United’s rule 21 - Refusal of Transport
“Passengers who fail to comply with or interfere with the duties of the members of the flight crew, federal regulations, or security directives;” [Rule 21, section H Safety, subsection 2]
The duty of the crew was to accommodate the four airline workers to their next destination. That duty is established by United with regards to accommodating union rules and federal regulations for crews being on flights and their rest times and compliance with FAA directives.
Further, federal regulations prohibit two people from occupying the same seat for safety reasons. Thus the doctor was one of four who were identified for involuntary bumping.
Well, I'm glad to see you finally got around to reading UAL's CoC. Good for you.
The duty of the crew was to accommodate the four airline workers to their next destination. That duty is established by United with regards to accommodating union rules and federal regulations for crews being on flights and their rest times and compliance with FAA directives.
Please cite chapter and verse of both the ALPA MEC rules and FAA directives of this duty for UAL to forcibly remove a passenger so that a flight crew can dead-head on that flight to meet their flight. Please also cite, not only FAA rules concerning rest time, the definition of rest time, but also the rules agreed to in collective bargaining.
Further, federal regulations prohibit two people from occupying the same seat for safety reasons. Thus the doctor was one of four who were identified for involuntary bumping.
So, you're saying that, according to FAA regs, a mother with an infant child cannot occupy one seat?