Don't fly United

[Anonymous]

"David Dao, the Elizabethtown doctor who was yanked off an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday, has had a troubled history in Kentucky.

Dao, who went to medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s before moving to the U.S., was working as a pulmonologist in Elizabethtown when he was arrested in 2003 and eventually convicted of drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure last June. The documents allege that he was involved in fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and was sexually involved with a patient who used to work for his practice and assisted police in building a case against him.

Dao was convicted of multiple felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit in November 2004 and was placed on five years of supervised probation in January 2005. He surrendered his medical license the next month."

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/11/david-dao-passenger-removed-united-flight-doctor-troubled-past/100318320/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of this would have happened if United had offered appropriate compensation.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

It was a completely avoidable disaster of their own making.

Yep. If United wants to run this like a profit making corporation, they need to pay market price for the seats. You can't pick and choose.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, 11:04. Looks like someone doesn't want to see that six figure settlement coming his way. Too bad for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well. United's government affairs person just posted.

You're an asshole too. I hope you get stranded somewhere. And do try to figure out something to do with your life that has a positive benefit. Right now, you're just a waste.

Wow. Would love to see what they're saying now, if anyone can please post a link, or the full quote. Thank you!

I think PP was referring to 10:43 post??

Yes. I was. Too long to quote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"David Dao, the Elizabethtown doctor who was yanked off an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday, has had a troubled history in Kentucky.

Dao, who went to medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s before moving to the U.S., was working as a pulmonologist in Elizabethtown when he was arrested in 2003 and eventually convicted of drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure last June. The documents allege that he was involved in fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and was sexually involved with a patient who used to work for his practice and assisted police in building a case against him.

Dao was convicted of multiple felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit in November 2004 and was placed on five years of supervised probation in January 2005. He surrendered his medical license the next month."

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/11/david-dao-passenger-removed-united-flight-doctor-troubled-past/100318320/

As expected, here comes the smear campaign. Good job PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"David Dao, the Elizabethtown doctor who was yanked off an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday, has had a troubled history in Kentucky.

Dao, who went to medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s before moving to the U.S., was working as a pulmonologist in Elizabethtown when he was arrested in 2003 and eventually convicted of drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure last June. The documents allege that he was involved in fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and was sexually involved with a patient who used to work for his practice and assisted police in building a case against him.

Dao was convicted of multiple felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit in November 2004 and was placed on five years of supervised probation in January 2005. He surrendered his medical license the next month."

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/11/david-dao-passenger-removed-united-flight-doctor-troubled-past/100318320/

It has nothing to do with this story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"David Dao, the Elizabethtown doctor who was yanked off an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday, has had a troubled history in Kentucky.

Dao, who went to medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s before moving to the U.S., was working as a pulmonologist in Elizabethtown when he was arrested in 2003 and eventually convicted of drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure last June. The documents allege that he was involved in fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and was sexually involved with a patient who used to work for his practice and assisted police in building a case against him.

Dao was convicted of multiple felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit in November 2004 and was placed on five years of supervised probation in January 2005. He surrendered his medical license the next month."

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/11/david-dao-passenger-removed-united-flight-doctor-troubled-past/100318320/

I don't care about this guy's background. If he is lying about being a doctor and having patients to see, that's pretty low, but it doesn't change the principle of the issue at hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well. United's government affairs person just posted.

You're an asshole too. I hope you get stranded somewhere. And do try to figure out something to do with your life that has a positive benefit. Right now, you're just a waste.

Wow. Would love to see what they're saying now, if anyone can please post a link, or the full quote. Thank you!

Anyone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It wasn't an Involuntary Denied Boarding. He had ALREADY boarded. It was an involuntary de-boarding.

You are incorrect. A passenger is not officially boarded until the aircraft door is shut. Please stop spreading misinformation.

Please apply some common sense. Normal people consider showing your boarding pass and getting on the plane to be *boarding the plane*. He had already done that. HE BOARDED THE PLANE.

It doesn't matter what a normal person believes. As far as the regulations go, boarding is not complete until the door is closed - hence the announcement about the door closing on every flight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:United is getting hits where it hurts.

Shares down 4% this morning. Board won't ignore that.

Keep selling people!

Ouch!!

Munoz will be gone in a week, I believe.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It wasn't an Involuntary Denied Boarding. He had ALREADY boarded. It was an involuntary de-boarding.

You are incorrect. A passenger is not officially boarded until the aircraft door is shut. Please stop spreading misinformation.

Link your source. Thank you.

I'm sorry, what do you do for a living? How many times a year do you fly? Once or twice?

That's what I thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It wasn't an Involuntary Denied Boarding. He had ALREADY boarded. It was an involuntary de-boarding.

You are incorrect. A passenger is not officially boarded until the aircraft door is shut. Please stop spreading misinformation.

Link your source. Thank you.

I'm sorry, what do you do for a living? How many times a year do you fly? Once or twice?

That's what I thought.

Been flying internationally since early childhood. But not on United anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well. United's government affairs person just posted.

You're an asshole too. I hope you get stranded somewhere. And do try to figure out something to do with your life that has a positive benefit. Right now, you're just a waste.

Wow. Would love to see what they're saying now, if anyone can please post a link, or the full quote. Thank you!

Anyone?

They're talking about the pp on the previous page!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"David Dao, the Elizabethtown doctor who was yanked off an overbooked United Airlines flight Sunday, has had a troubled history in Kentucky.

Dao, who went to medical school in Vietnam in the 1970s before moving to the U.S., was working as a pulmonologist in Elizabethtown when he was arrested in 2003 and eventually convicted of drug-related offenses after an undercover investigation, according to documents filed with the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure last June. The documents allege that he was involved in fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances and was sexually involved with a patient who used to work for his practice and assisted police in building a case against him.

Dao was convicted of multiple felony counts of obtaining drugs by fraud or deceit in November 2004 and was placed on five years of supervised probation in January 2005. He surrendered his medical license the next month."

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2017/04/11/david-dao-passenger-removed-united-flight-doctor-troubled-past/100318320/

that, even if true, has absolutely NOTHING to do with the incident. I love how apologists try to smear the character of the victim, we've seen that with the black incidents and now its being extended to Asians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None of this would have happened if United had offered appropriate compensation....

Yep. If United wants to run this like a profit making corporation, they need to pay market price for the seats. You can't pick and choose.

Part of the problem though is that the airlines' lobbyists convinced the government (the FAA?) to cap their required payment at $1350 cash (which is much different than a voucher for another flight even). So it's not a true "market price" situation at all. People ought to pressure the FAA to raise that cap, or eliminate it entirely. There's always some amount of money that will convince people to give up their seats, but since the airlines know they will never pay more than $1350, they can stop their offers lower and just forcibly remove people.

Personally, what I've learned from this situation is that if I hear of another bumping opportunity, I'll approach the flight attendants and offer to be removed for $1200 cash + hotel + replacement flight. If they want to give me "flight vouchers," then I want at least $2000 in vouchers.