I’m seeing a lot of discussion on what the rules are, and even what the legality is so he can sue, but there is also the fact that even with the huge amount of regulations airlines are under, United is still a business. They could be allowed to do this and would STILL have fucked up majorly! They are a business that…

As much as it is unbelievable, unfortunately this is a glimpse into our near future. This is what happens when corporations are valued more than people. This is what happens when the people of a nation are viewed as a commodity only. Our rights are being eroded, 40 million fuck face bigots and self hating assholes…

Still seems like a shitty system. And while yeah, money is nice, there are certain circumstances wherein no amount of money would make me give up my seat (going to see a dying family member, you have Beyonce tickets for that night, etc.)

Agreed. I’m a lawyer and I would say YES they did.

My comment was mostly directed towards folks who were over here staunchly defending United re: the leggings, simply because it was standard procedure printed on a piece of paper somewhere

You’d be surprised. The belief system that animates both incidents is the same.

Exactly. They could have chartered a plane for the 4 employees for a whale of a lot less than this lawsuit will cost them.

I can wear anything I want, sure, but if my flight is delayed or cancelled I’m SOL. Let’s not pretend airline rules are anything but arbitrary and designed to benefit airlines only, not passengers

It’s not right, but they do stuff like this all the time. They routinely oversell, which I guess is because some number of passengers miss planes for whatever reasons--sometimes because they cancel last minute, sometimes because they don’t make connections, sometimes because they miss planes. I’ve been told (when…

The issue was probably that they were transferring a flight crew to catch a flight from the destination airport either that night or early the next morning. It sounds like it was the last flight (to that destination) of the night, so failing to get that crew out would likely lead to costly delays or cancellations the…

Because this is America in 2017. We lent the airlines billions of dollars to help them stay in business after September 11th, most of which has never been paid back, and this is how they treat paying customers now.

Had my own experience with getting bumped this weekend (United via Air Canada) and while it was immensely frustrating, it was no where near this level of bullshit. Damn. It’s as if airline companies have private bets with each other to see who can do the most repulsive shit and still continue to stay in business

A United employee once berated me, while I was already sobbing, for not leaving my house earlier after I missed my flight by thirty seconds. I was late because I’d been detained and forcibly searched by TSA, which I explained to her. She decided getting snippy with me was the appropriate response. I am zero percent…

and to all those people with that point:

I guess you take your assaults silently, like a man.

I don’t blame the 4 employees that United attempted to add to the flight. I’m willing to bet that they were being forced to staff a plane in Louisville due to other flight delays or something like that and they had no choice in the matter. This seems to be the unintended but inevitable result of shitty corporate…

God you beat me to it I came here to say the same thing. RULES IS RULES AMIRIGHT

United is crazy. I know other airlines aren’t great either, but united takes vicious and nasty to Trump levels. I hope this video helps push them into bankruptcy.

“After our team looked for volunteers, one customer refused to leave the aircraft voluntarily”

I assume everyone who was defending United so vigorously during leggingsgate because “THOSE ARE THE RULES” will also have no problem with this? Rules are rules, people, no matter how ridiculous, right?