Fook United Airlines

[CS1983]

Well then that pretty blows your analogy right outta the water.

Not really. I can explain later.

[kfr]

I guess you couldnt read my post. I didnt say what happened was right. I said you would think he would keep a low profile. nearly 100 FELONY counts of selling prescriptions for money. I say that makes him a dirtbag. I couldnt care any less that he is gay or whatever . Im saying why make a scene when you have such horrible skeletons in the closet. Me personally I would have gotten up and then pushed united for a better deal. I guess the fact that he IS a dirtbag is why he did what he did. I would say he has impaired judgement and bad decison making skills.
Clearly united is fucking stupid. in this age to do anything like that is stupid. you are being video taped every minute of everyday now in public. think about the consequences.

I believe there are more consequences by doing nothing. That dumb perverted felon dirtbag asian guy just threw a 3 pointer to keep us all from getting screwed by United and the rest of the airlines.

[Aloha_Shooter]

According to this report it was not legal eviction from said aircraft. Even quotes CFR which governs FAA employees actions. They broke his nose and knocked out two front teeth? Seriously?



https://www.inc.com/cynthia-than/the...t-matters.html

That's not a report, it's an editorial claiming the flight in question wasn't an overbook situation. She may be right but I don't think her analysis is definitive. Dao's injuries were horrible but have no more relevance to the question of whether or not he should have complied with the deboarding than his prior convictions, drug abuse, or past sexual history -- and honestly, if he did indeed hit his face on an armrest as part of his hysterical violent resistance, his injuries were essentially self-induced. On the other hand, his past history of PTSD does help explain his behavior and lends credence to the idea that the aviation security officers did NOT cause his injuries.

I believe there are more consequences by doing nothing. That dumb perverted felon dirtbag asian guy just threw a 3 pointer to keep us all from getting screwed by United and the rest of the airlines.

3-pointer? Hardly. He DID kick a 60 yard field goal for a tort action lawyer (followed by Munoz dropping the ball behind the line and committing a safety since we're using a football analogy). Overbooking is going to continue to be an industry practice because it's an economically efficient way for the airlines to meet the continuing phenomena of no-shows. United won't call for aviation security to deplane passengers anymore but they're still going to overbook and that's still going to make people unhappy in some cases.

[kfr]

That's not a report, it's an editorial claiming the flight in question wasn't an overbook situation. She may be right but I don't think her analysis is definitive. Dao's injuries were horrible but have no more relevance to the question of whether or not he should have complied with the deboarding than his prior convictions, drug abuse, or past sexual history -- and honestly, if he did indeed hit his face on an armrest as part of his hysterical violent resistance, his injuries were essentially self-induced. On the other hand, his past history of PTSD does help explain his behavior and lends credence to the idea that the aviation security officers did NOT cause his injuries.


3-pointer? Hardly. He DID kick a 60 yard field goal for a tort action lawyer (followed by Munoz dropping the ball behind the line and committing a safety since we're using a football analogy). Overbooking is going to continue to be an industry practice because it's an economically efficient way for the airlines to meet the continuing phenomena of no-shows. United won't call for aviation security to deplane passengers anymore but they're still going to overbook and that's still going to make people unhappy in some cases.

I was talking basketball - even though I am not a sports person. I'm not sure what is going to happen but think status quo is no more after all the financial damage that has been done to UAL this week.

[kfr]

Here is another UAL shit show. Can I get a beverage with my handcuffs: http://www.latimes.com/business/laza...412-story.html

[Martinjmpr]

Overbooking is going to continue to be an industry practice because it's an economically efficient way for the airlines to meet the continuing phenomena of no-shows. United won't call for aviation security to deplane passengers anymore but they're still going to overbook and that's still going to make people unhappy in some cases.

Or maybe they'll just overbook less which means a greater likelihood of a cancelled seat not being filled by a paying customer, and since it costs almost as much to fly with an empty seat as it does with a full one, fewer paid fares for seats then means everybody else gets to pay a little more.

And before you say "well, we'll just fly the competitors airlines" you better believe the competitors are watching this and will probably take similar actions.

And if Dr. Crazyass gets a nice settlement check from UA, where do you think THAT money is going to come from? Yep, the suckers, I mean the Flying Public, you know, you and me.

Yay! We all get to pay more for airline travel!

[MrPrena]

In a long run, I hope there is some type of overbooking % issue solved. Seems like airlines are now working on some issues from this Dao situation.

I remember when we had 8%+ overbooking, we had to start looking for volunteers 3hrs prior to boarding. Who knows, the policy/law changed past 19 years ago.

[BushMasterBoy]

They are already subsidized by the taxpayer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Reserve_Air_Fleet

[Ridge]

The ticket he bought entitled him to have UA haul his butt from one place to another. Period.

It was not a guarantee that he would have THAT SPECIFIC SEAT on THAT SPECIFIC PLANE.

And if he had simply stayed off the plane after he had been removed, UA would have given him a ticket on another flight and sent him on his way: Since the SOLE obligation of UA was the get him to his destination, once he arrived, UA's part of the contract was fulfilled.

The ticket is for that specific flight at that specific time and date. You know, like is printed on said ticket (which is itself the contract). The other people who gave up their seats got $800 in vouchers for United, that can only be used $50 at a time. And expire in a year. Who the fuck would want to ride on that shitty airline 16 times in 12 months? If it's on business, then they're already expensing it.

[Gman]

United Airlines passenger dragged off flight suffered concussion, broken nose

David Dao, 69, suffered a concussion, broken nose and damaged sinuses and lost two front teeth when he was dragged off a flight Sunday to make room for United personnel, lawyer Thomas Demetrio said. He said Dao has been released from the hospital and is staying in a "secure" location.

Damn. I don't think this will end well for United. They will pay dearly for something that could have been handled much better for a pittance in financial terms.