So since this guy likely will receive a big money settlement for being dragged off the plane, the next time a passenger is asked to leave a plane, that passenger might consider refusing to leave the plane so that he gets dragged off and then he can get his own big money settlement from the airline that owns the plane.
> “So since this guy likely will receive a big money settlement for being dragged off the plane, the next time a passenger is asked to leave a plane, that passenger might consider refusing to leave the plane so that he gets dragged off and then he can get his own big money settlement from the airline that owns the plane.
Or, just maybe, the airline will STOP beating people and dragging them off the plane. End of problem.
Dao got minimal $ for being dragged. Most of the money was for serious injuries he suffered when United unnecessarily placed him at risk. Believe it or not, it’s possible to deplane a passenger without putting him/her in the hospital. Dao still needs reconstructive surgery. Most passengers would consider that level of personal injury too high a price to pay for an eventual settlement.
Maybe not to that extent. But it may get people to refuse in order to be offered a better incentive. Or maybe Airlines will just offer better incentives immediately.
Of course, this could ALL be avoided if they would simply stop overbooking.