Thread: Any UAL non-revs traveling through Singapore/Changi airport soon? (Bag recovered)

What was that about opinions??? Yes Opinions are like ...... and everyone has one and they all be quite a funky!!!

Originally Posted by riverliver

I guess we believe in the honesty and integrity of fellow UAL employees and retirees and would verify the identity of both that person and ourselves before proceeding. All items in the backpack are categorized by the Changi Airport lost and found & security depts, so the person retrieving it for us would know exactly what is in our bag. In addition, they require passport numbers, both ours and the person picking up our bag in advance, as well as additional security measures. And, yes, I would certainly do a fellow employee a favor such as this if all questions were answered to my satisfaction so that is why we asked. Lastly, did we ask for your opinion??? I think all we were asking for is a favor.

Very risky situation River. Although it sounds great, I cannot see the " Hello, I'm here to pick up a bag for a friend of mine who is 5 timezones away". So like they say on Shark Tank, "I'm Out".

Yes, we have been in contact with UAL in Singapore. Since there never was a United bag tag assigned to this item, they are unable to help us be it revenue or non-revenue, and for obvious security reasons they cannot ship an unaccompanied bag. Appreciate your response and suggestion though and wish we could help you with that all-expense paid trip...would be a win-win for both!

I'll be honest with you. I wouldn't do it unless I maybe even knew who you were. That seems like a big hassle to go through for a complete stranger with all other stresses of travel combined. However I think you are doing the right thing asking here. Maybe someone would be willing to do this for you but good luck. I'd say its quite a long shot though. Its just that taking packages, and or bringing packages from an unknown person is risky and a big hassle. I had a friend ask me to ship something for him because he knew I had an airline discount with Fedex, and I denied it because, I knew he was unemployed, and who knows what he sticks inside a television??? I told him to use the post office. Maybe with certain friends, I don't need enemies eh? The way I figured was like this. I would rather lose a friend that doesn't pay my bills than a job I need to have to pay my bills. I would do this.....


A. Forget the items, not worth it...


B. Send it by slow boat instead of Fedex. You'll get it when you get it.


C. Go take another vacation to SIN and use your belongings as an excuse to do it all over again even for just a few days. The Lion City is great.


D. See "A".


I know you asked for favors, and not opinions, but I hope you take this more like a good few suggestions....and great luck to you.

Thanks for the suggestions but have already thought of them all. Appreciate your input & thanks for your time.