Posted on 04/10/2017 7:30:51 AM PDT by grayboots
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked, so the airline sought 4 passengers to voluntarily give up their seats in exchange for cash and a free night in a hotel.
When no one took the offer, the airline used a computer to choose “volunteers” at random. One man chosen refused, saying he was a doctor who had to see patients in the morning. That’s when police were called and the man was physically dragged down the aisle and off the plane.
United Airlines said they needed the seats for airline employees who had to be in Louisville on Monday for their jobs.
The airline originally offered $400 and a night in a hotel to anyone who gave up their seat. When no one took the offer, the cash was upped to $800. Failing to find any volunteers, the computer chose random passengers.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/04/10/police-drag-man-off-flight-because-united-overbooked-it-video/#ixzz4drCUxIQi
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United chose... poorly
Yep, and the guy will likely sue, which will cost them MUCH more than upping the offer another $200 or $500, which someone may have taken.
From the way it reads this is United’s fault for overbooking and then deciding that they needed to seat four employees. While I’d imagine tat their terms of carriage allow them to do that, they could have avoided all of this by putting their employees on a later flight.
yeah it’s a great commercial for them. there is no way in hell Im ever going to fly United
The Doctor chose extremely well, and his education was superb.
Now if there is resultant malpractice case regarding his patients the airlines will be the deep pockets.
Golf clap.
* I’d imagine _that_ their terms of carriage...
Absolutely unbelievable! I would sue the sh!t out of UA for that.
I’d have taken the $800 and free hotel room...
United is the most heavily unionized airline in the USA.
Upper management is not going to like the result.
Doubt they actually offered cash. Probably credit or some kind of company script. Someone would have taken the cash, if they offered cash.
I feel like I’m living in a bad science fiction novel.
If I buy a Kindle edition of a book from Amazon, I don’t really own it — Amazon can take it back if they “have a reason”.
If I buy a ticket on an airliner, I don’t really have a seat — the airline can kick me off if they “have a reason”.
If a business screws up and can’t shift workers to where they are needed, they can just call the cops who will use violence to “fix things”.
What the hell happened to this country?
If the police were smart they would’ve refused to act
Some doctors make that before your first coffee break.Want YOUR treatment delayed because United messed up?
Years ago they wanted to be known as the "gay airline" and gave gay passengers priority. If possible, I will avoid United. My husband already does and doesn't miss them. They make Delta and American look good.
United sucks, but I would have taken the $800 and rented a car.
It’s only a 4 Hour drive.
Chicago-Dallas or Chicago-Denver, you are dragging me off the plane.
This is actually hard to believe; how stupid can someone be?!? This will hurt United for a long time.
Random picking for getting thrown off reminds me of the story by Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery".
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