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Zorro

(19,080 posts)
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:27 PM 22 hrs ago

Airline Reacts to Passenger Boycott of Trump Airport

The airline has an update for flyers who’d rather steer clear of President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

United Airlines is reportedly preparing to allow passengers free flight changes if they’d rather not pass through President Donald J. Trump International Airport.

The airport formerly known as Palm Beach International was officially renamed in honor of the 80-year-old president last week, the latest in a string of landmarks to bear Trump’s name since his return to the White House for a second term in January 2025.

For travelers who’d prefer to steer clear of the newly rebranded airport, United plans to offer complimentary flight changes to nearby Fort Lauderdale or Miami, according to an internal memo obtained by Live And Let’s Fly.

The airline would allow eligible passengers to switch airports without paying typical change fees, giving anti-Trump flyers an easy off-ramp.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/united-airlines-reacts-to-passenger-boycott-of-trump-airport/
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Airline Reacts to Passenger Boycott of Trump Airport (Original Post) Zorro 22 hrs ago OP
For anyone wondering, yes they use "DJT" because PDO and PED were already taken RockRaven 22 hrs ago #1
If he pays relogic 21 hrs ago #8
So if you fly out of that airport to Cairycat 22 hrs ago #2
The TRUTH!! riversedge 21 hrs ago #5
"" AllaN01Bear 21 hrs ago #6
HA HAHAHAHAAHAHA!!! FoxNewsSucks 21 hrs ago #12
You left out IMBECILE. AZ8theist 13 hrs ago #34
🤣🤣🤣 ultralite001 20 hrs ago #18
collectors items Tetrachloride 20 hrs ago #24
And to Fresno, it's DJT-FAT OMGWTF 19 hrs ago #28
Kind of reminds me... Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #29
Or fly from Fukuoka (Japan) .... mwooldri 4 min ago #39
I take it that folks have let United how they feel about the name change. riversedge 21 hrs ago #3
Hahaha Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #4
Wow, so it's true, everything Trump touches dies. Even the airports. OGBuzz 21 hrs ago #7
Are those the same airports that the Continental Army wnylib 20 hrs ago #16
The second that asshole is out of office, all the signs will be down Warpy 21 hrs ago #9
Not in Florduh maxsolomon 21 hrs ago #11
ugh Skittles 20 hrs ago #23
And eventually wind up at the bottom of the sea JoseBalow 15 hrs ago #31
It will become a party event, like when the Berlin wall was torn down. wnylib 20 hrs ago #17
Not that simple localroger 13 hrs ago #35
Trump will sic ICE on anyone who requests an alternate route Orrex 21 hrs ago #10
Fun fact, tickets from West Palm Beach to Sioux City read DJT- SUX. bluesbassman 21 hrs ago #13
With trumps curse being a proven real thing Figarosmom 21 hrs ago #14
Waiting MW67 14 hrs ago #33
... catbyte 20 hrs ago #15
Pssst... ultralite001 20 hrs ago #20
So what are we to do if we want to avoid anything that has his name or taint on it? efhmc 20 hrs ago #19
LOL LeftInTX 20 hrs ago #21
that's hysterical. good for united! nt orleans 20 hrs ago #22
Is he leasing his name to the Palm Beach airport? FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #25
Yes, thats correct (well, hes getting a cut of all airport merch with the new initials on it) Volaris 19 hrs ago #26
Denver's Mayor......PENA popsdenver 13 hrs ago #36
Great! SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #27
Might as well Mr. Evil 17 hrs ago #30
To curry favor, his buttkissers push to get his name on stuff while he's alive, because... Beartracks 15 hrs ago #32
Unless it's a dump The Madcap 40 min ago #38
Thanks United... Historic NY 10 hrs ago #37

RockRaven

(20,211 posts)
1. For anyone wondering, yes they use "DJT" because PDO and PED were already taken
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 12:31 PM
22 hrs ago

by airports in the Czech Republic and Indonesia respectively.

relogic

(480 posts)
8. If he pays
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:20 PM
21 hrs ago

my DJT boarding pass, sign me up. Hell, I’d even share a seat with another FFD to show my disgust, but Hegsbreath and RFK would have my itinerary cancelled for being overweight.

