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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…

 

Hey, the airplanes are looking GOOD!

 

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I don't think I would look to a "blogger" with a title of "Get Rich Slick" for my investment advice nor would I take his word for what is happening at an airline based on his 3 flights.

"FA's helping themselves to First Class". Could it have been the FA crew meals that he saw them eating?

UAL has its issues but this same article could be written about almost any carrier.

The interwebs are filled with these investment geniuses. Most are self anointed and are absolute failures at what they do. But hey they know airlines....

L

 

While I don't disagree with his assessment of UAL, he's clearly a moron. Anyone who makes financial decisions out of anger is going to lose their arse.

Flight attendants helping themselves to first class? Uhhh.... what's he talking about?

 

Probably chowing down on leftovers.

 

They eat my meals all the time. What? You guys at UAL don't have that problem? You're in for a real treat.

 

How about JD Powers? (JD Edwards is/was a software company).

Don't think the company will fail, but he does hit some salient points in that the system does not exist to give passengers a pleasant travel experience, where they feel they get their value for their money.

It exists to make the shareholders and the Board of Directors wealthy.

I'm guessing a SLI and SOC are at least two years away.

 

Nothing that a good steak dinner, and expensing it cant fix!

J

 

You're right. What credibility does a guy like this have. Problem for UAL is that a lot of people are infrequent fliers. Maybe once every few years even. But they go and tell their circle of family and friends their experience and next thing they know is people avoid UAL.CAL when they can.

 

I thought maybe this thread was about a new PBS avoid weighting system

AVOID (Like the plague): CCS, BOG, Work (weekly) Sat/Sun