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United Left Blind Woman Locked In Plane
United Breaks Guitars ^ | May 10, 2014 | Dave Carroll

Posted on 04/12/2017 1:33:49 PM PDT by givemWatts

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To: Hot Tabasco
Ain't no valid link substantiating the story bro........Sheesh!

It's old news (hence the dead link), but a valid story from 2010.

Blind woman abandoned on airplane

Amazing what you find with 30 seconds of searching. Blogcoppery, not so much.

21 posted on 04/12/2017 1:59:39 PM PDT by RansomOttawa
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To: Hot Tabasco
Ain't no valid link substantiating the story bro........Sheesh!

It's old news (hence the dead link), but a valid story from 2010.

Blind woman abandoned on airplane

Amazing what you find with 30 seconds of searching. Blogcoppery, not so much.

22 posted on 04/12/2017 1:59:42 PM PDT by RansomOttawa
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To: RansomOttawa

Oops. Pardon the double-tap.


23 posted on 04/12/2017 2:00:11 PM PDT by RansomOttawa
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To: Covenantor

! lol


24 posted on 04/12/2017 2:00:44 PM PDT by givemWatts
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To: Red Badger

ROFLLL!!!


25 posted on 04/12/2017 2:01:28 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America.)
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To: wrench
She was left on the plane, big difference.

10 minutes is a lifetime..........LOL!

As a side note, since she can't see a watch, how does she know it was even that long?

26 posted on 04/12/2017 2:02:32 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: RansomOttawa

thanks for that..looks like I slipped up a bit..


27 posted on 04/12/2017 2:03:18 PM PDT by givemWatts
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To: RansomOttawa
Amazing what you find with 30 seconds of searching.

I know, see post #19

28 posted on 04/12/2017 2:05:51 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco

was wondering the same thing, but as Dave’s article points out, it could have been longer. maybe the timing of the maintenance crew showing up was the calculation..?


29 posted on 04/12/2017 2:11:32 PM PDT by givemWatts
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To: NormsRevenge

... Oddly, no bio contains his birthplace....

30 posted on 04/12/2017 2:14:21 PM PDT by Red Badger (Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
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To: Hot Tabasco

Perhaps she has a talking watch.


31 posted on 04/12/2017 2:16:50 PM PDT by philippa
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To: dfwgator

In Dallas you can fly Southwest out of lovefield. The airport is nicer than DFW.


32 posted on 04/12/2017 3:14:34 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: givemWatts

I think I’ve identified a pattern. It may be more of a “Chicago” problem, more than simply a United problem. Sure the airline sucks, and the CEO is a tool, but Chicago has a lot of entitled blm types that may be causing these crazy problems. Just a personal theory..


33 posted on 04/12/2017 3:51:47 PM PDT by catbertz
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To: Morgana
she's blind so they can't see her... wait, wut?
34 posted on 04/12/2017 4:26:00 PM PDT by Chode (My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America-#45 DJT)
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To: Cboldt
“Accidentally discovered”

"Randomly relocated" < /Oscar Munoz>

35 posted on 04/12/2017 8:03:30 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (I never ever set out to make anyone feel safe. - S E Hinton)
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To: catbertz
A very plausible theory, catbertz. But as far as customer service expectations go, I see Dave's take is spot on because United keeps making the same missteps:

"What was United’s response? They offered a $250 voucher for future travel and apologized for “the delay” in providing her with her escort.

I think the unexceptional monetary offer should have been a little more in-line with the exceptionally poor customer service, but I know the written response was just plain insulting." (As was the current incident's.)

"This response demonstrates that the priority with United’s damage control policy in customer service failures continues to focus on protecting themselves legally.

"Their lawyers write carefully worded statements that either fail to take responsibility or they phrase them in such a way as to apologize for the situation but not the fact that they may have caused it".

The response should have been simple: 1) We dropped the ball on this one 2) We’re sorry for that 3) We’re now going to do something that will make your next experience with United extra special (maybe even ask the customer: “what would you deem fair”) 4) We’ll find out how this happened and will make changes to ensure it doesn’t happen again and we’ll notify you when we put those safeguards into place "When you screw-up admit and make it right. Don’t call your lawyer and say: “get me out of this will ya?” When your customer service goes to crap the answer is to admit it, apologize and clean it up, not cover it in varnish and show the world what you did."

36 posted on 04/12/2017 8:46:33 PM PDT by givemWatts
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To: Red Badger
Well, at least they didn’t beat her for staying on the plane.............

An understandable oversight, even if technically allowable under their Contract of Carriage. /S

37 posted on 04/13/2017 5:26:15 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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