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Postby Pope Joan » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:38 am

It is just an overpriced bus ride; air travel has gone to hell. How can cheap airlines make money and treat travelers decently but United and Delta and Northwest overcharge, treat us wretchedly, and get away with it?

I am glad those people got fired. I hope they get individually sued to, just as United was sued. Make them paupers for life.
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Postby Wrapper » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:54 am

Pope Joan wrote:It is just an overpriced bus ride; air travel has gone to hell. How can cheap airlines make money and treat travelers decently but United and Delta and Northwest overcharge, treat us wretchedly, and get away with it?

I am glad those people got fired. I hope they get individually sued to, just as United was sued. Make them paupers for life.

For the record, the officers weren't United employees, they were city aviation employees. United isn't blameless here, but their employees were not the ones who committed what amounts to an act of violence and tried to cover it up.
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Postby Neutraligon » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:20 am

If the flight was not overbooked why was he forced to leave?
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Postby The Alma Mater » Wed Oct 18, 2017 9:21 am

Neutraligon wrote:If the flight was not overbooked why was he forced to leave?


Because the company decided they needed to transport their own people with the plane.
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Postby States of Glory » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:34 pm

What do you mean the flight wasn't overbooked? You mean to tell me that United Airlines brutally dragging a paying passenger off a plane wasn't defensible? I'm shocked, SHOCKED.
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Postby The Black Forrest » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:39 pm

States of Glory wrote:What do you mean the flight wasn't overbooked? You mean to tell me that United Airlines brutally dragging a paying passenger off a plane wasn't defensible? I'm shocked, SHOCKED.


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Postby Sane Outcasts » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:41 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
States of Glory wrote:What do you mean the flight wasn't overbooked? You mean to tell me that United Airlines brutally dragging a paying passenger off a plane wasn't defensible? I'm shocked, SHOCKED.


People need to stop booking Fight Club seats.

We don't talk about those seats.
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Postby Gauthier » Wed Oct 18, 2017 12:44 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
States of Glory wrote:What do you mean the flight wasn't overbooked? You mean to tell me that United Airlines brutally dragging a paying passenger off a plane wasn't defensible? I'm shocked, SHOCKED.


People need to stop booking Fight Club seats.

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Postby The Alexanderians » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:37 pm

Gauthier wrote:
The Black Forrest wrote:
People need to stop booking Fight Club seats.

Complementary bar of soap.

Just don't drop it, don't give United another reason.
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Postby Pope Joan » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:47 pm

Wrapper wrote:
Pope Joan wrote:It is just an overpriced bus ride; air travel has gone to hell. How can cheap airlines make money and treat travelers decently but United and Delta and Northwest overcharge, treat us wretchedly, and get away with it?

I am glad those people got fired. I hope they get individually sued to, just as United was sued. Make them paupers for life.

For the record, the officers weren't United employees, they were city aviation employees. United isn't blameless here, but their employees were not the ones who committed what amounts to an act of violence and tried to cover it up.


A pox on them all.

I saw a guy at O'Hare arrested as a vagrant. He was washing his face in the men's room, which I guess was a tipoff. It was winter, and although the terminal was not cozy, it was better than outside. As far as Icould see, he was not making any trouble.
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Postby NeoOasis » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:53 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:
States of Glory wrote:What do you mean the flight wasn't overbooked? You mean to tell me that United Airlines brutally dragging a paying passenger off a plane wasn't defensible? I'm shocked, SHOCKED.


People need to stop booking Fight Club seats.


Common mistake I'm sure. People often times fail to read, and click the Fight Club button instead of Flight Club when booking. Sadly it's a mistake that isn't really talked about.

As for the reprecussions for the people involved... that's on them. Lying and padding reports are hell of a lot harder when you have video evidence stating otherwise.
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Postby Farnhamia » Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:20 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:And so the Chicago Department of Aviation have completed their investigation into this incident.

https://www.local10.com/news/national/o ... -passenger

The flight wasn't even over-booked....

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