Police Drag Man Off Flight Because United Overbooked It
10th April 2017
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked, so the airline sought 4 passengers to voluntarily give up their seats in exchange for cash and a free night in a hotel.
When no one took the offer, the airline used a computer to choose “volunteers” at random. One man chosen refused, saying he was a doctor who had to see patients in the morning. That’s when police were called and the man was physically dragged down the aisle and off the plane.
United Airlines said they needed the seats for airline employees who had to be in Louisville on Monday for their jobs.
Yet another reason why I don’t fly. And only fools fly on United.
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And more: A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp.
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April 10th, 2017 at 14:06
The ironic part is offering people $800 in airline credits to fly on an airline that might just toss you off the flight for their convenience, and getting turned down.
I had a difficult time with an airline some years ago. Messed up flights, bad connections, overbooking, crushed (and I do mean “crushed”) luggage, etc. I complained and they sent me an apology along with 2 free tickets. I tossed the tickets.
April 11th, 2017 at 04:13
The thing is that United in particular has a bad reputation for mistreating their customers. Look on YouTube for “United Breaks Guitars”.