Posted on 07/15/2017 5:49:13 PM PDT by SMGFan
Conservative author Ann Coulter fired a fury of tweets on Saturday evening condemning Delta Airlines after she claims she was forced to move from her pre-booked seat. Coulter's tweet storm included criticizing the airline's protocol, WiFi, and even shaming another customer by posting a photo of the passenger taking the author's seat.
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“Do you always side with the airlines or do you just not like Ann Coulter?”
Depending on the situation, I have moved seats when asked and one time refused to move when asked.
If it is a situation that allows a family or friends to sit together, I will move.
Interestingly, I find that I get to my destination at the same time no matter where on the plane I am seated.
Delta has the right to ask people to move from one seat to another and it does not appear that they moved Ann by force.
She stood-up and voluntarily moved to another seat and then complained.
Did Delta forcibly move Ann from one seat to the other?
You bought basic economy. Do you expect privileges that you didn’t pay for? You think an airline or credit card company would change its policy for you?
So you’ve moved past the absurd “special treatment” argument? Good.
As to your question; what does that matter? Does obeying the flight attendant somehow hurt Coulter’s case in your view? Should she have refused to move? If she had refused then perhaps she would have been forcibly removed.
This is (or should be) very simple. Does Delta allow passengers to pre-book and select specific seats? If so, then did Ann Coulter pre-book and select this specific seat? If so, why was she removed from that seat? Was it mistakenly booked twice? If not, then why was someone who did not pre-book and select that specific seat given the seat over the person who did? Is there a clause in the purchase of pre-selected seats that says Delta can arbitrarily refuse to honor them? Even if so, an explanation of why isn’t unreasonable to ask for. So why did Delta refuse to honor a customer’s purchase?
Maybe some video of the incident will be released that sheds some light on this. Surely someone recorded it. Barring that, or some reasonable justification from Delta, Coulter is justified in being upset. She didn’t get what she paid for.
Can’t Hillary loan her a broom???
Be a decent person.
I have moved seats in order to let a family sit together.
I pay the airline to get me from point A to point B and hope to person next to me is not chatty.
That’s all I expect.
I pay the airline to get me from point A to point B and hope to person next to me is not chatty.
That’s all I expect.
Well if getting from point A to B is all you expect, that is fine...for you...If you pay for first class and get bumped out and don’t care, then that is your CHOICE.
Be a Decent Person...let the family sit together...
That should have been Ann’s CHOICE to “be a ‘Decent’ person” not the airlines’ decision. I rather suspect if asked nicely, Ann would have graciously changed seats...But being asked to voluntarily change is different than being reassigned to a smaller seat by the airline.
The teen (or older) pictured was not a child by any stretch. So for you to judge Ann or anyone else as not being decent is just ridiculous.
I am not an “indecent” person for wanting my seat and what I paid for. If I CHOSE to change, that is MY decision. Oh, I, too, have moved seats for CHILDREN to sit with their parents...
On one flight, an elderly man stole my seat...
He lied and said he “lost” his ticket...BS...how does one lose a ticket on the plane? Anyway,...I had a ticket with a seat number being occupied by another passenger...and no place to sit and was holding up everyone else behind me from boarding...the airline found me another seat—a better seat. That is what they should have done for Ann.
I pay the airline to get me from point A to point B. If I pay extra for certain amenities, it is reasonable for me to expect that I am going to receive those amenities.
As I said, airline should have upgraded her or found her another seat with legroom...
I think they rebooked her because the “family” bought higher priced tickets.
She did not get a seat of same value...
Not sure why you cannot see that.
Love Southwest :)
Ann is an older woman and very tall. She travels a lot. Doesn’t that make her at a greater risk of developing a blood clot?
I don’t travel a lot. I tend to be very accommodating of people. It is my nature. But my mother was not an accommodating person. I could hear her now if she had paid for a seat with more leg room and was then asked to move for a young person. Throw in some family color, and look out. They would have had to bring in security.
Why did Delta make the 55 year old woman move? That is bad form even if the woman is Ann Coulter.
Yeah, as bad as modern air travel can be, there’s very little “You have died of dysentery.”
H->! sits in the second seat on trainer brooms. ValJar drives.
Way too much of you have just expperenced Jihad....
