United Airlines - Passenger removal

[Danish Blue]

Sadly it does seem to be the same man but even so, his past has nothing to do with what happened on the plane.

Rag Airlines were in the wrong on a number of counts. First of all, this wasn't a case of simply overbooking or overselling. That involves selling more seats than there are available and hoping some people don't turn up. This was a case of them having the right number of people for the seats available but then finding they had to fly four relief crew to Louisville.

Second they do have the right to deny boarding but the passengers were already boarded so they came under flight deck rules. Passengers can still be ejected for a number of reasons but needing the seat at the last minute doesn't appear to be one of them.

Third, there is no maximum amount that they are restricted to under these circumstances. There is a set tariff but there's no compulsion to restrict themselves to that amount. If they were really stuck, offer people a couple of thousand dollars, a hotel stay, limousine travel, free flights whatever.

Finally they have rules about who can be bumped and someone travelling with others should have been low on that list. Also people who had confirmed seat reservations shouldn't be bumped. If someone's just turned up and paid for a ticket then they should be the first ones on the list for involuntary bumping, if that's absolutely necessary.

Well I agree that his past has no bearing, I would also add manhandling a 69 year old man off the plane isn't too smart either.

 

[brass neck]

They Also break guitars as I recall.

 

[snorky]

They Also break guitars as I recall.

Iv'e heard your poor excuses, Iv'e chased your wild gooses.
That was fuckin awful. :)

 

[Ronnie the Rep]

I don't fly business or first either nor did I say I was. I have a gold card as I'm a frequent flyer so why don't you get back inside your box and go back to being happy to being the subservient little thing.

I make no apologies for calling out shite practices such as bumping customers so they can ferry their staff about. You obviously think United have acted within their rights. I don't.

Subservient? to who? I didn't say the airline was correct in how they handled it. I said that bumping was a common practice in any commercial airline. United royally screwed up. You came across bertie big bollocks with your gold card quote so if you don't normally fly business or first you must have seen this happen

 

[Gelsons Dad]

I did some of the code for the shop-floor control systems!

Some code! Semaphore I presume.

 

[west didsblue]

Anyone flying with United deserves anything they get. Should have flown with Cityjet.

 

[TCIB]

I would like to commend the chairman of Chicago City Council’s Aviation Committee who has stated after this event regarding the chicago aviation authority's desire to arm it's officers that the officers had 'lost the argument to have firearms'.

I have not watched the video but heard they smashed his face into the tray thing? is that right? fuck me if it is, that is excessive force if ever i heard it. Two blokes could pry his hands free and drag him surely.

 

[quiet_riot]

 

[TCIB]

That is fucking fantastic hahahahhaha, err i mean terrible terrible stuff. :-D

 

[SWP's back]

Subservient? to who? I didn't say the airline was correct in how they handled it. I said that bumping was a common practice in any commercial airline. United royally screwed up. You came across bertie big bollocks with your gold card quote so if you don't normally fly business or first you must have seen this happen

I've never seen it happen no. I would imagine the reason for that is generally that people are usually bumped prior to check-in, not once they've boarded.

A gold card simply means you use the same airline a lot, nothing remotely big bollocks about it.