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Anonymous wrote:I'll never fly united.

yes you will, this will soon pass and you'll succumb to the pressure of purchasing a low cost ticket.

Anonymous wrote:I'll never fly united.

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Anonymous wrote:

First of all, "yourself" is one word, not two. You should inform your abbreviation generator. Second, you're lying to yourself and everyone here when you say you'd just get up and go without pushing back. There is video showing Mr. Dao refusing to leave. I see road rage in DC most days that is more belligerent than he was. If you say that you'd leave a plane seat that you paid for that is the second leg of a flight home after vacation without arguing, I would not believe you for a moment. Then again that would never happen to you. You're much too handsome and charming, right?

Yes, I am. I also understand that interfering with a flight crew is a federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The passenger's refusal to follow direction from flight crew made him a potential threat to safety. If I was on the plane, I would want him off.

You don't have a "civil right" to fly on someone else's airplane, dear.

After you've collected my $$$$$$, and I put my arse in the seat, you don't get to throw me out, just because your buddy suddenly shows up. Dearie.

Anonymous wrote:Supposedly United will be offering up to $10,000. per bumped passenger to avoid assaulting passengers in the future. This is to avoid getting the bumping rules changed by lawmakers (so United can claim they are "already" making changes). As if:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/04/14/delta_is_clear_it_wants_to_avoid_united_s_public_relations_fiasco.html

Anonymous wrote:Wow, did United find this thread? Did they hire PR - just like they are trying to sanitize Twitter?

How pathetic. United is in enough trouble, they would be smart to quit while they are behind. Well behind.

This whole incident was just a matter of time. How long did they think their idea of "customer service", including "reaccomodating" could continue? And for employees trying to commute to work? Clearly they really believe people (the paying public) are as stupid as they are.

United may have lobbyists and unions, but people have and will continue to have a say, with their wallets, like it or not. This isn't China, Russia, or worse.

Anonymous wrote:

First of all, "yourself" is one word, not two. You should inform your abbreviation generator. Second, you're lying to yourself and everyone here when you say you'd just get up and go without pushing back. There is video showing Mr. Dao refusing to leave. I see road rage in DC most days that is more belligerent than he was. If you say that you'd leave a plane seat that you paid for that is the second leg of a flight home after vacation without arguing, I would not believe you for a moment. Then again that would never happen to you. You're much too handsome and charming, right?

Yes, I am. I also understand that interfering with a flight crew is a federal offense punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The passenger's refusal to follow direction from flight crew made him a potential threat to safety. If I was on the plane, I would want him off.

You don't have a "civil right" to fly on someone else's airplane, dear.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't realize there were so many American and Delta employees on DCUM.

Anyone who takes a plane these days can relate to Dr Dao's story. United has brought this on themselves. I used to fly all the time on United and still have over 200k miles with them. I used to feel a good deal of loyalty towards them, but I am just done, done, done at this point.

pp here. I did too and never had a problem. Have they really gotten that bad?

FWIW, I've flown hundreds of thousands of miles over forty years and have never got bumped from a flight. I can't excuse what UAL did, but it seems to occur to no one in this 75 page thread that none of this would have happened if Dr. Dao had just GTFO the aircraft when asked to do so. What an attitude.

Anonymous wrote:Supposedly United will be offering up to $10,000. per bumped passenger to avoid assaulting passengers in the future. This is to avoid getting the bumping rules changed by lawmakers (so United can claim they are "already" making changes). As if:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/04/14/delta_is_clear_it_wants_to_avoid_united_s_public_relations_fiasco.html

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It may surprise you. I am no stranger to poor service but this time UA had gone so beyond the pale I rather take a connection than get assaulted. And if they bump passengers off flights so frequently it comes out as a wash.

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You could avoid assault by complying with crew and police instructions to deboard the plane.. then take it up with them later if you think it was unfair.

Or I can find an airline who don't bump off paying customers for their air crew and don't call
Police on them.

Were those guys even police? I thought they were airport security who were asked in January to stop wearing "police" jackets, which is another issue aside and that people are critical of CPD for not being there before this situation escalated.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It may surprise you. I am no stranger to poor service but this time UA had gone so beyond the pale I rather take a connection than get assaulted. And if they bump passengers off flights so frequently it comes out as a wash.

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You could avoid assault by complying with crew and police instructions to deboard the plane.. then take it up with them later if you think it was unfair.

Or I can find an airline who don't bump off paying customers for their air crew and don't call
Police on them.

Anonymous wrote:Fly United Ground Lines instead ........ Conan O'Brien's take