Fook United Airlines

[Mtneer]

Bad day for that customer. According to a friend who is a pilot, that guy committed a felony by refusing to obey air crew instructions. It was Chicago PD that hauled him off.

In this case, it wasn't the usual overbooking that is SOP. It's a result of the storms on the East Coast last week that created chaos for all the airlines with flight cancellations. They all have to deadhead crews around the country because many crews hit the time limits or are in the wrong place. Also rescheduled flights often end up on different planes so even a confirmed seat doesn't mean anything after a severe weather event. Many passengers were on standby tickets, which gives them even less rights.

Wasn't even a United crew but subcontractors. Still a PR nightmare for United. But pretty much all airlines suck these days if you don't have Business Class or better.

[funkymonkey1111]

Bad day for that customer. According to a friend who is a pilot, that guy committed a felony by refusing to obey air crew instructions. It was Chicago PD that hauled him off.

In this case, it wasn't the usual overbooking that is SOP. It's a result of the storms on the East Coast last week that created chaos for all the airlines with flight cancellations. They all have to deadhead crews around the country because many crews hit the time limits or are in the wrong place. Also rescheduled flights often end up on different planes so even a confirmed seat doesn't mean anything after a severe weather event. Many passengers were on standby tickets, which gives them even less rights.

Wasn't even a United crew but subcontractors. Still a PR nightmare for United. But pretty much all airlines suck these days if you don't have Business Class or better.

yeah, fuck your pilot friend. it's that b.s. attitude of "if you cross me it's a felony" that escalates the idiotic tension on planes. If i never set foot on another commercial airliner it'd be fine with me--listening to some a-hole glorified bus driver telling me what the wind direction is. Who, in the history of being a passenger on a plane, gives a crap about the wind speed and wind direction? "oh shit, it's blowing 19 miles from the east in denver--i guess i'd better not eat that second bag of peanuts!"

and as for over booking, i understand how these flying bus lines want to hedge their bets. but have you been on a flight since 9/11 that has had an empty seat? maybe it's just that i'm going places that people want to go, but i can't remember a vacant seat on any flight in the last 15 years.

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[Grant H.]

yeah, fuck your pilot friend. it's that b.s. attitude of "if you cross me it's a felony" that escalates the idiotic tension on planes. If i never set foot on another commercial airliner it'd be fine with me--listening to some a-hole glorified bus driver telling me what the wind direction is. Who, in the history of being a passenger on a plane, gives a crap about the wind speed and wind direction? "oh shit, it's blowing 19 miles from the east in denver--i guess i'd better not eat that second bag of peanuts!"

and as for over booking, i understand how these flying bus lines want to hedge their bets.
but have you been on a flight since 9/11 that has had an empty seat? maybe it's just that i'm going places that people want to go, but i can't remember a vacant seat on any flight in the last 15 years.

The airline didn't write the law, they just use it to their advantage. So, saying "nice things" about his pilot friend really just reflects on you. Not trying to call you out, but sharing some friendly advice.

Empty Seats? Yeah, normally...

8/10 of the last flights I have been on have had empty seats. 5 of those I have had the entire row to myself.

Flying to major destinations like Vegas, BWI, San Fran, Etc...

It's all in when you fly. Even when I had to fly for a company, basically every week, I could arrange my flights so I had a much more relaxed flight.

Bash on United all you want, but its either them or Southwest (with auto check-in) for me.