Posted on 04/12/2017 8:51:15 AM PDT by Presbyterian Reporter
Spot on!
[I thought they still boarded passengers in groups ... although you could pay a fee and get to board early. That’s changed?]
Yes, they did board in groups. But at least when your group was called, you got to pick whatever was available.
I prefer the aisle seat so those were frequently available.
Your statement is the first comment I have read that correctly identifies the germaine legal point. The fulfillment of the legal contract is satisfied by both parties when the passenger is seated. From that point the seat belongs to the paid customer for the duration of the flight. Unless there is a violation of rules for travel, the passenger is entitled to complete travel. The “bump” rule is applicable under law only prior to boarding. Think of it like this; a person enters into a contract to lease a home for a month. At anytime leading up to occupancy there may be a valid reason for the owner to cancel the contract. However, after the leasee occupies the home for the contracted period, the owner may not evict the leasee if no infraction of rules has occurred. IMHO.
True (re: overage all thruout travel industry). But, as one blogger pointed out, you don't see a prominent hotel chain dragging a guy out of a room ("re-accommodate") in order to accommodate a hotel industry sales exec who just arrived & needs a room.
The airline industry expects travelers to plan their trips down to a "T"; they better do it themselves w/plans and contingency plans as to how they are going to shuttle their team members around...and this should be easiest to do when it comes to their Hub HQ city.
That’s funny.
The good old days I remember was the late 70s & early 80s. $15 oneway between Dallas Love Field and Houston Hobby field no reservation needed. Of course that was on SoutWest.
You bootlickers show up on every thread.
Apparently the CEO negotiated a new contract last August with the airline workers' union, and gave them lots of goodies. Here's an interesting/ironic tidbit (in reference to the United/Continental merger) from an article about that:
"Without a union contract, United couldn't update and integrate the computers that schedule flights and crews’ schedules. They were running two separate scheduling systems. As a result, United had to build in costly extra trips to move planes and flight attendants around the country."
http://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-ceo-oscar-munoz-recovery-2017-2
Many of the small regional jets do not have business or first class. I doubt this flight did.
Southwest did the same thing to me that United did. A few years back I bought four round trip tickets from San Antonio to Las Vegas. Keep in mind that I paid for these tickets four months in advance. I was traveling with my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson.
Everything was okay until our return trip. The return was a one stopper and change of planes at Phoenix. I should have known something was wrong as I couldn’t get a boarding pass for one of my party when we departed Las Vegas. Sure enough I was bumped from my flight from Phoenix to San Antonio. Seems someone in Phoenix had bought a ticket to San Antonio and was able to secure a boarding pass before we checked in at Las Vegas. I was livid.
I paid four months in advance and was on a return trip with a group of four and was bumped by someone who purchased a ticket the day before the flight. I was extremely upset but never made a threatening gesture nor did I raise my voice. I told the Southwest employee that this was a ridiculous turn of events. She said “Sir! This is the way it is and if it’s unacceptable to you I’ll get an security officer and perhaps he can persuade you.” Well, I finally relented. I took a later flight while the rest of my party traveled on without me. I finally got home after midnight. I’ve had a jaundiced view of Southwest ever since, even though they did pay for a meal at Phoenix and they paid me over $300.00 for my trouble. That made it a bit more palatable but I still maintain that it was shabby treatment indeed.
I meant has no value. The message in the post should not be missed.
What I have not seen mentioned is the culpability of both the flight crew and the pilot in this incident.
The flight crew is supposed to be responsible for passenger safety in the cabin and the pilot has overall responsibility for passenger safety. This was done in clear view of the flight crew and no one even attempted to stop it and get emergency medical help for this passenger.
If the pilot did indeed order this person removed from the flight, he is also responsible for the actions taken to remove them. He should lose his pilot’s license over this in addition to being sued.
Then I won’t go. . .
;-)
Something called the “flat tire” rule. However, it’s always going to cost you 50-100 for the flight change.
One thing I wondered about was, did they clean up the blood?
The guy had blood all over him. Surely some of it was on the seats, armrests, headrest, floor, seat legs, etc.
What about the guy/girl who had to sit in the bloody seat?
Maybe not =>
Per Twitter today: Media found the criminal records of one David Anh Duy Dao. The doctor on the plane was David Thanh Duc Dao.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3543469/posts?page=12#12
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Look up 'internet defamation'.
With the hot pants and free drinks?
Oh really?
Explain what those character flaws were and how they justified this?
I have noticed both from talk shows and personal communication that pilots are highly vocal defending the actions of the airline, as if the plane becomes their own private concentration camp.
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