Once everyone had boarded, and there were no takers, they should have regarded the plane
as already started on its flight. Instead, they chose to immolate themselves as a company.
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There were takers, 3 out of the needed 4 had already agreed to deplane. Now they may should
have went on down the line offering more, etc to get the 4th taker. Their Contract of
Carriage speaks to the process and will become a part of any court action.
Contract of Carriage - February 17, 2017 — United Airlines
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/contract-of-carriage.aspx
At least United didn’t do like the following incident.
Man’s body, seen tossed from plane, found on roof of Mexican hospital
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3543780/posts