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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there only one pro-United person on this thread? It's so weird that someone would defend them. This is a pretty ridiculous scenario. Oh and as for needing the seats for flight attendants, there area ALWAYS backup flight attendants ready to go at a moment's notice. They sit in the united lounge waiting to be called.[/quote]

There were lots of cancellations and weather issues last week that are still playing out.  http://www.ajc.com/travel/delta-flight-cancellations-continue-friday-was-like-madhouse/D4xg1oVDWwiuOU2kWNgQSI/

I would guess Louisville could have been affected and they might have needed pilots.  Did United ask for volunteers pre-boarding?  That's what I've seen them do plus over time they up the offers.  This is weird.
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I think this is what happened. I can't see the United gate agent thinking "Ha ha! I'm going go board everyone, then pull someone off afterwards!" That just makes things more diffficult for them too. Usually they know if they are in this situation in advance. As I understand it, the crew who were needed in Louisville showed up last minute, after the boarding process had started. Then, they offered up to $800 for someone to get off, and no takers. Then the computer picked who gets tossed off.

My guess is the late-arriving crew already had a reservation on that flight, but since they didn't show up by the time boarding started, the agent assumed they weren't going to make it, then they did.

Another way to handle this would be to deboard everyone, then re-board all but the one person who will be kicked off, but that's going to delay things by at least an hour, and most people are not going to refuse to leave their seat when asked to do so by authorities.[/quote]

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