Not the best way to handle overbooking
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Overbooking is the issue. AKA greed. They should never have to ask passengers to give up their light in this way. Plain incompetence. why do they think that passengers can be bribed into giving up their seats?? That is assuming that passengers have no scruples.
This does nothing but contribute to a bad image for air travel companies.This action gives the impression that passengers are expendable. not THE MOST SOPHISTICATED PR action.
This does nothing but contribute to a bad image for air travel companies.This action gives the impression that passengers are expendable. not THE MOST SOPHISTICATED PR action.
LOL. Spot on ;-)
Over booking is a frequent practice by United. In this case someone could have avoided this whole incident had prior planning been done to accommodate the United employees destined for Louisville ahead of boarding any passengers. I avoid flying with United or any of its affiliates.
Not gonna happen. Your legal expertise notwithstanding.
At least he wasn't illiterate.
You do understand that aviation law varies considerably from the common law of trespass, right?
"Security" was the Chicago PD. Their shield, or "star" as they call it, is quite distinctive. It's in the pictures.
I guess that the police can assault anyone they want with impunity, any old time they want to.
Sorry T-Bones looks like you need to have a Law School refresher.
Are Airlines Allowed to Force/Drag Passengers Off Flight? | Law News
Professor John Banzhaf, from the George Washington University Law School, believes that the passenger has a very good case and that the force used to remove the doctor may even be considered excessive in this scenario.
I like John. He's a fun guy to drink with. And I find the Banzhaf Theory of Torts quite elegant and well considered. Too bad it has about as much to do with what happens in courts in the U.S. as Melania's wardrobe has to do with Trump's foreign policy.
But I got a charge out of you quoting a liberal law professor. Sure they won't take away your Southie card?
Now now T-Bones... no need to get all touchy because a guy who isn't even a lawyer was correct that the United passenger has a case and you were incorrect. Being a liberal law professor has nothing to do with the subject at hand.
Personal injury attorney David Eisbrouch told LawNewz.com, “These are some questions I would be asking if I represented the passenger. At a minimum United personnel should be reaching out to the good doctor asap in order to resolve this matter before it goes any further.”
This lawyer agrees with me too!
Personal injury attorney David Eisbrouch told LawNewz.com, “These are some questions I would be asking if I represented the passenger. At a minimum United personnel should be reaching out to the good doctor asap in order to resolve this matter before it goes any further.”
This lawyer agrees with me too!
" Rights" for a consumer are simply this: " Don't like it, don't buy it "
Looking to the legal system or government for justice in this case is a lost cause. Just remember to boycott this and every other company that is completely unethical at every chance.
Looking to the legal system or government for justice in this case is a lost cause. Just remember to boycott this and every other company that is completely unethical at every chance.
You think Eisbrouch is saying that he could win a legal action on this?
Heh-heh. That's so cute.
Better figure on not flying, then. I don't know of a single airline that doesn't do the overbook-and-bump thing. It's in their contracts of carriage.
Cleveland Browns lineman Joe Thomas's take on "re-accommodating"
He tweeted "I had to re-accommodate someone once," and this picture:
All three have shocking stories of discrimination, indifference, and ill-treatment of passengers.
Internationally, if you book your ticket with BA, Lufthansa, or any of the Star Alliance carriers, you're likely to end up on a flight "operated by United." Even though it has a Lufthansa flight number.
He tweeted "I had to re-accommodate someone once," and this picture:
Here's part of your (well, my) problem. Most major cities in the U.S. you got your choice of Delta, American, or United.
All three have shocking stories of discrimination, indifference, and ill-treatment of passengers.
Internationally, if you book your ticket with BA, Lufthansa, or any of the Star Alliance carriers, you're likely to end up on a flight "operated by United." Even though it has a Lufthansa flight number.
LOL... you are just fuming right now aren't you? You got bested on a law debate by someone who isn't even a lawyer. I said he has a case and you said he didn't. I was right and you were wrong... admit it.
