This is Rule 25, which is about denying boarding for overbooking. Where does it say they can kick off after board?
Let's take a moment to think, how would this have gone if he had complied? If there had been no blood, would people care half as much about it?
Of course not. Do you have any idea how many people have been marched off planes for daring to defy a crew order ? They'll say it was for the "safety of the passengers" or for "the safety of the crew". BS. They own you up there. It's high time this is being addressed.
Airlines have been making (abusing) everything about "safety" for a looong time.
Could it be Dan isn't posting his opinion on this due to his preference of United over other domestic airlines?
Either that, or because it's pointless and he has more useful things to be busy with.
It could also be that he's on vacation
I understand the busy argument but the pointless one, he did discuss the Delta difficulties a few days earlier..
The two don't compare.
I know the Delta discussion relates to poor business techniques and this is about bad policy and implementation, but how this has been handled after the fact and why it hasn't been settled yet is quickly also turning into bad business techniques...
There is a real possibility that they may get nothing in court. United asked him to disembark, which was within their rights, and subsequently requested help from law enforcement, which was also within their rights. Law enforcement requested that he leave, and when he refused to comply with police orders they dragged him away. If the only complaint left in the case is misuse of police brutality, they'll have a tough time walking away with nice money.