Stolen from a lawyer’s blog.
“...trespassing has nothing to do with it. A ticket is a license, similar to a tenancy, in that it confers a right to be on someone else’s property for a limited time and purpose. Had he not paid and been granted a license to be there, it could be trespass, but since he did and was, that isn’t an issue. There is no trespassing component to this at all. It’s just a matter of contract.”
you left out the part of the contract that states that the contract can become void for any reason- He was bumped from the flight- He then is no longer under contract-
This lawyer needs to read the fine print on a ticket purchase.
I was scheduled to fly North West a long time back. There were rumors that they were going to have a pilots strike imminently.
My travel agent called the airline DIRECTLY—right in front of me & asked about the status of the pilots.
The agent at NW clearly stated that they were still flying & would be for the next 24 hours at least. I was flying out that night, on a red eye from los Angeles to Madison, Wis, via Minneapolis.
When I got to the airport, the NW desks were all dark.
The pilots had gone out on strike over 7 hours BEFORE we called them. I never flew NW again.
This lawyer needs to read the fine print on a ticket purchase.
I was scheduled to fly North West a long time back. There were rumors that they were going to have a pilots strike imminently.
My travel agent called the airline DIRECTLY—right in front of me & asked about the status of the pilots.
The agent at NW clearly stated that they were still flying & would be for the next 24 hours at least. I was flying out that night, on a red eye from los Angeles to Madison, Wis, via Minneapolis.
When I got to the airport, the NW desks were all dark.
The pilots had gone out on strike over 7 hours BEFORE we called them. I never flew NW again.