Fook United Airlines

[brutal]

I am shocked, SHOCKED that AOL is still around!

Where else can you get your own email address for $29.99 per month?

[Martinjmpr]

I am shocked, SHOCKED that AOL is still around!

My first thought as well. AOL is still a thing?


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[asmo]

I am shocked, SHOCKED that AOL is still around!

You mean Oath. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/yahoo-verizon-deal

[Aloha_Shooter]

This only applies to being "bumped". There are no protections for flights being cancelled. My own opinion is that their is no difference between being involuntarily bumped and cancelled (due to non weather events), but the laws don't make that distinction.

I quoted the sections relevant the topic at hand which was someone who was involuntarily deboarded but if you had bothered to go to the link I provided, you'd have seen they have a whole section on delayed and canceled flights. Specifically regarding canceled flights, the DOT says

If your flight is canceled, most airlines will rebook you on their first flight to your destination on which space is available, at no additional charge. If this involves a significant delay, find out if another carrier has space and ask the first airline if they will endorse your ticket to the other carrier. Finding extra seats may be difficult, however, especially over holidays and other peak travel times.

Each airline has its own policies about what it will do for delayed passengers waiting at the airport; there are no federal requirements. If you are delayed, ask the airline staff if it will pay for meals or a phone call. Some airlines, often those charging very low fares, do not provide any amenities to stranded passengers. Others may not offer amenities if the delay is caused by bad weather or something else beyond the airline's control. Contrary to popular belief, for domestic itineraries airlines are not required to compensate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled. As discussed in the chapter on overbooking, compensation is required by law on domestic trips only when you are "bumped" from a flight that is oversold.

If the purpose of your trip is to close a potentially lucrative business deal, give a speech or lecture, attend a family function, or connect to a cruise, you might want to allow a little extra leeway and take an earlier flight. In other words, airline delays aren't unusual, and defensive planning is a good idea when time is your most important consideration.

My flight was cancelled because the flight crew scheduled for that flight was over their accumulated flight hours. I was told to come back the next day and that they didn't care that I had to purchase extra meals and lodging for the night (as I said they wouldn't even let me stay in the terminal). If you as a company decide to play the odds as far as overbooking, over scheduling etc to benefit you then I have no sympathy for you in the event that it bites you in the ass.

The cap on accumulated flight hours is a safety measure dictated by the DOT. I tend to like my pilot and even flight attendants to not be overtired. I've been bitten by that before, usually caused by weather or mechanical delays that push the crew past the allowed hours. I generally plan my travel so I have some margin at the start -- if you as a traveler decide the play the odds as far as scheduling and possible flight delays or cancellations then I have no sympathy for you in the event that it bites you in the ass.

[davsel]

“The needs of United employees outweigh the needs of the many.” #UnitedMovieLines

United introduces nose bleed seats. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

"We've perfected Chinese takeout" #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos



"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You took my father's seat. Prepare to be re-accommodated." #UnitedMovieLines

Our service will knock you out #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos



United 25:17 ...And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my re-accommodation upon thee!" #UnitedMovieLines

This could have been much worse. Imagine if he was wearing leggings. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

"It removes itself from the plane or else it gets the hose again." #UnitedMovieLines

May the odds be ever in your favor #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

Every time a customer's bell is rung a United agent get's his wings #UnitedMovieLines

And that goes for your little carry-on, too! #UnitedMovieLines

Just imagine how we treat your luggage #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

"What have here is, failure to re-accommodate!" #UnitedMovieLines

"Drag And Drop" #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

"You are now free to limp about the cabin." #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

To bad he didn't have a Pepsi on him. #NewUnitedAirlinesMottos

[Madeinhb]

I am shocked, SHOCKED that AOL is still around!

Be even more shocked that people still pay for it.

[TFOGGER]

[Gman]

American Airlines employee accused of hitting woman with stroller

A dispute between passengers and a flight attendant is bringing another black eye to the airline industry, just weeks after a violent incident went viral.

The latest incident occurred Friday on a flight that was getting ready to take off from San Francisco to Dallas.

A video posted to Facebook captured the moments after an employee allegedly took a stroller from a woman and hit her with it, narrowly missing the baby in her arms. The video shows the distraught woman holding her baby and crying, asking flight attendants to give her the stroller back.

A fellow passenger gets up and confronts the flight attendant.

“What’s the guy’s name who did that with the stroller?” the man says. “Is he an American Airlines employee? I want to know his name personally. That’s ridiculous.”

Another passenger can be heard saying “he smacked her in the face with the stroller.”

About a minute later, the employee who apparently wrested the stroller from the woman returns to the cabin, at which point the male passenger who demanded his name confronts him directly.

“Hey, bud? Hey, bud? You do that to me and I’ll knock you flat,” the male passenger says, rising from his seat.

“You stay out of this! You stay out of this!” the employee responds, waving his finger at the passenger. “Try it. Hit me.” The two exchange words before being separated by other crew members.

Fly the hostile skies...

[theGinsue]

At least, in this case, the employee has been suspended. I suspect that when all of the facts are reviewed by the company this employee will be fired. Too many passengers saw this and side with the woman who was hit.

[kfr]

Well fuck American Airlines too. Hard to believe the would follow the United lead so soon.