United Airlines PR fiasco - police forcibly remove man from overbooked flight
04-11-2017, 02:20 AM
Meme wars III:
Quote: (04-11-2017 02:08 AM)Zelcorpion Wrote:
Quote: (04-10-2017 09:25 PM)Seadog Wrote:
Quote: (04-10-2017 08:52 PM)Travel Museums Wrote:
They are a good airline.
Compared to who? Even with ignoring this incident? North American Airlines are consistently the lowest quality and nickle and diming-y ones in the world. I just can't fathom how anyone who's flown a wide sampling of airlines around the world would regard flying on a NA carrier as anything more than a chore.
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards...ating.html
Air Canada was the highest north American one coming in at #31, United was at #68 alongside other well known gems like Azerbaijan Airways, and Air Seychelles.
Even super discounter Air Asia was #23 but at least there, you can pay next to nothing, and you expect no frills. Or you can pay the equivalent or less of a NA economy fare on Asian or middle east carriers and get a full menu, hot towel, free drinks, and individual TVs. I (only) once flew DEN-HKG on UA and it didn't even offer a meal or have any functioning TVs. US lounges are garbage, staff aren't helpful, North American carriers have perfected the combo of no frills service, combined with full service pricing.
Quote: (04-11-2017 01:53 AM)Fisto Wrote:
Well well well, this bit of news makes all of our spergy friend achromaticmikes neverending "he should have read the contract he agreed to" posts age poorly.
Perhaps he DID read the contract and perhaps he DID realize he was being taken off for an illegitimate reason.
Also consider for a moment that you are a 70 Yr old gay Asian doctor and you have a 6000 in billing the next day.
I doubt you have the travel experience to think in that moment "no problem I'll just drive"
In your mind you're losing 5200 bucks just so some asshole pilots can get to the destination you paid for.
You also believe your status as elder, and a doctor, and let's not forget a PAYING customer, entail you to your ticket.
US domestic carriers are complete shit and I enjoy seeing then get fucked.
Really suprised by all the "follow the rules or else" comments by forum members.
TL;DR low t gay chinese doctor displays more balls than many on sperg spectrum on forum
Quote: (04-11-2017 02:48 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
Quote: (04-10-2017 09:25 PM)Seadog Wrote:
Quote: (04-10-2017 08:52 PM)Travel Museums Wrote:
They are a good airline.
Compared to who? Even with ignoring this incident? North American Airlines are consistently the lowest quality and nickle and diming-y ones in the world. I just can't fathom how anyone who's flown a wide sampling of airlines around the world would regard flying on a NA carrier as anything more than a chore.
http://www.worldairlineawards.com/awards...ating.html
Air Canada was the highest north American one coming in at #31, United was at #68 alongside other well known gems like Azerbaijan Airways, and Air Seychelles.
Even super discounter Air Asia was #23 but at least there, you can pay next to nothing, and you expect no frills. Or you can pay the equivalent or less of a NA economy fare on Asian or middle east carriers and get a full menu, hot towel, free drinks, and individual TVs. I (only) once flew DEN-HKG on UA and it didn't even offer a meal or have any functioning TVs. US lounges are garbage, staff aren't helpful, North American carriers have perfected the combo of no frills service, combined with full service pricing.
The biggest differentiation with airlines is the quality of passengers. Average Americans are overweight, obnoxious, and rude so of course our airlines suck. Move up to Economy plus seating in United and it's far better than Air Canada if only because you get away from the people that belong in a zoo.
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:02 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
It's possible that they did violate their own contract but in this case it really doesn't make a difference. If United violated their own contract due to a technicality they don't give up their right to kick you off their private property.
You'd simply have a better ability to contest what they did in court and possibly get greater damages than the standard compensation they offered you under what they claimed was happening..
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Quote: (04-11-2017 03:07 AM)Paracelsus Wrote:
Um, they do give up their right to kick you off if you're not breaching any of the terms of of the contract that allows you passage onto the plane. That's sort of the whole point of money exchanging hands and all that. It's what we call an implied term of the contract, same as how a landlord gives up his right to kick his way into a tenant's residence whenever he likes it: look it up, it's called the tenant's right to 'quiet enjoyment' of the lease.
I suppose he should have simply ran off the plane down to a courthouse and filed an injunction preventing the plane's takeoff before the issue could be resolved before a court of competent jurisdction and if necessary finish out the appellate process all the way up to a hearing in front of Gorsuch et. al.?
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:03 AM)Paracelsus Wrote:
In this thread I learned that airlines wouldn't suck if only rich people were allowed to fly on them.
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:53 AM)thebassist Wrote:
Mike, just stay down my friend, just stay down.
You're like the boxer who's been knocked down 3 times time already but keeps trying to stand up to take even more of a beating, jelly legs and all.
We just need a mod to come in like the boxing ref who puts his arm around you and says 'it's all over son'.
This thread:
Quote: (04-11-2017 04:05 AM)Zelcorpion Wrote:
< Defending this incident is utterly mad.
This issue would have been resolved with common sense in most civilized countries.
Can you imagine German cops roughing up a passenger like that?
Heck - German cops would have balked at this, they would have first asked the crew what is going on. Afterwards they would have said that the crew has to pick someone else for leaving, because obviously the gentleman is not going to move without force and applying force in that situation is not adequate.
But here you have a wonderful combination of corporate detachment coupled with mindless police brutality in the post 9/11 Big Brother world.
The land of the free - my ass.
Quote: (04-11-2017 04:06 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:53 AM)thebassist Wrote:
Mike, just stay down my friend, just stay down.
You're like the boxer who's been knocked down 3 times time already but keeps trying to stand up to take even more of a beating, jelly legs and all.
We just need a mod to come in like the boxing ref who puts his arm around you and says 'it's all over son'.
This thread:
More like the alpha that comes in and grabs the girl away from a room of ignorant betas telling her how beautiful she is.
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:59 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
No. Airplanes aren't housing which have special laws associated with tenancy - laws that vary state to state, even city to city.
Quote: (04-11-2017 03:59 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
The FAA regulations that apply to airlines are very clear.
Quote: (04-11-2017 04:03 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
You don't have to be rich to fly enough to get free economy plus. It's like three overseas round-trips a year.
Quote: (04-11-2017 04:09 AM)achromaticmike Wrote:
I actually live in Germany - I think you don't know that many German cops. One of my tenants is a German cop and I doubt that's what he would have done. The reality is this incident wouldn't have happened in Germany because the people would have simply got off the plane when they were told (which is actually what happens multiple times in America everyday -- this isn't a new or even surprising situation). Also, I'm pretty sure the EU traveler rights laws ensure higher compensation making this less likely in the first place.
Regardless, calling for more of the pussy attitude in America that's ruining Europe is rather funny.
Quote: (04-11-2017 06:52 AM)samsamsam Wrote:
achromaticmike, you have been a deep sleeper troll since 2013? Impressive self control.
What I have learned about Paracelsus is that he is one smart fucker and you don't seem to like being embarrassed by a more intelligent guy than you.
Maybe you should stop arguing.