Delta has the right to ask a person to change seats.
Ann has a right to a refund for the difference in costs.
Is it possible the woman was with the other two people in that row? Nothing really explains that, but that would be a reason they might move someone.
Of course, if you paid extra to choose a specific seat, they definitely should have to pay you back if they move you out of that seat.
Ann got her inner Chris Christie all worked up again I see.
In Europe and to America: Turkish Airlines is outstanding!!!
Company policy shouldn’t be to move someone from a specific seat they paid for unless it’s a true emergency type of situation. The comfort and convenience of another able-bodied passenger who did not think to pre-good that seat should not suffice.
You make it sound like they politely asked if she would please change seats, with the decision ultimately up to her. But Coulter says she was ordered to change seats, with the implication that she would be removed if she refused.
Coulter suggests the only explanation provided was some sort of undefined “emergency”. The woman who allegedly got Coulter’s seat doesn’t appear to be disabled. The comfort and convenience of sitting with family (if that’s all that it is) hardly constitutes an emergency.
And it may be the case that Delta reserves the right to reassign seats without explanation, but even if a refund is offered, that hardly makes it all okay. To behave in such a manner, to just (it seems) arbitrarily remove someone from a seat they paid for defeats the purpose of offering pre-booked, specifically selected seats. Why offer the service/product if you’ll just cavalierly jettison it?
I get that you don’t like Coulter, but until video surfaces showing her account to be false, or Delta offers a just reason for taking what she paid for from her, then Coulter is in the right.
The problem is many of the airline employees and “attendants” who since they were given a big hammer are now on a total power trip. Yes some abuse this based on their own political bias as well. Others abuse it “just because”. Oddly, despite many of the recent outrages by such employees as well as those in charge of these airlines, they are even getting worse and stuck on stupid.
The outrage involved here is, these same clowns “in charge” are too afraid to do anything that would seem “politically incorrect” against an obvious Muslim troublemaker - so instead of making things safer for airline travelers, they have made things more unsafe and when they abuse passengers it is always the non-Muslims, white Euro types, Chinese, etc., but if you are a Muslim - especially if you are a female muslim with a bed sheet thrown over you - you are practically worshiped by the same abusive “attendants” and “those in charge” who treat you like s**t.
Yes, Delta sucks big time, United and others are not a good way to fly. Oddly enough, some of the best are from the “Middle East”, specifically from the UAE such as Emirates Airlines or Etihad. I am serious. They treat everyone fantastic, and are the safest as well as Israeli airlines.
Again as far as safety, 407 airlines were recently examined on operational history, incident records and excellence to arrive at the top 20 safest airlines. At the top were Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airlines, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Etihad Airways.
I have traveled all over the world. The worst, most abusive, outrageous experience I ever had was on British Airways. Their “attendants” were on a total power trip at the time, abusing many of the passengers, including my family. We ordered specific food, and the guy who had already abused others comes down the isle and literally throws some sandwich in my lap that I did not order. I was shocked, looked at it, then put it back on the “cart” he was pushing and said I didn’t want this nor was it what I ordered.
He threaten to have me held and have my entire family thrown off the plane. I couldn’t believe it. I did not act in any manner reactive or mean or angry, just put the sandwich back on his cart saying this is not what I ordered.
Some other female attendant came to sort of save the day. But it was really outrageous, this guy who apparently was also have a “boyfriend hissy fit” with some other male attendant was flipped out on some anger management issues.
It can be very situational on many of these airlines regarding their employees today. And I agree with AC, Delta sucks. Avoid British Airways as well. I have had good experiences with Alaska Airlines, I hope they haven’t gone to the dark side. Avoid Malaysian Airlines. Never been on Air New Zealand but heard they are pretty good.
One thing for sure, however. I would rather fly from SFO to Disneyland in Anaheim rather than drive. That’s for sure. And I would rather fly Air Canada to Vancouver than drive that as well. I am 61, and while I have done a lot of driving in my days - A LOT - I think I have had enough of these long drives. Enough already. But I am thinking of getting a Tesla and let the car drive me, instead. Sure, I may die. But what the heck.
With liberals, all a company needs to do to abuse an steal people
is give one example of a right winger getting kicked out. These people are completely stupid
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