; it’s sad but it presents an opportunity for profit.

The common theme to United’s problems seems to be computer glitches but dropping morale can’t be helping any.

I recently witnessed someone get downgraded from first to economy undoubtedly because of a computer glitch.* I have also recently witnessed flight attendants helping themselves to first class.* I can’t quite make out that one except to think that many will get laid off after the merger so why not splurge?

I am so confident that United is going to fail with this merger that I’m going to buy puts on the airline.*** With the recent market meltdown today, it’s probably not the best day to do it but January 2012 put options look juicy.

It is a real tragedy because I remember a few years ago, Continental won various JD Edwards awards and now they win the big turd award.

To top off the miserable experience, we have to sit through the smug ******** face of Jeff Smisek telling us the great progress they’re making painting airplanes.* Really Jeff?* You are proud of your major accomplishment of painting airplanes?* Well maybe your crack team can start on the computer systems next.

Jeff, you better stay in your ivory tower because if you show your face at any airport, I’m pretty sure you’re going t get slapped and maybe have your neck wrung Bart Simpson style.** I’ll keep you posted on those UAL put options…