Legal experts I have heard state that since the man was already seated inside the plane, united had no right to have him removed from the plane, and he was removed illegally. They say it would’ve been a different situation if he were in the terminal.
>>Legal experts I have heard state that since the man was already seated inside the plane, united had no right to have him removed from the plane, and he was removed illegally. They say it would’ve been a different situation if he were in the terminal.<<
I just browsed UA’s COC. Although there may be something there it appears he might be capped at the flight cost. Once they told him to get off, for any reason, he can’t disobey. It was security that took him off.
He has been compensated for the tickets so I don’t see where the suit has merit.
But you never know. A lot of lawyers willing to get in the news to take this, even if it is a loser.
Exactly so. This was TERRIBLE planning on the part of local UA management. Had they expended the effort of better managing their flights, they would have known there was going to be 4 seats needed on an OVERBOOKED flight, and done this BEFORE seating the passengers.
Attempting this "we need 4 volunteers" AFTER the passengers were already on the plane was an "OH DAMN WE #$@*ED UP" moment on United's part. Then, when no one took their lousy bait, it was a series of cascade failures for them, which led to United calling in the feral rent-a-cops.
But United is a HORRIBLY managed airline, so this is really no surprise. A management accident waiting to happen.