Fly the Friendly Skies

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mirth

April 10, 2017, 11:45:19 AM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bbmike

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April 10, 2017, 03:14:45 PM Last Edit: April 10, 2017, 03:17:04 PM by bbmike
Look, they say "fly the friendly skies". They don't say anything about what happens on the ground.  :P
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MikeGER

#2
April 10, 2017, 03:21:45 PM
they asked for 4 volunteers and nobody gave up his seat

why didn't they just made an auction? ...like $50 cash to collect at the United counter for the first one who give up his seat and then up the ante in 5 $steps until they had 4 volunteers together 

OJsDad

#3
April 10, 2017, 03:24:35 PM
How about not purposely over booking flights. 
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mirth

#4
April 10, 2017, 03:38:17 PM
Quote from: MikeGER on April 10, 2017, 03:21:45 PM
they asked for 4 volunteers and nobody gave up his seat

why didn't they just made an auction? ...like $50 cash to collect at the United counter for the first one who give up his seat and then up the ante in 5 $steps until they had 4 volunteers together 

They offered $400 and a free hotel room and then upped it $800 plus the room. Nobody volunteered for either offer. Then they decided to randomly yank four people off the plane. Supposedly it was so four United employees could be on the flight.

Epic stupidity from a PR standpoint. The press release after was a total fubar.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

DoctorQuest

#5
April 10, 2017, 03:42:35 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on April 10, 2017, 03:24:35 PM
How about not purposely over booking flights.

And cut into profits? Sure, right......
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DoctorQuest

#6
April 10, 2017, 03:45:01 PM
Quote from: mirth on April 10, 2017, 03:38:17 PM
Quote from: MikeGER on April 10, 2017, 03:21:45 PM
they asked for 4 volunteers and nobody gave up his seat

why didn't they just made an auction? ...like $50 cash to collect at the United counter for the first one who give up his seat and then up the ante in 5 $steps until they had 4 volunteers together 

They offered $400 and a free hotel room and then upped it $800 plus the room. Nobody volunteered for either offer. Then they decided to randomly yank four people off the plane. Supposedly it was so four United employees could be on the flight.

Epic stupidity from a PR standpoint. The press release after was a total fubar.

Such as it is.

Response to United Express Flight 3411

April 10, 2017


"This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened. We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation." – Oscar Munoz, CEO, United Airlines 
"Everything you read on the internet is true." - Benjamin Franklin

"Zero-G and I feel fine....." - John Glenn

"I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, inventor of the alternative fact.

mirth

#7
April 10, 2017, 03:46:56 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 10, 2017, 03:42:35 PM
Quote from: OJsDad on April 10, 2017, 03:24:35 PM
How about not purposely over booking flights.

And cut into profits? Sure, right......

Cleaning up this mess might cut into profits  :uglystupid2:
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

mirth

#8
April 10, 2017, 03:48:11 PM
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

mirth

#9
April 10, 2017, 03:49:55 PM
Quote from: DoctorQuest on April 10, 2017, 03:45:01 PM
Such as it is.

Response to United Express Flight 3411

April 10, 2017


"This is an upsetting event to all of us here at United. I apologize for having to re-accommodate these customers. Our team is moving with a sense of urgency to work with the authorities and conduct our own detailed review of what happened. We are also reaching out to this passenger to talk directly to him and further address and resolve this situation." – Oscar Munoz, CEO, United Airlines 


An improvement over this:

Quote
"Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked. After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily and law enforcement was asked to come to the gate." United added in a later statement: "We apologize for the overbook situation."
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Steelgrave

#10
April 10, 2017, 03:50:26 PM
So dragging a man who has done nothing other than not give up the flight he pre-booked and paid for is now "re-accommodating". Well, that's putting a birthday candle on a pile of dog $hit for certain.

trailrunner

#11
April 10, 2017, 05:27:06 PM
Starting tonight I'll be spending about 11 hours on United planes to get home.

If they're overbooked and force me to spend another day here in Kauai, I'll be heartbroken. Just heartbroken.

bayonetbrant

#12
April 10, 2017, 05:38:21 PM
make sure you get a hotel night and vouchers if they do
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mirth

#13
April 10, 2017, 05:39:41 PM
And don't skip the beat down.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Gusington

#14
April 10, 2017, 07:45:54 PM
I am flying United next month...to CHI too. I better start training.
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