Intentional Dissonance -
A story about an addiction to Sadness. From the author of the popular blog, `I Wrote This For You.`
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Tuesday, 11 April 2017
quote [ An unidentified man who refused to be bumped from a plane screamed as a security officer wrestled him out of his seat and dragged him down the aisle by his arms. His glasses slid down his face, and his shirt rose above his midriff as uniformed officers followed.
At least two passengers documented the physical confrontation and the man’s anguished protests, and their videos spread rapidly online on Monday as people criticized the airline’s tactics. ] Because there's not a "jack-booted thuggery" category (yet...)
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Bleb said @ 11:50am GMT on 11th Apr
[Score:5 Funny]
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ScoobySnacks said @ 1:49am GMT on 11th Apr
[Score:1 laz0r]
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backSLIDER said @ 2:00am GMT on 11th Apr
If he is forced to miss his arrival time by more then 4 hours he is legally entitled to 4 times the ticket price.
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King Of The Hill said @ 2:03am GMT on 11th Apr
4x up to $1200 or $1300 dollars. There is a cap.
So yeah, that. However, I suspect he'll file a law suit or a lot of hush money from United coming his way soon. This is blowing up on them badly. |
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blacksun said @ 3:10am GMT on 11th Apr
And now he's entitled to a lawsuit.
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robotroadkill said @ 2:27am GMT on 11th Apr
If a flight is overbooked and they have to force someone to give up their seat anyway, why not just boot the people who aren't on the plane yet?
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Anti_fuites said @ 2:42am GMT on 11th Apr
In this particular case the someones not on the plane were United employees. Presumably a flight crew needed on another plane
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foobar said @ 3:06am GMT on 11th Apr
That totally excuses beating someone.
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milkman666 said @ 4:12am GMT on 11th Apr
I think certain airlines are in the habit of overbooking and offering mea culpa vouchers. This is notable because it got so nasty. The hard part is going to be explaining why the airline was in their right to boot the guy. After that he's just trespassing on private property, and if their security forces crack his skull in, well i guess they argue it was his fault for causing a disturbance.
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damnit said @ 8:08am GMT on 11th Apr
Here's the kicker. They were not due for another plane the next day.
It's Spring break season in the US now. $800 to give up a seat is pretty low. One passenger said they'd take the offer for $1600, but they decided they'd rather damage their reputation, whatever's left of it anyway with kicking our yoga pants wearing girls and all. |
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the circus said @ 12:58pm GMT on 11th Apr
As I understand it, deregulation allowed airlines to oversell their flights, with some pretty strict rules about how they deal with it. They can't make a seated passenger give up their seat; and two, they can never bump a passenger with a ticket for the airlines own use (fly employees). United broke the law.
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