Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:09
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:United Airlines has sucked or years. This is just cherry on top of how awful it is to fly United. When necessary, I pay extra to avoid UA .
This. But it's a whole new level of suck when a bunch of glorified mall cops drag a man off a plane for having the temerity to assume his purchase will be honored.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:09
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:United is a private company. The plane is their private property. They have the right to kick ANYONE, at any time, off of their plane. Period.
And we have the right to never buy from them again because they are such h***s
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:09
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:United CEO pushing back tonight... Incredible.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/united-ceo-doubles-down-in-email-to-employees-says-passenger-was-disruptive-and-belligerent/ar-BBzFXm5?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=BHEA000
The best part is at the end of the article.
Crew members "were left with no choice but to call Chicago Aviation Security Officers to assist in removing the customer from the flight," Munoz wrote, and at one point the passenger "continued to resist - running back onto the aircraft in defiance of both our crew and security officials."
Munoz acknowledged to employees that the company could learn lessons from the incident, but said: "I emphatically stand behind all of you."
Looks like other airlines will be the ones learning lessons. One could be giving their employees better choices.
Munoz is a case study in the pitfalls of affirmative action. I bet the directors who thought they were being progressive by making this dolt CEO are regretting their decision now. He needs to get sacked now and replaced with someone new who pledges to restore United's abysmal reputation by treating customers - not their shitty selves - first.
He gets 6.7 million a year. What!?!
And we had to bailout the airlines? Wtf.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:09
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is so bizarre.
https://twitter.com/Tyler_Bridges/status/851228695360663552
The guy who got dragged out returns to the flight and is running around like a chicken mumbling " I have to go home". This guy is suppose to be a doctor?
What the what is that?!?! How do you get on after being dragged off by police??
OMFG, you cannot be this dense.
Maybe this is why they had to act how they acted? Maybe, rather than being a kind-hearted physician, he actually was a threat to other passengers.
This obviously occurred before he was extricated from his seat, which is starting to seem slightly more justified.
Karma is a bitch. I hope something like this happens to you and you get beat the shit out of you by a corporation.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:08
Subject: Don't fly United
I found this report appalling. I don't care if the airline was within their rights to do this - someone should have assessed the situation and come up with a different plan.
Two things occurred to me in reading about this - first, we lived in Europe for six years and traveled frequently and I never once recall anyone informing that our flight was oversold or looking for volunteers to take a later flight. All I can think is that they either didn't oversell them so heavily or they had a different system for choosing who would have to fly later, like perhaps the last people to check in.
Second, I used to be a tour guide for a hop-on, hop-off bus company. The BIGGEST no-no was letting too many people on to the bus at any stop such that there weren't enough seats and someone would have to get off the bus after we had boarded them. It was always preferable to make people wait for the next bus that to have to remove them from the bus. Got really good at counting quickly and always knowing the numbers and/or holdings people at the door while counting.
No excuse for this, not even having to move the crew. We had a flight canceled one time because a crew member was ill and they couldn't get a replacement in time. Actually now that I think about it, they canceled the flight then reinstated it because they found a smaller plane that used less crew, but then had to find volunteers not to fly because it was a smaller plane.
Ugh, airline industry just sucks all the way around.
Two things occurred to me in reading about this - first, we lived in Europe for six years and traveled frequently and I never once recall anyone informing that our flight was oversold or looking for volunteers to take a later flight. All I can think is that they either didn't oversell them so heavily or they had a different system for choosing who would have to fly later, like perhaps the last people to check in.
Second, I used to be a tour guide for a hop-on, hop-off bus company. The BIGGEST no-no was letting too many people on to the bus at any stop such that there weren't enough seats and someone would have to get off the bus after we had boarded them. It was always preferable to make people wait for the next bus that to have to remove them from the bus. Got really good at counting quickly and always knowing the numbers and/or holdings people at the door while counting.
No excuse for this, not even having to move the crew. We had a flight canceled one time because a crew member was ill and they couldn't get a replacement in time. Actually now that I think about it, they canceled the flight then reinstated it because they found a smaller plane that used less crew, but then had to find volunteers not to fly because it was a smaller plane.
Ugh, airline industry just sucks all the way around.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:05
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:I loved continental. They need to bring that leadership bsck. When united goes bust we will all pay more.
?? Continental IS United. They bought it - kept the name United, but Continental runs the company.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:03
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A better video of it:
https://mobile.twitter.com/JayseDavid/status/851223662976004096/video/1
I can't see this page anymore. Hmmmmmm.
WOW. Crazy stuff! Between that and TSA, I'm not so eager to get on a flight anytime soon.
True. After TSA probes you for hernias and plays proctologist in the security lane, then cops acting as hired muscle drag you feet first from the seat you paid for, all for the airline's convenience.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:03
Subject: Re:Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:The airline instructed the passenger to deplane. He refused. Legally, the passenger is now trespassing. He ignored instructions from law enforcement officers (police) to deplane. The police physically removed said non compliant passenger. United is certainly to blamed for overbooking. The passenger is to blame for being dragged down the aisle since he chose to ignore the legitimate instructions of law enforcement
You will be a perfect citizen in China or Russia. Help the police, beat yourself up.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 22:00
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:We've become a corporatocracy. Our government exists to protect and serve the interests of corporations, not its citizens. This story is just one more example of it.
Bingo. Not only that, the corporations and the rich encourage the society to be mean and cruel towards the vulnerable, poor or small people. And the suckers think this is a classless society.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:58
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:United CEO pushing back tonight... Incredible.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/united-ceo-doubles-down-in-email-to-employees-says-passenger-was-disruptive-and-belligerent/ar-BBzFXm5?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=BHEA000
The best part is at the end of the article.
Crew members "were left with no choice but to call Chicago Aviation Security Officers to assist in removing the customer from the flight," Munoz wrote, and at one point the passenger "continued to resist - running back onto the aircraft in defiance of both our crew and security officials."
Munoz acknowledged to employees that the company could learn lessons from the incident, but said: "I emphatically stand behind all of you."
Looks like other airlines will be the ones learning lessons. One could be giving their employees better choices.
Munoz is a case study in the pitfalls of affirmative action. I bet the directors who thought they were being progressive by making this dolt CEO are regretting their decision now. He needs to get sacked now and replaced with someone new who pledges to restore United's abysmal reputation by treating customers - not their shitty selves - first.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:58
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Go to
www.flyersrights.org
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:57
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Here's my favorite. Credit to Twitter handle @LivingBlueInRed
Donald Trump-"I've got a 34% approval rating"
United Airlines -"Hold my beer"
LOL! These twitter quotes are hysterical.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:55
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A better video of it:
https://mobile.twitter.com/JayseDavid/status/851223662976004096/video/1
I can't see this page anymore. Hmmmmmm.
Link works for me.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:55
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A better video of it:
https://mobile.twitter.com/JayseDavid/status/851223662976004096/video/1
I can't see this page anymore. Hmmmmmm.
WOW. Crazy stuff! Between that and TSA, I'm not so eager to get on a flight anytime soon.
Anonymous
04/10/2017 21:54
Subject: Don't fly United
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:United is done.
Agreed. This will be crippling if not finish them off.
I doubt it. United has contracts with many large companies (like the one I work for) no company is breaking a contract over this.
So spend your dollars where you choose (which you have every right to do) but I seriously doubt this is going to be the end of United.
JFC does Boeing know you're spending your entire day on here linking their name with this clusterf*ck, defending United? Give it up already, no one is impressed you work for Boeing.