I'd love to know the dollar figure but I'm with you, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that it's freaking huge.
Yes I was definitely intrigued by this. Usually they drag these things out in the courts forever. I think this leans towards United paid a really pretty penny.
I'd love to know the dollar figure but I'm with you, I'd bet dollars to doughnuts that it's freaking huge.
They want this gone ASAP, they probably took the first offer his lawyer threw at him even though it was way higher than they could have eventually settled for had they drug it out and negotiated. They are hoping that this will be out of the news fairly soon now.
Trying to solve this by making it illegal to deplane customers is not the answer. Unless civil rights are being violated, business should be able to refuse service as they see fit. A declined customer refusing to leave is trespassing, and then law enforcement is called and force is used to remove them if they continue to refuse to leave.
Yup. I reckon upper management of UA would rather do whatever it takes to get this matter behind them and move on. No way in hell they will win this (PR, public opinion, good will, customer response) if they drag this out in court and fight.
Note the old guy's lawyer (very well know in Chicago area) good words toward UA. Money (in this case, big money) does indeed heal all wounds.
A business should be able to refuse service as they see fit. I agree. But, UA did not refuse service they breached a contract.
Do you believe a business should be able to back out of a contract once entered? For more profit?
Would you consider renting a motel room, going to the room and then have the owner come to kick you out because he get a better price for the room similar? If not, why not? He paid UA for a seat on that flight. The time for UA to back out was before boarding. Even though that is also a breach. This was not a "overbooking" case.
Then sending what amounts to corporate thugs that watched a Police training video once upon a time to use violence to remove him.
You keep using "trespassing". If I rent an apartment pay rent on time and don't break the rules. Am I trespassing if the owner wants me out so his nephew can have the place?
Nice try, but renting a home or apartment is protected under the law and there is a legal process that must be followed to evict a tenant.
If you do so expect to be removed by force.
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And do you think a person should be legally evicted because the owner got a better offer? There is a way to legally deplane someone. UA has a list of reasons.
And if you legally evict a tenant "say for not paying rent". Should you be able to hire some random assholes call them security officers dress them in police clothing and send them in to beat the shit out of and then drag the former tenant out?
Or should you have to get real police to remove them?
THey will give upt o $10k now. I would have taken the deal at $800https://www.yahoo.com/news/united-p...oved-flight-refusing-give-seat-134930951.html
Companies are so stupid. All they had to do was keep raising their offer if no one bit at $800. I was on overbooked United flight Saturday night and they offered $800 plus hotel and dinner and breakfast for volunteers to take the next morning flight. I went up to take the deal but a family of five beat me to the agent by like 5 seconds. I guess $800 is the max for United.
THey will give upt o $10k now. I would have taken the deal at $800
$800 I wouldn't do it - it's not worth it. It can only cover a single flight somewhere.
At $1500, I'd bite - I'd probably get 2 trips out of it.
Boarding is already frustrating for the most part, once I am on a plane, I wouldn't want to get off again.
$800 I wouldn't do it - it's not worth it. It can only cover a single flight somewhere.
At $1500, I'd bite - I'd probably get 2 trips out of it.
Boarding is already frustrating for the most part, once I am on a plane, I wouldn't want to get off again.
Crew shoulds have been able to offer$10k . That would have avoided this entire mess.
It wouldn't even have gone up to anywhere close that amount. On that flight, someone actually said he would take $1600 and voluntarily give up his seat. The crew said no to that. Idiots.
In other news, this is why you ALWAYS fasten your seatbelt while the airplane is in the air - https://www.yahoo.com/news/serious-turbulence-breaks-three-babies-095838673.html
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