united vs vaustralia: $719 + taxes to US

[Vet]

Bestflights.com.au's e-alert tells me United is flying to places like San Fran for much the same as vaustralia is.

[chunky]

But the quality of airline is vastly different.

[Vet]

My trip in Feb is on United, Mel-SFO direct (I think), and then its a 4 hour drive to Tahoe.

By comparison, the 'cheap' trip on vaustralia to Tahoe in March/April, via Sydney and LAX, isn't so cheap by the time I add a hotel in LA and a delightful 8-10 hour drive the next day. And that's just getting out of LA's airport.

So I'll ask vaustralia about a 'sweetener'. United can't be that bad.

[Podlettte]

less legroom, they dont have individual screens and their customer service is shocking! BH can tell the story of his sister in law's experience, but basically it was absolutely shocking, and i'd never fly with them as a result

[Totalyrottn]

Originally posted by Vet:
My trip in Feb is on United, Mel-SFO direct (I think), and then its a 4 hour drive to Tahoe.

By comparison, the 'cheap' trip on vaustralia to Tahoe in March/April, via Sydney and LAX, isn't so cheap by the time I add a hotel in LA and a delightful 8-10 hour drive the next day. And that's just getting out of LA's airport.

So I'll ask vaustralia about a 'sweetener'. United can't be that bad.

Vet, United are the WORST airline I have ever flown on, there Service IS SH!T, I would only Fly with them again if I had no other option

[Vet]

Less legroom than Qantas????

Can it be so bad that its better to fly via Sydney to LA and then drive 8 hours to Heavenly???

[chunky]

I fought tooth and nail to be put on Qantas. They gave me direct but I was happy to go via Sydney if I had to to avoid United.

[Totalyrottn]

Originally posted by Vet:
Less legroom than Qantas????

Can it be so bad that its better to fly via Sydney to LA and then drive 8 hours to Heavenly???

In a word "YES"

Vet I know you like a deal, but there is NO deal in flying United

[Podlettte]

why not fly via sydney on QANTAS to SFO? that's what we're doing vet.....

[Dr D]

My sister flew Sydney - Hawaii via NZ with United for her honeymoon.

The plane broke down on each flight and they had to stay overnight in Auckland in both directions.