FoxNewsSucks

(12,048 posts)
12. HA HAHAHAHAAHAHA!!!
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:43 PM
21 hrs ago

That would be the ONLY flight I would ever take from an airport named after a racist make-up slathered rapist Russian asset.

Wednesdays

(23,676 posts)
29. Kind of reminds me...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 04:22 PM
18 hrs ago

...at the height of Watergate, there were two streets that intersected in Ann Arbor, Michigan: Bluett Street and Nixon Street. At the time, there were pictures circulating of the street sign at that corner: Nixon-Bluett.


wnylib

(27,128 posts)
16. Are those the same airports that the Continental Army
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:04 PM
20 hrs ago

protected during the American Revolution?

Warpy

(114,828 posts)
9. The second that asshole is out of office, all the signs will be down
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:20 PM
21 hrs ago

People are going to want to forget him as soon as possible, and that goesd double for the idiots who voted for him.

localroger

(3,786 posts)
35. Not that simple
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:34 PM
13 hrs ago

New Orleans' airport was named Moisant Field, after daredevil aviation pioneer John Moisant who crashed and died there in 1910, and it was given the 3-letter code MSY which actually made sense at the time. This was in the 1940's. Despite being named after more famous and recognizable (and marketable) NOLA legend Louis Armstrong in 2001, it was not possible to get the IATA code changed and it's still MSY a quarter century after the name change. I guess presidentin' does have its perks, and I suspect getting that code changed again is going to be seen as not worth the effort when it affects a global system of nomenclature that exists precisely to eliminate ambiguity.

Figarosmom

(15,355 posts)
14. With trumps curse being a proven real thing
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:56 PM
21 hrs ago

I'd avoid an airport named after him too.

MW67

(244 posts)
33. Waiting
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 08:00 PM
14 hrs ago

For the curse to take full effect on the GOP, hopefully the wait will be over SOON ,and the curse strong and lasting, they've worked so hard and long to earn it, hope they own it at least that much longer

efhmc

(17,428 posts)
19. So what are we to do if we want to avoid anything that has his name or taint on it?
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:19 PM
20 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(43,538 posts)
25. Is he leasing his name to the Palm Beach airport?
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:56 PM
20 hrs ago

What I'm asking is, does he get PAID when they use his name?

He gets paid every time a hotel, resort or casino uses his name, so I'd be surprised if he's not getting paid for this too.

Volaris

(11,900 posts)
26. Yes, thats correct (well, hes getting a cut of all airport merch with the new initials on it)
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 03:08 PM
19 hrs ago

Not so sure about non-branded...like, I don't think he gets a cut of the snacks for sale.

popsdenver

(2,952 posts)
36. Denver's Mayor......PENA
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:52 PM
13 hrs ago

tried that here in Colorado/Denver when DIA was built. He assumed that it would be named after him, despite all his corruption surrounding the building of the airport....................

We shot his ass out of the water, and he had to settle for the road into the Airport, Pena Blvd......

Mr. Evil

(3,490 posts)
30. Might as well
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 05:38 PM
17 hrs ago

rename it to 'Child Rapist International Airport.'

With free tours to Mag-A-Lardo.

Beartracks

(14,808 posts)
32. To curry favor, his buttkissers push to get his name on stuff while he's alive, because...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 07:47 PM
15 hrs ago

... they know it ain't gonna happen after he's gone.

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Historic NY

(40,255 posts)
37. Thanks United...
Sat Jul 18, 2026, 12:33 AM
10 hrs ago

I don't know about them changing he airport identifier. Those are pretty ingrained in all communications and radar data. They might run into some headwinds. There is more to just putting Dumbo initials on paper. A lot of reprogramming here and around the world.

My airport here wanted to change but it still bears its Army Air Corps identifier, even if the name was changed,

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