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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #80 on: April 13, 2017, 04:25:33 PM »
That's because those blogs are in the business of click bait and catchy news stories, Dan is not.
He's probably waiting to get all the details down pat before writing up something although I could be wrong.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #81 on: April 13, 2017, 04:43:09 PM »
That app update is as real as this
Just add an ape and Pepe the frog and you'll be all set.
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #82 on: April 13, 2017, 04:50:26 PM »
this guy became a internet sensation overnight.
I hope he capitalized on it.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #83 on: April 13, 2017, 04:53:38 PM »
Huh? My question posited the very opposite. I was suggesting that regulation actually interferes with the natural self-correction of poor customer service in a true free market economy.
You don't understand why I understood it the way I did?
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #84 on: April 13, 2017, 05:00:21 PM »
this guy became a internet sensation overnight.
I hope he capitalized on it.
He officially filed a lawsuit...
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #85 on: April 13, 2017, 05:03:21 PM »
He officially filed a lawsuit...
His legal team is likely just posturing until United comes crawling to him for hush money. He's on much steadier ground in the court of public opinion than in the legal system.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #86 on: April 13, 2017, 05:28:39 PM »
His legal team is likely just posturing until United comes crawling to him for hush money. He's on much steadier ground in the court of public opinion than in the legal system.
Agreed. If anyone, his case is against the officer that removed him, not the airline.
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #87 on: April 13, 2017, 05:37:20 PM »
I haven't read their T&C's lately but does it include punching a guy's teeth out ? They've already lost a fortune off this.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #88 on: April 13, 2017, 05:56:15 PM »
I haven't read their T&C's lately but does it include punching a guy's teeth out ? They've already lost a fortune off this.
haha

they could simply say it was his lack of cooperation that caused it

but still it's all perception
Public's Perception is what will pay
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #89 on: April 13, 2017, 05:56:47 PM »

I heard he's opening a Location where you can pay to Man handle him and drag him around.
I'm thinking it might be a fun thing to do for the whole family for Chol Hamoed.
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #90 on: April 13, 2017, 06:42:31 PM »
haha

they could simply say it was his lack of cooperation that caused it

but still it's all perception
Public's Perception is what will pay

Did united have the right to kick someone off a plane who was already boarded and in their seat?

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #91 on: April 13, 2017, 06:43:47 PM »
Did united have the right to kick someone off a plane who was already boarded and in their seat?
That's questionable. And I'm sure will be an argument made by the doctors lawyers.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #92 on: April 13, 2017, 06:45:27 PM »
I haven't read their T&C's lately but does it include punching a guy's teeth out ? They've already lost a fortune off this.
United never touched the man. An unaffiliated transit officer was called in when he wouldn't cooperate, and he was the one who did the punching.
Did united have the right to kick someone off a plane who was already boarded and in their seat?
Yes.
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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #93 on: April 13, 2017, 06:51:25 PM »
United never touched the man. An unaffiliated transit officer was called in when he wouldn't cooperate, and he was the one who did the punching. Yes.

United didn't, but it was at their request. I've read conflicting reports of the rights of the airline/passenger, but most of it deals with denying boarding at the gate, not forcing a seated customer off the plane (unless they were disruptive, which doesnt apply in this case).

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #94 on: April 13, 2017, 06:55:42 PM »
United never touched the man. An unaffiliated transit officer was called in when he wouldn't cooperate, and he was the one who did the punching. Yes.

That argument will never fly. He was an agent of united, no matter how you frame it. And it isn't clear that united could forcibly remove a seated passenger who wasn't posing any safety risk.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #95 on: April 13, 2017, 06:59:41 PM »
this guy became a internet sensation overnight.
I hope he capitalized on it.
Not very pretty stuff coming out in him though

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #96 on: April 13, 2017, 07:03:09 PM »
Not very pretty stuff coming out in him though
That won't matter

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #97 on: April 13, 2017, 07:04:11 PM »
He's gonna get a million bucks imo. If not more.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #98 on: April 13, 2017, 07:07:16 PM »
That won't matter

And it shouldn't matter.

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Re: Man forcibly removed from overbooked United flight
« Reply #99 on: April 13, 2017, 07:09:57 PM »
United didn't, but it was at their request. I've read conflicting reports of the rights of the airline/passenger, but most of it deals with denying boarding at the gate, not forcing a seated customer off the plane (unless they were disruptive, which doesnt apply in this case).
I can't know for sure, but I'd bet my best buck that United didn't request a passenger be beaten. They asked that he be removed and the officer took it from there. I do agree this was handled inappropriately from a PR standpoint, but that doesn't mean the can't legally remove you from their plane.

That argument will never fly. He was an agent of united, no matter how you frame it. And it isn't clear that united could forcibly remove a seated passenger who wasn't posing any safety risk.
Based on what I've read, he was an agent of the airport, not United. Regardless, it will come back to United though, because that is how it's being portrayed. Airlines reserve the right to remove any passenger for any reason they see fit, while it may not be logical, they can do it.
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