Don't fly United

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And just to think, those 4 employees could of drove 4 hours to Louisville.

They also could have driven. They even could've driven. But could of drove?

Could of, should of, would of.......lol

[Anonymous]

Good riddance, United, because "united" you are not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And just to think, those 4 employees could of drove 4 hours to Louisville.

It wouldn't help in this case. They are rquired to have 12 hours of rest before working a flight, and all that time in the car mean they'd arrive so late that they couldn't work the early morning flight anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:why is the passenger's personal info at ALL RELEVANT? should airlines bump customers based on a subjective assessement of what "good reasons" they have for wanting to go on the flight that they booked and paid for?

I'll bite: I think that if it is an unemployed person that person should be automatically bumped first. He or she doesn't have to get to work so they aren't a priority

Do you see how ridiculous this exercise is?

The passenger was the one who brought it up. He told people he was a doctor and had to go see patients.

Someone else could have another reason.

No one is saying his personal information or that of any other passenger is part of the decision making about bumping

So why is it 4 bozo United employees, who chose to live outside of their Louisville base, and were using free personal passes to commute to Louisville are more important to get to work than anyone else? Because this is the only way those four can get to Louisville for free vs renting a car and driving together vs actually living where they are based so they don't have to commute via plane?

From what I understand, this man and his wife initially volunteered to be bumped but didn't understand that the alternate flight was an entire day later on Monday afternoon. So when he realized that the next flight was 24 hours later (which is complete bs on United's part) he said no he couldn't wait that long because he was a dr and had patients to see Monday morning in the Louisville area. This is where the dr part comes in.

I agree. I see this all the time. Why are flight attendants and pilots always commuting like this? I thought they rode in the jump seats when commuting, not kicking paying passengers off.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone here know any airline lobbyists?

I do

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I see United put out a hit piece on the man. They are eye deep in the shit now. The stock is falling like a dead bird out of the sky.

I don't care who this man is, what he's done. He bought a ticket like everyone else. To be treated like a common criminal is beyond the pale. A good lawyer can fix this.

Agree.

+1

People are ditching United left and right. Nobody wants to be peacefully minding their own business on a plane and risk getting dragged off.

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So why is it 4 bozo United employees, who chose to live outside of their Louisville base, and were using free personal passes to commute to Louisville are more important to get to work than anyone else? Because this is the only way those four can get to Louisville for free vs renting a car and driving together vs actually living where they are based so they don't have to commute via plane?

They were needed last minute to work the Lousiville flight on Monday morning due to a staffing shortage. That's why the passenger were all seated when this happened -- these 4 employees showed up at the last minute.

Chicago (where the flight originated) is a major hub for United. Louisville is not. They only operate 10 flights a day from Louisville, all to their hubs.

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I agree. I see this all the time. Why are flight attendants and pilots always commuting like this? I thought they rode in the jump seats when commuting, not kicking paying passengers off.

Two reasons:

1. That plane does not have 4 extra jumpseats
2. Union rules against crew going on a flight for duty reasons prevent them from flying in jumpseats

[Anonymous]

Trump should have the Feds investigate United for all kinds of different things, depose the executives multiple times for 8 hours each time and then charge them with felony perjury when their answers change slightly. The Feds do this all the time to companies they don't like.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump should have the Feds investigate United for all kinds of different things, depose the executives multiple times for 8 hours each time and then charge them with felony perjury when their answers change slightly. The Feds do this all the time to companies they don't like.

Really? Name a large company where the CEO was charged with perjury? Not saying it didn't happen, but never heard of CEO's going down for much of anything.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump should have the Feds investigate United for all kinds of different things, depose the executives multiple times for 8 hours each time and then charge them with felony perjury when their answers change slightly. The Feds do this all the time to companies they don't like.

Why hasn't Trump said something? Although I'm betting he hasn't rode commercial in years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Trump should have the Feds investigate United for all kinds of different things, depose the executives multiple times for 8 hours each time and then charge them with felony perjury when their answers change slightly. The Feds do this all the time to companies they don't like.

Really? Name a large company where the CEO was charged with perjury? Not saying it didn't happen, but never heard of CEO's going down for much of anything.

Worldcom
Enron
Rite-Aid
Quest
Tyco
Martha Stewart

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone here know any airline lobbyists?

I do

How do they plan to wiesil out of this catastrophe? I imagine they have a nack for turning just about everything to their advantage. They've been building "friendships" with politicians for decades, haven't they?

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LOL. Love it. Friendly skies!!