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Ever thought that this headline was a "shit happens" event?
2017-04-09 Passenger Violently Removed From Overbooked United Airlines Flight
And sometimes one can be unlucky twice?
2017-04-12 United is Heavy-Handed Again: Boarded, Seated Passenger Threatened With Cuffs to Disembark
No! United Airlines is at third strike right now 2017-04-15:
* A couple says they were kicked off a United flight on the way to their wedding
* A bride and groom were kicked off their United Airlines flight from Houston this weekend as they traveled to Costa Rica for their wedding.
Td;lr: Married couple finds their seats in economy class taken up by a sleeping man. By courtesy they just sit down on seats three rows away which happened to be in economy plus class on a flight which is half empty. They asked to upgrade but were refused and then headed to their assigned seats. However by then the airline had decided that they were rule breakers and must be thrown off regardless.
Details: United Airlines flight number 1737 on 2017-04-15. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston, Texas) on Saturday to Liberia, Costa Rica.
Last time after the second incident, the stock took a fall from 69.8 to 69 US$ (UAL). One can ask how much this will cost in market value decimation and in customers dropping them? What will the economist and MBA, CEO, Oscar Muñoz say?
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday April 19 2017, @02:25PM
I can see United's side in this. If there were higher class (eg, more expensive) seats that were unused for this flight. It would impose significant costs upon United if passengers booked into lower priced seats were to sit in these unused higher priced seats. How could United stay in business if they allowed this sort of thing to happen. /s
Go back to your assigned seats and remember your place. Otherwise I'll have to get some police thugs in here to re-accommodate you!
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.