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In response to "have a flight attendant announce on the speaker asking for anyone willing to swap" by groiny

Why? They are legally allowed to bump the guy, why spend the money?

Posted by ty97 Apr 11 '17, 07:51

The answer is: change the laws. Until we do, United would be STUPID to not bump the guy

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sure, United would be *stupid* not to embrace this PR! -- nm - Max Apr 11, 07:52 6
- They IDB people often, you just don't hear about it. This is an odd case. - ty97 Apr 11, 07:54 5
  - I wouldn't call the IDB system wise business, I'd call it gambling. -- nm - Max Apr 11, 07:56 4
    - They know how often people book and don't show up and they run algorithms to determine the right overbooking amount - ty97 Apr 11, 08:07 3
      - They lost this time. And then had the cops enforce a win. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 08:11 2
        
        Obviously they lost this time, but overall they win. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 08:11 1
        
        But this is my point - instead of sucking up the loss they tried to have The House Always Wins. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 08:20
United was stupid to let this happen. They could have offered someone a year long flight pass and it would have cost them less than this will. -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 07:52 8
- If they'd known what would happen, I bet they would have. But this is a unicorn situation. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 07:55 7
  - I don't think it is all that far fetched to be honest - groiny Apr 11, 07:58 6
    - Three weren't. -- nm - volnelk Apr 11, 08:01 4
      - You don't know that though. -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 08:01 3
        
        Being upset is different than running back onto the damn plane. Companies upset customers every day. - volnelk Apr 11, 08:07 1
        
        Groiny is right that it's not far-fetched. Once you call law enforcement, the possibility of someone being removed by force is very foreseeable -- nm - Roger More Apr 11, 08:33
        
        (one was the dude's wife) -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 08:02
    - I bet it starts happening a lot more now -- nm - Epiphany Apr 11, 07:59

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