I swore off United in 1996 and have flown one trip with them since and that was due to United being the only non-stop available. Spoke with a Sr. V.P. as escalated the issue and basically United did not care though was agreeing there was shared fault in the situation and that United caused the first domino to tumble. I had United not just cancel my frequent flyer account but remove me as a customer in their tracking system. I used to fly 20 or more roundtrips a year with United. Never had an issue until I did and was done at that point. Southwest and Alaska Air are my go-to choices domestically. Heck, Southwest will put miles in my account without a peep from me when a flight leg is delayed past a certain point or send a free ticket. I don't need First Class or a meal flying across three or fewer time zones so Southwest works for me.
I avoid them unless their flights are the only ones available to get to a destination. I'm guessing since my parents and the OP both used United, they offer the only/best option for getting to and from Jo-burg. Hopefully the OPs trip is only on the up and up from the initial delays!
The other direct flight there from the US is on Delta flying out of Atlanta (I only know because I’m planning a trip there next June.)
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Hunt Talk blacks out any traffic from South Africa. Too many problems with spammers and scammers. We shouldn't expect to hear from OP until he's on his way back.
You can put an Apple AirTag in your checked items including the gun case.
It’s true, I was in South Africa just last week and this site would not work Unless you use a VPN, which I do. I am presently in the southern Indian Ocean and a lot of sites require circumventing the system via VPN.
Your life sounds interesting
This seems to be the workaround if do not have a VPN handy...OP will need to send email or use DropBox to get pictures to buddy who then posts the OP's pictures and the OP's recap so a Live hunt.
Wow! Thanks. Wonder if it will work with my Galaxy phone? I'll check it out!
Psshh, I'm on the moon. Prove otherwise.
I was thinking about this for my upcoming African trip. Unfortunately, it seems I don't have any friends on this site that I communicate with via email. Guess I could get my daughter join Hunt Talk and have her regurgitate my email messages to her. Maybe not. I think it's a better idea if she and I live separate lives on the net. Or maybe I could just be more friendly?
We’re just going to have to live with the dead zone. He sent me a few texts and pics before going to sleep, but I think if I posted much more than I did that it would just detract from the fully detailed story.
Pics or it didn't happen
