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Canceled / Delayed / Overbooked Late arrival, missed connection United fl

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May 26, 2011, 7:05 PM

Deekay

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Late arrival, missed connection United fl

Our United flight arrived late and left late from St Louis, then was late arriving at Dulles. We had to run from A gate to D gate to catch a connecting United flight to Boston. Some assistance from United personnel would have helped us greatly to navigate the airport, bus shuttle, etc. - especially for passengers connecting btw United flights. Not even a call ahead to inform them we'll be at D gate in a few minutes. The best part is the flight to Boston left 2 minutes EARLY!? so all our great efforts to reach our connecting United flight were for naught when we reached the gate 1 minute "late". This is a no-win airline.

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