Airline sends apology, forgets to fill in form-letter blanks

The user included a scan of the letter, which reads in part: "Your comments regarding (SPECIFIC EVENT) will be used for coaching and training our employees. To encourage you to fly with us again and as a tangible means of acknowledging your disappointment, enclosed is (SPECIFIC ITEM). (CUSTOMER NAME), I ask you that you allow us another opportunity to serve you."

A writer for the Independent Journal Review seemed to want to give a little credit to the airline but still found himself siding with the customer, writing, "Although it does seem like a well-intentioned effort to address whatever the complaint was, there is a certain lack of specificity and warmth in the response, don't you agree?"

New York Daily News reached out to the airline, which didn't address the issue of this specific apology letter, but instead offered this statement: "In our efforts to provide a timely response, our representatives sometimes use standardized wording to start drafting a letter addressing the customer's concern."

So how does the airline stack up against its competitors in ratings?

​Skytrax, which compiles ratings and reviews for more than 650 airlines, gave the airline three out of five stars, meaning the airline delivers "a fair quality performance."

And Forbes says last year's Airline Quality Rating report rated United Airlines at No. 14 — dead last when it came to on-time performance, denied boardings, mishandled baggage and customer complaints.

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