Apr

More planes grounded, more flights cancelled. Is yours one of them?

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Another day, another set of planes grounded for safety checks. that duration it’s United Airlines, which has taken its Boeing 777 fleet out of service after discovering that a positive analysis on part of the planes’ cargo hold fire suppression system had not been performed. In a statement, the airline took great pains to point out that that lapse was not their fault, saying it was actually Boeing that blew it it by failing to include the analysis in it’s maintenance manual. United grounded all 52 of its 777s for retesting (that’s 11% of its fleet), and still has 16 to go. Forty one flights were canceled on Wednesday, and there are likely to be more nowadays.

After the jump: Where do United’s 777s fly, and should you be worried about your flight?

United uses the long-range 777 primarily on worldly routes, and without providing specifics, says Tokyo, London and other universal markets were particularly tough hit by the grounding. But the airline plus uses the 777 domestically, and says that that is how things went down

yesterday:

Chicago O’Hare: 11 daily 777 flights, 5 canceled
Denver: 4 daily flights, 3 canceled
Washington/Dulles: 13 daily flights, 7 canceled
San Francisco: 10 daily flights, 1 canceled
Los Angeles: 5 daily flights, 3 canceled
Hawaii: 6 daily flights, 2 canceled
International: 34 daily flights, 20 canceled

The airline can’t really say what things are going to look like nowadays, but whether your city isn’t on the list above, you’re probably ok. whether you are flying out of or into one of these cities and aren’t certain what type of aircraft you happen to be booked on, you can get the info by pulling up your reservation from United’s website whether you don’t feel like doing that, you can speak to a friendly customer service representative by calling 1.800.UNITED1.

Source: United Airlines
Photo: Boeing