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Man Dragged Off United Plane After The Airline Overbooked The Flight

La damnee elle la licorne said:
How did he get seated?

flights aim to over book as I understand it. But not to over board!!!

Sigh, a new thing to worry over this week 😳
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Apparently the flight was not not overbooked when he boarded, but then it turned out the airline needed additional seats to fly some flight crew to St. Louis.
 
La damnee elle la licorne said:
How did he get seated?

flights aim to over book as I understand it. But not to over board!!!

Sigh, a new thing to worry over this week 😳
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Post boarding, they wanted to get a four person crew on so that the crew would be available for another flight the next day.

They cold cocked that poor bastard and dragged him up the aisle. WTF - !?

Maybe they could have offered a bit more incentive. Someone would have taken them up on it for a few hundred more $$ or a First Class ticket.
 
I saw a 500-lb Tannen-class humanoid board a plane once. He had to purchase two seats to fit in...he took up about 1 1/2 seats.

The gate agent came aboard and tried to convince him to surrender one of the two seats he had paid for, to accomodate a previously bumped passenger. Didn't work...I don't know how someone could fit into half a seat.
 
I'm not surprised.

Corporations running airlines overprioritize making money over customer care, and that lack of respect must have rubbed on employees too.
Every year seats are getting narrower, more crammed and more numerous, baggage allowance keeps dropping and airports like LAX are poorly tended.

Like someone said, they should have offered a much higher incentive.
 
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One more story: a relative of mine was flying Mexico City to LAX in a three-engine 737 plane. The center engine wouldn't work. Pilot announced that they could certainly fly to LAX on two engines but they couldn't safely take off on two engines given the weight... so he bumped every single middle seat passenger! :eek:
 
RobDownSouth said:
One more story: a relative of mine was flying Mexico City to LAX in a three-engine 737 plane. The center engine wouldn't work. Pilot announced that they could certainly fly to LAX on two engines but they couldn't safely take off on two engines given the weight... so he bumped every single middle seat passenger! :eek:
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Wouldn't have to ask me twice to get off that plane, hell, I would have jumped into a middle seat just to be sure
 
BoyNextDoor said:
Maybe they could have offered a bit more incentive. Someone would have taken them up on it for a few hundred more $$ or a First Class ticket.
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"Passengers were told at the gate that the flight was overbooked and United, offering $400 and a hotel stay, was looking for one volunteer to take another flight to Louisville at 3 p.m. Monday. Passengers were allowed to board the flight, Bridges said, and once the flight was filled those on the plane were told that four people needed to give up their seats to stand-by United employees that needed to be in Louisville on Monday for a flight. Passengers were told that the flight would not take off until the United crew had seats, Bridges said, and the offer was increased to $800, but no one volunteered.

Then, she said, a manager came aboard the plane and said a computer would select four people to be taken off the flight. One couple was selected first and left the airplane, she said, before the man in the video was confronted."

"the man became "very upset" and said that he was a doctor who needed to see patients at a hospital in the morning. The manager told him that security would be called if he did not leave willingly, Bridges said, and the man said he was calling his lawyer."

http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...d-united-flight-chicago-louisville/100274374/



The entire flight crew involved needs to be terminated.
 
jaF0 said:
"Passengers were told at the gate that the flight was overbooked and United, offering $400 and a hotel stay, was looking for one volunteer to take another flight to Louisville at 3 p.m. Monday. Passengers were allowed to board the flight, Bridges said, and once the flight was filled those on the plane were told that four people needed to give up their seats to stand-by United employees that needed to be in Louisville on Monday for a flight. Passengers were told that the flight would not take off until the United crew had seats, Bridges said, and the offer was increased to $800, but no one volunteered.

Then, she said, a manager came aboard the plane and said a computer would select four people to be taken off the flight. One couple was selected first and left the airplane, she said, before the man in the video was confronted."

"the man became "very upset" and said that he was a doctor who needed to see patients at a hospital in the morning. The manager told him that security would be called if he did not leave willingly, Bridges said, and the man said he was calling his lawyer."

http://www.courier-journal.com/stor...d-united-flight-chicago-louisville/100274374/



The entire flight crew involved needs to be terminated.
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Agreed - and if they kept increasing the offer someone would have volunteered. $1,000? $1,500? Someone was getting off for that.
 
Of course they can always rig up some slings, issue air tanks and breathing masks and aviation goggles and parkas to the extra passengers, and hang them from the tail. Heck, some people would pay extra for that.
 
BoyNextDoor said:
. . . if they kept increasing the offer someone would have volunteered. $1,000? $1,500? Someone was getting off for that.
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I bet they have some policy about the maximum they can offer, otherwise it would become a contest of holding out for the highest offer. It would probably be cheaper than a possible lawsuit.

So I'm wondering, is there legal recourse for being forcibly removed?
Is there some disclaimer or waiver in the contract when you purchase tickets?
What is the liability to the airline for injuries sustained to the removed person, or to other passengers injured by the removal?
Did the other flight crew have to fly on that flight?
Will that manager be looking for another job?

I would take the $800, the hotel room, and a couple of high class hookers.
 
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