I’m impressed, United!

Check out this email from United that was in my inbox this morning:

Dear Mr. Lucky:

We realize you fly United because you value high-quality and personalized service. We know we gave you less than that on May 04, 2009 when you experienced a delay from Washington to Tampa.

We know we’ve let you down on previous trips, too.

We continuously focus on raising our standards so you can count on a reliable and enjoyable flight experience, whether it’s for business or pleasure.

We need to be more consistent – and we will be. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to you by depositing 8,000 miles into your Mileage Plus account.

Thank you for your business and continued loyalty to United.

Sincerely,

Customer Relations Team

First of all, this is the most “detailed” form letter I’ve received without complaining. Second of all, my Washington to Tampa flight was only a little over 20 minutes late, but my flights before that were all screwed up. Thanks United, I could get used to this! Does any other airline do this as consistently as United?

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Pat Guest

I didn't receive a thing for the 45 minute delay that almost caused me to miss my international connection. They just like you better :)

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lucky New Member

@ JLSocks -- Tell me about it. I've had delays spanning several hours without an email, but then I get one for a 20 minute delay. @ Jackie -- Congrats, hope you can take advantage of it! @ hobo13 -- I believe I coined that term! :D @ Gray -- Isn't that why we love flying United? @ BTA -- If complaining more gets me more miles without asking, then I'll have to step up my complaining! @ bmvaughn -- C'mon now, what would be the fun in that? @ Bschaff1 -- Anyone that flies United frequently knows better than to have expectations. @ Sam -- I've gotten similar emails in the past without any offer of miles, although they weren't quite as detailed and didn't include the "we know we've let you down on previous trips" part. @ bk3day -- Maybe your flights are usually on time? @ UAPremierGuy -- That seems to be the case. @ DiscoPapa -- While I'm flattered, we're talking about United here. Don't you think you're giving them a bit much credit? ;)

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DiscoPapa Member

United is probably on to the fact that "Mr. Lucky" runs a popular blog...might as well put more efforts into keeping him happy. Just a thought...

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UAPremierGuy Member

Only 1K's get e-mail's such as this, AFAIK.

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bk3day Guest

I knew it ...UA always liked you better! Gee, they never write to me unless I write to them first. I guess I'm really not all that special to them ::big sniff::

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