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A passenger on a United flight was forceably removed by police because United overbooked the flight and he refused to leave -- (link)

Posted by decline (aka Decline) Apr 10 '17, 06:12

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https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/851421943677030400 (twitter.com)

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I don't fly but from what I read airlines are horrible and it seems there's nothing that can be done to make them a better business. - Krusty Apr 10, 06:24 2
- Air travel is the new Greyhound. It's become a commodity. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 06:34
- Well, part is that people keep complaining about the price even when we're paying like a fifth of what 1950s passengers were paying after inflation. - Ender Apr 10, 06:29
That statement basically says "Hey, WE didn't drag him off. Talk to the cops about that." -- nm - Ender Apr 10, 06:23
I don't get how overbooking is valid. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:23 6
- Airline are allowed by law to overbook as they no they will have no-shows (hotels do it too) - ty97 Apr 10, 06:27 2
  - But here's my question -- you take my money for the ticket. If I don't show, I don't get the money back in many cases, do I? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:31 1
    - IDB amounts are higher than the cost of many tickets, but even if they are not, no you don't. - ty97 Apr 10, 06:33
- I don't understand how it even happens unless it's a Southwest-style no-assigned-seating situation. -- nm - Ender Apr 10, 06:25 2
  - I'm just reminded of Seinfeld's reservations comments. "Sir, I understand what reservations are." "I'm not so sure you do." -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:26 1
    - "You know how to -take- the reservation, you just don't know how to HOLD the reservation" -- nm - rollo Apr 10, 06:27
...and he was apparently a Doctor heading home to see patients. A (unsubstantiated) rumor has it he was bumped for an airline employee -- nm - decline Apr 10, 06:20 6
- i think that was what he was told - they needed 4 seats for stand-by crew. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:21 5
  - While researching the Delta situation yesterday, I came across part of United either pilot or FA contract that seemed to say -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 10, 06:35
  - 4 flight crew needed in Louisville that night for another flight. People were offered $800 + hotel to bump. No one agreed, so they forced people -- (link) - decline Apr 10, 06:29 3
    - they should never have boarded the plane. this is a terrible move by them. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:31 2
      - Yeah, as Will said, you sort the IBD at the gate before boarding -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 06:32 1
        
        Actually, what I said if you sell 100% of the tickets, not 101%+. - Will Hunting Apr 10, 06:36
Air Canada booted a couple who had booked their flight 3 months earlier due to overbooking - Beaker Apr 10, 06:19 2
- For most airlines, when you booked could (or not) be a factor in determining who gets bumped, but it's not a prime factor. - ty97 Apr 10, 06:24
- pre-paying for seats helps i think, but it's no guarantee. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 06:20
Apparently he refused to leave because he's a doctor & had to be somewhere for medical reasons (and apparently they let him back on after being *ass -- (edited) - Andie Apr 10, 06:19
How do they even let people board until the overbooking is resolved? -- nm - TWuG Apr 10, 06:19

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