United passenger forcibly removed from overbooked flight..
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With so much video footage around there's going to be a sting in the tail for United on this one. They say trouble arrives in threes...next!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
Mr Tracy said:
unrepentant said:
Motorrad said:
unrepentant said:
What utter b
kss.
Well as someone who lived in the US and was threatened with a firearm (I have no doubt the guy would have used it if I hadn't complied) after the most minor of infractions I beg to differ.kss.edit to add
I'll expand on this a little bit.
When you go to Grosvenor Square to get your Visa you're made to feel like a criminal- sit there, wait here, stand behind the line, invasive questioning etc etc. I was just amazed I didn't have to strip, squat and cough.
Arrived in the US and needed to get a SSN. This involved a trip to a Federal facility that was, again, like a cross between a military induction centre and one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
I won't even get into the joy that was the DPS for a (sic) license.
You're talking utter b
ks."At approximately 6:00 p.m., A 69-year-old male Asian airline passenger became irate after he was asked to disembark from a flight that was oversold. The passenger in question began yelling to voice his displeasure at which point Aviation Police were summoned. Aviation Officers arrived on scene attempted to carry the individual off of the flight when he fell. His head subsequently struck an armrest causing injuries to his face. The man was taken to Lutheran General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ongoing investigation."
Makes you wonder what would have happened to the 'male Asian' if there was no video footage evidence
Cold said:
United have released a statement saying they will change the booking in procedure for staff in the future. A staff member who wishes to travel on a United plane (as part of their job requirements) will need to have been booked onto the flight at least 60 minutes before departure.
Here's the United internal memo thingy (via TMZ)....http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents...
turbobloke said:
With so much video footage around there's going to be a sting in the tail for United on this one. They say trouble arrives in threes...next!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
Took off from Lagos once in a jumbo, sitting upstairs in the dome bit. On the bulkhead in front of me appeared the biggest spider I have ever seen, either a tranchula or a bird eating spider, and this was just after they had been round with the spray to kill the bugs.http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
When I told the steward and pointed it out, he nearly screamed, got a rolled up paper and beat it to death. No one noticed.
Vipers said:
turbobloke said:
With so much video footage around there's going to be a sting in the tail for United on this one. They say trouble arrives in threes...next!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
Took off from Lagos once in a jumbo, sitting upstairs in the dome bit. On the bulkhead in front of me appeared the biggest spider I have ever seen, either a tranchula or a bird eating spider, and this was just after they had been round with the spray to kill the bugs.http://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/...
When I told the steward and pointed it out, he nearly screamed, got a rolled up paper and beat it to death. No one noticed.
but a duck egg sized swelling with blue and purple colour scheme developed on my arm which took two weeks to fade away. No lawsuit followed in that instance In any case this wasn't in the same league as the injuries sustained by the United passenger.unrepentant said:
Motorrad said:
unrepentant said:
What utter bkss.
Well as someone who lived in the US and was threatened with a firearm (I have no doubt the guy would have used it if I hadn't complied) after the most minor of infractions I beg to differ.kss.edit to add
I'll expand on this a little bit.
When you go to Grosvenor Square to get your Visa you're made to feel like a criminal- sit there, wait here, stand behind the line, invasive questioning etc etc. I was just amazed I didn't have to strip, squat and cough.
Arrived in the US and needed to get a SSN. This involved a trip to a Federal facility that was, again, like a cross between a military induction centre and one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
I won't even get into the joy that was the DPS for a (sic) license.
You're talking utter b
ks.ks'.
Mr Tracy said:
The initial statement from Chicago Police Department Office of Communications:
"At approximately 6:00 p.m., A 69-year-old male Asian airline passenger became irate after he was asked to disembark from a flight that was oversold. The passenger in question began yelling to voice his displeasure at which point Aviation Police were summoned. Aviation Officers arrived on scene attempted to carry the individual off of the flight when he fell. His head subsequently struck an armrest causing injuries to his face. The man was taken to Lutheran General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ongoing investigation."
Makes you wonder what would have happened to the 'male Asian' if there was no video footage evidence
The flight wasn't oversold."At approximately 6:00 p.m., A 69-year-old male Asian airline passenger became irate after he was asked to disembark from a flight that was oversold. The passenger in question began yelling to voice his displeasure at which point Aviation Police were summoned. Aviation Officers arrived on scene attempted to carry the individual off of the flight when he fell. His head subsequently struck an armrest causing injuries to his face. The man was taken to Lutheran General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ongoing investigation."
Makes you wonder what would have happened to the 'male Asian' if there was no video footage evidence
They are still going to get reamed in court (not that it will get that far).
Mr Tracy said:
unrepentant said:
Motorrad said:
unrepentant said:
What utter bkss.
Well as someone who lived in the US and was threatened with a firearm (I have no doubt the guy would have used it if I hadn't complied) after the most minor of infractions I beg to differ.kss.edit to add
I'll expand on this a little bit.
When you go to Grosvenor Square to get your Visa you're made to feel like a criminal- sit there, wait here, stand behind the line, invasive questioning etc etc. I was just amazed I didn't have to strip, squat and cough.
Arrived in the US and needed to get a SSN. This involved a trip to a Federal facility that was, again, like a cross between a military induction centre and one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
I won't even get into the joy that was the DPS for a (sic) license.
You're talking utter b
ks."At approximately 6:00 p.m., A 69-year-old male Asian airline passenger became irate after he was asked to disembark from a flight that was oversold. The passenger in question began yelling to voice his displeasure at which point Aviation Police were summoned. Aviation Officers arrived on scene attempted to carry the individual off of the flight when he fell. His head subsequently struck an armrest causing injuries to his face. The man was taken to Lutheran General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Ongoing investigation."
Makes you wonder what would have happened to the 'male Asian' if there was no video footage evidence
t. The man did not fall and hit his head, he launched into it by a police officer.Scary that they think they can get away with b
ks like that when the whole thing iwas filmed by multiple people.Edited by 98elise on Sunday 16th April 13:15
98elise said:
Apart from the man ending up in hospital, the rest looks like utter bullst. The man did not fall and hit his head, he launched into it by a police officer.
Scary that they think they can get away with bks like that when the whole thing iwas filmed by multiple people.
Woah there, sounds like someone is suggesting the police occasionally lie...t. The man did not fall and hit his head, he launched into it by a police officer.Scary that they think they can get away with b
ks like that when the whole thing iwas filmed by multiple people.Edited by 98elise on Sunday 16th April 13:15
Sadly I feel we now enter the dark period until UA reach an undisclosed settlement in 6mths. Where this specific issue will melt away.
Funny to see some still think UA was in the right.
Edited by Henners on Sunday 16th April 14:45
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