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-- And by the time Dao was physically removed he WAS unruly and a safety hazard. That'll really be the thing that hurts him in court. --
Yep. The quibble there (but it goes against the Chicago airport outfit, not United) is what it takes to be "unruly."
I've noticed in the assorted precedents that the airlines are much less friendly in court then they are in the airports. ;-) Dao and his lawyer have an uphill fight on their hands. United will do what it thinks it must to improve PR, but none of that will cause me to think they are a decent carrier. They crap on me every chance I give them, LOL.
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No, the flight was never declared to be over booked.
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