will.i.am fumes after missing flight
Rapper will.i.am was left fuming on Tuesday (07Oct14) after airline officials gave away his seat on a flight from New York to China because he was running late for check-in.
The Black Eyed Peas star had been booked on a United Airlines plane, but when he arrived at the airport just 45 minutes before take off, he discovered his reservation was no more.
He hit out at customer service representatives via a series of
angry posts on Twitter.com and insisted he would avoid flying with
United in the future.
In a warning to fans, he wrote, "Make sure when you fly to china
via @united you get to the airport 1day (sic) before because
they'll give your seats away...
"I fly (rival international airlines) @BA @quantas @koreanAIR
@singaporeAIR & they wait for premium passengers to arrive...they
don't give away your seat like @united...
"Plane leave (sic) at 1:15 I got to the airport at 12:30...@united
is the worse (sic)..."
United Airline representatives advise travelers to check in at the
airport at least an hour before their scheduled departure time.