21.   United has a hose-pipe ban in place, which it is unlikely to remove.

22.   United has a similar arrangement with a regional airline -- Mesa Air -- although it funnels the flights in and out of San Francisco International Airport.

23.   United has other labor headaches as well.

24.   United had to accommodate the passengers during the delay, compensate them for the inconvenience and pay the crew overtime.

25.   United has a history of facing German clubs in the final stages of the Champions League.

26.   United has several injury concerns, with four defenders likely to be out.

27.   United could have gone top of group G, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored in the sixth minute in his first Champions League start of the season.

28.   United has a tough end to its season, playing Leeds, Chelsea and Arsenal in its final six games.

29.   United has its own broad international alliances, including a major deal with Lufthansa German Airlines, and says it favors such deals.

30.   United had many young supporters at Bislett stadium.