I'm with United on this.
When told to get off, he should have gotten off.
The flight crew/Pilots word is law on a plane.
Angry United Airlines pilots’ union issue statement denying ALL responsibility for forcible...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3544107/posts
Get with it, you bootlicking United Brown Shirts! I say that with all due respect.
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>> “When told to get off, he should have gotten off.” <<
Under their own rules, they had no authority to to tell him to get off, nor to remove him.
They will all soon be relieved of their duties permanently.
Your “Mountn” must be in Stockholm.
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Contract of Carriage Hague 1949 and 1961
Flight crew has no say till the door is closed and beacon turned on... Gate agent owns the passengers till then..
Dr. Doa will win... Gate Agent did not offer compensation and legally speaking, once boarded not one passenger can be forced to leave their seat unless compensated and voluntarily vacate the seat... Neither was done here... Nor was the Dr or any of the the others 3 a threat to the flight... Gate Agent screwed up bigly... Not a case of an over bookiing either... it was a Republic Crew being moved for company business...I guess paying passengers are just widgets that throw cash at your company and hope it works out... Ha!
As for the Dr returning to his seat... all three cops left him in the door way, un attended after punches and maybe a tazer... front teeth loose, concussion and apparently might have even been on the receiving end of a taser... At age 69... amazing he could even get up and mumble I want to go home... over and over again. Cops and Gate Agent are going to jail....
United Senior Management chose poorly to make a statement and now are eating it... Consequences suck
Contract of Carriage Hague 1949 and 1961
Flight crew has no say till the door is closed and beacon turned on... Gate agent owns the passengers till then..
Dr. Doa will win... Gate Agent did not offer compensation and legally speaking, once boarded not one passenger can be forced to leave their seat unless compensated and voluntarily vacate the seat... Neither was done here... Nor was the Dr or any of the the others 3 a threat to the flight... Gate Agent screwed up bigly... Not a case of an over bookiing either... it was a Republic Crew being moved for company business...I guess paying passengers are just widgets that throw cash at your company and hope it works out... Ha!
As for the Dr returning to his seat... all three cops left him in the door way, un attended after punches and maybe a tazer... front teeth loose, concussion and apparently might have even been on the receiving end of a taser... At age 69... amazing he could even get up and mumble I want to go home... over and over again. Cops and Gate Agent are going to jail....
United Senior Management chose poorly to make a statement and now are eating it... Consequences suck
The Captain is the boss....no ifs; ands or buts.