One can only hope. This is the state of America today, we root for the absolute worst people to profit off of being terrible people. Oh well, I'm just glad that I don't have to deal with the unwashed masses for a living.
The people supporting United are a bunch of idiots and it seems like the same crew that usually supports moronic things that hurts their own self interests. Heck even united is apologizing, but you got the same crew trying to say what united did was right.
You actually think this guy waking up one day thinking, 'ooohh wee, gon' get me-self some million of dollars today!'? Get off your high horse man.
Ah right, but let's root for evil soulless company who is too disorganized to book flights for their employees so they bludgeon paying passengers to get off. I think you need to examine who is actually rooting for the worst part of society. We save their industry and this is thanks we get.
No, I think he's an emotionally unstable felon who made an ass out of himself and that's exactly the kind of thing that Americans love.
I know I'm presumptive here, because this is the first and only incident where United has mistreated customers...
I haven't seen anyone support United. The point is the guy was asked to leave and he refused. Whether his rights violated as a customer with a valid ticket is for corporate and/or courts to decide. Its not up for the faux internet lawyer warriors like SamFisher to use media speculation to determine whether he was right or wrong. Case in point on irrelevant issues surrounding this debacle: Him being a Dr His race/ethnicity (although im sure some will use the race card) His previous legal issues He bought skittles and Arizona tea at once point in his life I really do not feel sorry for the guy. We all get screwed by the airlines in some form or fashion if one flys frequent enough. I had a flight that was canceled because it didnt have enough passengers. Boohoo. The airline industry is terrible, but its still much better than it was 20 years ago. Much of the drama can be avoided ... like not flying United. Or flying peak hours. Or. Or. Or. If its anyones rights being violated, its the guy who is stuffed in the middle of the seat between two lard asses who havent bathed in a week and smoke a pack of cigs a day.
I'm no communist, so baiting me into that won't work. I like private industry. I work for a big company. I also understand a little thing called customer service.
Too many people can't differentiate between defending the company and defending if the passenger's actions warranted what the end result was. I fly roughly half dozen round trip flights a year, never flew United, don't imagine I ever would.
Fair enough, I just found it a bit odd that you were going the "soulless corporation" route so quickly. Honestly I wish this guy wasn't such a douchebag so I could take his side on the issue.
Its not the passenger I have a problem with so much. I understand. Most of us would be very upset too ... but maybe not to that extreme (maybe SweetLou would). Its the media that makes me callus to the situation with their "skittles and ice tea" SOP by dragging up completely irrelevant issues to fan the fury on the issue and to try to make this a bigger deal than it really is.
Again this was a Republic Airways airplane with a Republic Airways crew being scheduled by a Republic Airways scheduler trying to deadhead another Republic Airways crew to man another Republic airways flight ... yet United is the souless coporate scum?
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article143835389.html United would have been better off booking their employees on a different airline. They would have saved money and embarrassment, but our usual suspect will keep arguing.
Some legal stuff: http://lawnewz.com/high-profile/united-cites-wrong-rule-for-illegally-de-boarding-passenger/
Another link saying how "refuse to transport" doesn't include over booking or flying employees. http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2017/04/11/united-denied-boarding-illegal/
