Exactly, I get real tired of the “poor me” and the “this isn’t fair” bs. I remember very clearly my dad teaching me the lesson of “life isn’t fair”. And it is not, never will be. So what you have to ask yourself is are you going to throw a temper tantrum or pout when life isn’t fair, or are you going to move on and…

Okay, how is that the fault of an airline or your mothers employer? She agreed to work there, she could have not taken that job, or she could have worked with her company to get time off. She ultimately decided not to do that and so you missed your fathers funeral. There are always choices to make in this country, you…

Then you have two options, don’t go... or hope for the best.

Now you’re bringing in a completely separate issue, I’m not getting into that with you. I’ve taken plenty of vacation to go to funerals, but sometimes I can’t make it so I send flowers. It sucks, but that is just a part of life. I wish I could be there to support people anytime something bad happens, but I have a life…

Well I will agree with you there, he should have been bumped prior to being seated... much easier to handle an unruly customer in an open area than in a cramped plane when he is seated. But from a legal standpoint, this is not United’s specific definition of corporate officer, I also noticed that this definition…

re-read my comment, then read your reply. Of course no one knows when someone is going to die, but very few people are buried the same day they die. Typically it is 2-3 days after death when they are buried, up to a week later in some cultures. If the funeral is Wednesday morning, I would avoid booking a flight for…

Hey sometimes you can’t make the funeral... but most people are not buried the same day they die. Typically the family will wait 2-3 days before the funeral, my point is if the funeral is Wednesday at 10am, I wouldn’t schedule the flight for Tuesday late night. Sometimes you just can’t make it, and that’s okay. It’s a…

? The whole point of a business is to make money.... why else would you start a business in the first place? Can you provide an example of any business that is not after profits? A business that sells their product at a perfect price so that they just break even? Don’t like a corporation maximizing profits.... don’t…

Just saying, most funerals take place 2-3 days after death to allow family to travel. So Edna dies on Sunday, funeral will most likely be Tuesday or Wednesday, so schedule your flight for early Monday morning if possible. Gives you more leeway to get to your destination on time even if your flight is delayed. If Edna…

Source? Do you have documented proof of that definition provided by United? Or are you just making an assumption? I mean, I would ASSUME a corporate officer would be someone like that but unless you have a legal definition of that term you do not have a legal leg to stand on. Also, can you provide the legal definition…

I think his point was that Dr. Dao was not the only person to ever be bumped from a flight or removed from a flight. Statistically uncommon but it happens often enough, and out of all of those people removed from flights only one made the news because he acted like a child and refused to leave the aircraft.

PLAN accordingly. Maybe getting the last minute flight to Aunt Edna’s funeral is not the best decision? Maybe fly out a day in advance so you are sure you will make it there no matter what. And in the adult world, meetings get missed all the time, if your flight is delayed or cancelled.... it’s delayed or cancelled...…

You’d do better writing your representatives and/or the DoT to make actual changes. Just bitching to their customer service reps isn’t going to a damn thing except make them have a bad day. If you think your gripes are making it all the way up to the folks in charge of the airlines who can actually make policy…

Anyone who calls someone a “tool” is most likely a young 20 something who thinks they know how the world works.

They are acting completely legally, if you don’t like it then you have the right to do all those things you mentioned... that won’t really do anything except annoy your friends and other people who have no problem following the rules. But, you will do it so you can act like you are making positive change but you are…

They settled because it is the SMART thing to do, not because they are admitting fault. It’s much easier for them to just pay out compensation(especially in a high profile case like this) than to risk it going to court and having to pay for lawyers and everything else.

The carriage agreement also states that it can be modified at any point in time by a “corporate officer” which is a vague term with an equally vague definition but essentially would give them the power to do whatever they want. So yes, they can deny you boarding after you are already on the plane, 100% legal.

Wrong, read the contract. At the very top it says something like this: “This contract can be modified at any time by a corporate officer”. What is the legal definition of “corporate officer” no clue, it seems like a vague term intentionally put in to cover cases like this.

Police Departments are already short staffed as it is... how do you think making this sort of policy decision is going to impact recruitment numbers. Survival is the most basic instinct EVERY single animal on this planet has... that’s it. Survive... and then breed... that’s what evolution gave us. So you are asking…

It’s a split second decision, I wonder how long it takes the average person to extend a firearm and shoot it(not accurate just general direction), maybe a second? At most two? I know the average human reaction speed is like .2 seconds at best, so that gives you at most like 1.8 seconds to determine whether or not that…