United Airlines New Seating Chart

#177
#177
BigZiti09 said:
Ok. What f they overbooked by 10 people? What then? Let people fly standing in the aisle?

They have the right to remove the guy. He can sue them for breach of contract or whatever for overbooking and costing him time/money.

Personally I hope he gets zilch.
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You think it's ok to boot paying customers so United employees get a seat?

That is bad business if you ask me.
 
#180
#180
BigZiti09 said:
I think it's my disdain for social media mobs, fake outrage and false narratives.
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What's fake about doing something that causes your stock take a $250 million hit?

I get what you're saying, but in this case, somebody needed to step back and think a little; especially once they realized the guy wasn't handling things well.
 
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#181
#181
lawgator1 said:
Not to excuse the way it was handled, but based on both the first part where he is removed, then the part where he runs back on and says odd things, I have to wonder whether this guy had some sort of mental disability that contributed to the situation, and perhaps was not recognized by the security folks that dragged him off.

I mean, and again not to justify it, what right thinking person acts like that when threatened with force? Just to give up a seat? He's supposed to be a doctor, but I have to wonder if that is true. There does seem something off about the guy, throughout.
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*Obligatory disclaimer, yes I think United was wrong.*

I only saw videos. When I first heard the audio of him screaming I changed my tune. That dude ain't all there. If he was my doctor he certainly wouldn't be any more after that incident. Apparently he's one f'd up doc though. Haha
 
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GAVol said:
What's fake about doing something that causes your stock take a $250 million hit?

I get what you're saying, but in this case, somebody needed to step back and think a little; especially once they realized the guy wasn't handling things well.
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The people feigning outrage is what I was talking about being fake.
 
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#184
n_huffhines said:
Social media mobs get stuff done without using force.
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Yeah I guess.

They also are as annoying as it gets and usually whining about something.

Most embarrassing faction of our fanbase is a social media mob known as Vol twitter. I guess you can say they embarrass us without using force.
 
#185
#185
Re-accommodating... it's trending.

Marshawn Lynch has never been a huge fans of microphones or cameras in his face, but what he did Monday to fans at Los Angeles International Airport was downright shocking.

According to TMZ, Lynch "smacked a cell phone out of a fan's hand and spit in his direction to make his point," Monday afternoon after being approached by two men upon arriving at LAX.
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#186
BigZiti09 said:
Yeah I guess.

They also are as annoying as it gets and usually whining about something.

Most embarrassing faction of our fanbase is a social media mob known as Vol twitter. I guess you can say they embarrass us without using force.
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Stop logging in then. It's that simple.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Yeah I guess.

They also are as annoying as it gets and usually whining about something.

Most embarrassing faction of our fanbase is a social media mob known as Vol twitter. I guess you can say they embarrass us without using force.
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Why even have a twitter acct if you have a disdain for social media mobs?
 
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#190
There was some debate earlier about why the employees were given priority and not considered "standby". I took it that it was a flight crew that was needed to pilot something out of Louisville later in the day. So from the airlines perspective they're looking at scewing over a handful of passengers versus delaying/cancelling a whole flight later in the day. Obviously not cool to have your trip potentially ruined as a passenger.

Also it was a United Express flight, operated by Republic Airlines. For those voting with their wallets, Republic also operates under Delta Connection and American Eagle.
 
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ATC_VOL said:
There was some debate earlier about why the employees were given priority and not considered "standby". I took it that it was a flight crew that was needed to pilot something out of Louisville later in the day. So from the airlines perspective they're looking at scewing over a handful of passengers versus delaying/cancelling a whole flight later in the day. Obviously not cool to have your trip potentially ruined as a passenger.

Also it was a United Express flight, operated by Republic Airlines. For those voting with their wallets, Republic also operates under Delta Connection and American Eagle.
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Perhaps the airline should do a better job with their scheduling.
 
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#194
Rasputin_Vol said:
Why even have a twitter acct if you have a disdain for social media mobs?
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Because it wasn't always like that. Used to get all my news from twitter. I felt like it was the most useful social media tool and it's been ruined.

Now I just use it when I need score updates on sports that aren't included on score apps like espn and yahoo.
 
#195
#195
Rasputin_Vol said:
The outrage is real... and justified.

What has been the false narrative?
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Outrage over removing a passenger from a flight who refused to leave when asked? Really? That outraged you?

False narrative: He was just a doctor trying to get home to his patients. As if he was sitting there and then unexpectedly gets yanked and beaten.
 
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#197
At no point should an airline be dragging a paid passenger off a plane unless they were disruptive or threatening. If the airline allowed all the passengers to board and be seated then at that point it's too damn late for their employees to get on the plane, plain and simple. If they wanted to clear 4 seats they should have done it much sooner.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Outrage over removing a passenger from a flight who refused to leave when asked? Really? That outraged you?

False narrative: He was just a doctor trying to get home to his patients. As if he was sitting there and then unexpectedly gets yanked and beaten.
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To be honest, you seem to be the one feigning outrage
 
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05_never_again said:
That's really amazing. I know that information can be presented under the guise of "we are just reporting facts" but it is totally irrelevant to what happened.

What exactly is the purpose of publishing that? What is it implying? That what happened to him is OK because he's a shady doctor?
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No. It's because he's from KY.
 
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