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SteelBird

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They have lost 250 million on stock market value and if Chinese market boycott their flight, would they go bankrupt?

Further, Did I miss something here. Mr. Dao ran back to the plane, did he finally take the flight?
 
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manqiangrexue

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SteelBird said:
They have lost 250 million on stock market value and if Chinese market boycott their flight, would they go bankrupt?
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It's gone back up now, huh? They had lost 800 mill, then 1.4 bill, now it's 250 mill? OK. Well, whether they go bankrupt will depend on how heavily they are boycotted. They can get hit really hard in China and somewhat in the US but I think they'll probably survive. Worst comes to worse, they fire the CEO, the manager, everyone involved, spend millions on ads for public forgiveness, and then dig deep into their pockets to come up with some cheap cheap fares for a while. As angry as everyone is, if the same flight is $300 from competitors, $200 from UA, there's gonna be some budging on the ethics. Then, after a while, it'll all die down and they'll be fine. But it's gonna hurt before that.
 
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manqiangrexue said:
It's gone back up now, huh? They had lost 800 mill, then 1.4 bill, now it's 250 mill? OK. Well, whether they go bankrupt will depend on how heavily they are boycotted. They can get hit really hard in China and somewhat in the US but I think they'll probably survive. Worst comes to worse, they fire the CEO, the manager, everyone involved, spend millions on ads for public forgiveness, and then dig deep into their pockets to come up with some cheap cheap fares for a while. As angry as everyone is, if the same flight is $300 from competitors, $200 from UA, there's gonna be some budging on the ethics. Then, after a while, it'll all die down and they'll be fine. But it's gonna hurt before that.
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I have never been price conscious when it comes to who I fly with.My first choice is Emirates. I never take my laptop with me, so not being able to them on board as hand luggage is not a disincentive to fly with the airline. I make up for the more expensive ticket with the free alcohol. Funny that eh, a middle eastern airline plying its passengers with free alcohol like it was going out of fashion.
 
AssassinsMace

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A Yahoo financial analyst on a video said that United stock wasn't affected the Monday this story went viral. But the stock value did drop the day after when the news caught up in China. It also seems strange how the Western media are trying to clarify Dao's ethnicity. Clearly they want him to be Vietnamese when Dao supposedly charge he was being singled out for being Chinese. Is it because they know it could affect United's business in China?
 
manqiangrexue

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AssassinsMace said:
A Yahoo financial analyst on a video said that United stock wasn't affected the Monday this story went viral. But the stock value did drop the day after when the news caught up in China. It also seems strange how the Western media are trying to clarify Dao's ethnicity. Clearly they want him to be Vietnamese when Dao supposedly charge he was being singled out for being Chinese. Is it because they know it could affect United's business in China?
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LOLOL Day 3, CEO Oscar Munoz goes on live TV to read an apology letter in Mandarin Hahahaha
 
Equation

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Apparently the doctor is Vietnamese-American. Regardless of what race or ethnicity he is, he shouldn't be treated that way. If this incident were to happen in China the media would blame it on the CPC or Communist Chinese culture for lack of compassion and "human rights"...blah, blah, blah...you get the idea.

This is Dr David Dao, the 69-year-old doctor who was violently dragged off United Airlines Flight 3411. Dr Dao is a Vietnamese-American man, married to paediatrician Teresa Dao, who works in a clinic in Elizabethtown. Dr Dao is a father of five children, four of whom are doctors, and is also a grandfather. Dr Dao allegedly specialises in internal medicine and previously worked at Hardin Memorial Hospital, even owning his own medical practice at one point.
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It is absurd to "deplane" someone because the aircraft is oversold. IIRC selling more tickets then there are seat was introduced in the 1960's because there were "always" travellers not arriving on time or not at all. It took many years before travellers had a right to compensation for the time they had lost and the cost of a hotel room. The EU introduced rules on that some twenty(?) years ago.
The company would have saved money by employing a business jet for its four employees.
 
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