Flying United? You may want to give up your seat...

[BmorePat87]

(04-12-2017, 11:02 AM)Au165 Wrote: What does his past offenses have to do with this specific issue? Seems like you think people with past transgressions are free to be assaulted.

Did they provide him with a written explanation for being removed form the flight at time of removal as required under government regulations?

Did they follow their own policy of not seating overbooked flights?

Is their a policy the passenger agreed to upon ticket purchase on, what the airline is now calling, downward line seating for which they remove passengers for flight crew after the boarding process has already begun?

Did he get charged with a crime?

Did he fall horizontally into an arm rest across from him?

Why would the Chicago Transportation Authority publicly state that it was handled wrong and suspend the officer who injured the passenger on leave if he just fell and they were in the right?


See it just doesn't seem so cut and dry like people like to pretend. There is a natural desire to hate the guy acting like an ass, but he still has rights. Also interesting to note he volunteered to give up his seat originally, but when they told him the next flight wasn't until 2:30 the next day he freaked out due to missing his rounds. I'd be pissed to if they didn't tell me the next flight wasn't until the next day, until after they got volunteers.

-Nothing, I'm just kicking the hornet's nest

-I'm sure they are sending him their legally required written explanation. 

-They didn't but that doesn't prevent them from bumping once seated.

-I'm not sure if their policy explicitly spells it out but federal regulations allow it.

-Not that I know of. I doubt he will since the don't want to deal with the headache of a lawsuit. Easier to not charge and not pay the legal costs. Doesn't mean the crime didn't occur.

-Looks like it

-See two bullets above

-His rights are very limited in this situation. They're required to give you a flight within an hour of your original arrival. If they can't, your compensation goes up per regulations. It sucks that he was chosen, but it's either cause one person to be a late or a whole plane to be late because the crew isn't there. For all of the outraged passengers, not one was willing to volunteer in his place.