What the Heck?! Thread (Closed)

[manqiangrexue]

CNN and other news state that in the contract airlines have right to remove passengers if it is overbooked. This means you buy a ticket but you might not be able to fly with it and the reason is sometime passengers who have bought tickets but don't show up and airlines don't want to fly with empty seats. I just wonder how laws could allow such rules!

It's American style. If the police here grab you while you're walking and tell you to eat shit from the ground, you better do it and sue them later cus if you refuse, they can beat you into the stone-age and now everything's on you for not complying with police orders. And then they say that America is the free democracy and other countries are police states that violate human rights LOLOL

 

[broadsword]

That kind of force is not justified in many other countries, especially in Asia. Normally the police will ask for his cooperation, whether to be handcuff or let away, failing which they will grab, restrain and handcuff him. Never do they have to slam the person to the floor or hit him.

In this case, United Airlines should have prepared for non-confrontational contingencies wherein a passenger refuses to cooperate. It could be simply blacklisting the passenger.

 

[SteelBird]

It's American style. If the police here grab you while you're walking and tell you to eat shit from the ground, you better do it and sue them later cus if you refuse, they can beat you into the stone-age and now everything's on you for not complying with police orders. And then they say that America is the free democracy and other countries are police states that violate human rights LOLOL

This is worse, on Facebook, someone replied like this:

There is one major fact that many don't seem to be aware of. The plane was NOT OVERBOOKED. United decided to transport 4 of their staff members to the destination and just "kick off" 4 passengers to make space for them.

 

[PiSigma]

it's United.. what did you expect?

 

[B.I.B.]

Once on a British Airways late night flight, stopped and checked my seat was in the right position and my seatbelt was on.She lean't over and said she could push my button for me if I liked.Heck she would have been older than my mum. hmmm........cougar maybe.

 

[SteelBird]

it's United.. what did you expect?

If there is alternative choice, one should never fly with United.

 

[Blackstone]

CNN and other news state that in the contract airlines have right to remove passengers if it is overbooked. This means you buy a ticket but you might not be able to fly with it and the reason is sometime passengers who have bought tickets but don't show up and airlines don't want to fly with empty seats. I just wonder how laws could allow such rules!

CNN should have also said airlines don't usually split people traveling together. The whole event is strange, because you had a doctor, traveling with his wife on a night flight, with intentions of treating patients in the morning. If that was known to the air crew, then the crew chief should be called on the carpet for his or her poor leadership.

 

[PiSigma]

CNN should have also said airlines don't usually split people traveling together. The whole event is strange, because you had a doctor, traveling with his wife on a night flight, with intentions of treating patients in the morning. If that was known to the air crew, then the crew chief should be called on the carpet for his or her poor leadership.

Apparently the wife volunteered to go off for the $800 but the husband (doctor) did not. And the airline wanted to keep them together.

Either way, united could have done a lot better.

 

[KIENCHIN]

Once on a British Airways late night flight, stopped and checked my seat was in the right position and my seatbelt was on.She lean't over and said she could push my button for me if I liked.Heck she would have been older than my mum. hmmm........cougar maybe.

Had the same experience on a United flight to Chicago from KL

 

[delft]

United might be the worst airline in US, I don't know, but it cannot be much worse than the average. What is the reputation of South West, to mention just one?
There is not really an alternative way of travelling on most journeys. Few and slow trains, slow buses or driving a car which are all fatiguing.