Fook United Airlines

[Irving]

I heard one of the United employees was wearing tights!

[Irving]

...and some people wonder why I drive 1,500 miles each way to visit my folks.

Because it's your sick little way to pre-game horrible family time?

[MrPrena]

Airline overbook all the time, but this was poorly handled by United mgmt and employees.
When I was working at an domestic and intl airline part time, mgmt will tell us to find people who are willing to take another flight for $$$$$. (usually triple digit % higher than price of ticket + airfare +hotel).
If people don't get enough volunteer, there is second stage. Staff will ask around for $$$$ for even higher compensation near the gate area.
There are ALMOST ALWAYS PEOPLE who are willing to take another flight for $$$$$$$.

Corporate (transportation ind) should not even "drag" this far by making compensation much higher.
You gotta pay to overbook. This was not the case.
Maybe only way airline to work for efficiently is when they have over 75% short interest like decade ago?

[Gman]

Because it's your sick little way to pre-game horrible family time?

Go screw yourself Irving. You know nothing about my family.

United CEO Apologizes After Video Shows Man Dragged Off Flight

[ColoWyo]

I can fly for free or almost free to anywhere in the world. In the last year I've traveled by commercial plane exactly ZERO times except when forced to do so for work.

When I retire from my airline job, my goal is to never set foot on a commercial jet for the rest of my life. If I can't drive or fly myself to a destination in a small plane, I don't need to go there.

The industry is in a sad state.

You and me both brother.

[Graves]

So long as I'm not traveling for the purpose of some sort of an emergency, I'll step off of an overbooked flight and take the voucher all day long. It's happened 3 of the last 5 flights I've had and it's made me almost $2600 in vouchers.

[Irving]

Go screw yourself Irving. You know nothing about my family.

United CEO Apologizes After Video Shows Man Dragged Off Flight

Easy bub, that was a cookie cutter family joke. No sane person would drive 1,500 miles to see people they don't like.

[ruthabagah]

I have had good experience with united over the years.... maybe i am lucky.

Once i took a 900$ voucher, plus hotel on an overbooked international flight. I was the lucky one since the flight got cancelled, but because i gave up my seat, i had a confirmed seat on the next flight, where all the other passengers got delayed 3 days....

[Gman]

Easy bub, that was a cookie cutter family joke. No sane person would drive 1,500 miles to see people they don't like.

Your assertions were not funny.

[Irving]

I won't repeat them.