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In response to "So here's where I'm struggling. They had an IDB situation. Ignore for a moment whether they *should* have had an IDB situation." by ty97

you keep offering stuff till someone volunteers. make it good enough, someone will step up. So, an $800 voucher didn't do it. Try a $1000. -- nm*

Posted by Andie Apr 11 '17, 07:40

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Delta started at $1K + hotel this weekend. I almost did it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 07:58 2
- Delta was also in a complete meltdown this weekend and couldn't get people home for days - ty97 Apr 11, 08:00 1
  - Yes. Like I said, I almost did it. I gather a few other people did do it, because they stopped asking. :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 08:02
A family of three reportedly made 11k this weekend from Delta by being bumped three times. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 07:45 3
- I think I just made a career change. Professional Plane Bumpee . -- nm - Bacon Apr 11, 07:47 2
  - for sure, if I have nowhere to be, bump me all week long. -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 07:47 1
    - I want to buy my mom a car for Christmas can you bump me a couple extra times this week? -- nm - Bacon Apr 11, 07:50
In a case like this, United needed to just go over the top with customer service and they didn't. But to me, the blame is still misdirected. - volnelk Apr 11, 07:45 3
- the violence, yes, the reason for the violence is totally on them for being dumb. - groiny Apr 11, 07:47 2
  - But the violence is the only reason this became a story. It's the only reason anyone cares. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 08:01 1
    - people should be pissed off if they are removed from planes. - groiny Apr 11, 08:04
What if no one steps up? - ty97 Apr 11, 07:42 20
- You bump your employees and charter a flight for them. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 07:44 16
  - This. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 11, 07:48
  - This is where they are really getting hammered. It was their own fucking employees bumping paying customers. - Bacon Apr 11, 07:46 14
    - Right, but those employees were going to Louisville to work a flight the next morning. - ty97 Apr 11, 07:50 9
      - Sure, they get there via the gulfstream or whatever. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 07:52 4
        
        uh-huh, charter a plane, that's logical -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 07:57 3
        
        You know what's not logical? Not having peope where they need to be, instead of relying on shafting your paying customers. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 08:24
        
        Unless there is a rule that crew members have to travel on company equipment, which there very well might be -- (edited) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 11, 07:59 1
        
        Sure, if you can see the one PR situation like this coming, charter the plane, but they aren't Miss Cleo. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 08:00
      - in this case, Chicago to Louisville, the answer should be simple. - groiny Apr 11, 07:52 1
        
        Union rules wouldn't allow it I'm sure -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 07:56
      - The public never pays attention to get those details. We are a headline culture. -- nm - Bacon Apr 11, 07:52 1
        
        Headline -- United can't schedule the right number of crews to work in the right place. - Will Hunting Apr 11, 07:53
    - I can see it from a union standpoint though: "Hell no you're not going to choose income over employees and make us pay our own way to destination." -- nm - Max Apr 11, 07:48 3
      - There's no paying their own way -- they get the United-comped limo ride or the Gulfstream - Will Hunting Apr 11, 07:51
      - no-one is suggesting they pay their own way. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 07:49 1
        
        I'm just imaging that if they don't have a Deadhead-over-customers clause, they end up getting shafted somehow. This is United we're talking about :) -- nm - Max Apr 11, 07:50
- thing is, someone would eventually step up. - groiny Apr 11, 07:44
- someone will. eventually. everyone has a price. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 07:43 1
  - *fistbump* -- nm - groiny Apr 11, 07:44

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