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Originally posted by entropy:
It doesnt appear much has happened since I last checked this thread around 11pm last night. Well...except my Mother being brought into it on page 24 (classy move) and JALLEN being poked and referred to as "Cochise" on page 28. Notice he hasnt been back. Can you blame him? Well, both my Mom and JALLEN are tough old nuts so Im not to concerned with either. Shame though.

We bumperd two people from my transcon flight this morning. Overbooked. Last I heard we gave them a 1st Class seat on the next flight and a $800 voucher. No cops. Done at the gate. Not entirely sure of the outcome though as folks have been trying to explain here, much of that is done previous with all the other moving parts to the system. I dont micro-manage. They have their job.

I noticed folks have discovered that the employees involved most likely weren't United, but rather an affiliate called Republic Airlines. This after trashing UAL employees. Point to ponder.

As someone who has watched this industry evolve (devolve?) for three decades now, I can tell you what is going to become of this.

Nothing.

Over the next week or so, it will fade away and be replaced by the next internet outrage. Im willing to bet that it wont go to trial after some less than tidy facts emerge. UAL and the City of Chicago will settle for a big check.

...And Spirit will still be selling $9 fares to people who show up to the airport barefoot.

For those of you racing about foreign carriers, as pointed out they are heavily subsidized by their governments. I doubt if we all would want to pay for that, although I have no issue with all of you paying my salary. Ever wonder how this incident would have played out on Emerates or Qatar if the same thing would have happened in say...Dubai?


I still got the best job in the world though. My office window shows me more in a day than most people see in a lifetime. I get paid to drive around $60M pieces of hi-tech machinery. I get compensated well to do it. Its still worth the BS.

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Originally posted by entropy:
There already is a passenger bill of rights. It came about after numerous tarmac delays and stranded passengers. One of the biggest influences in the formation came in the form of a snowstorm in Detroit. The operation at NWA ground to a halt and there was much nastiness. Ironically, Northwest is now part of Delta.

The REAL outcome? I have another checklist in the cockpit and we carry around a big box of cookies to hand out. No joke.

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Ever wonder how this incident would have played out on Emerates or Qatar if the same thing would have happened in say...Dubai?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Cut it out. Enough with the victimhood. entropy, what is the point of this tantrum? You're trying my patience.

You need to suck it up, man. Man up, suck it up. And this is not the part where you say something clever back to me. I've had it with this attitude from you that you've been abused. Cut it out.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
That is not what I'm talking about and you know it.

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Originally posted by entropy:

We bumperd two people from my transcon flight this morning. Overbooked. Last I heard we gave them a 1st Class seat on the next flight and a $800 voucher. No cops. Done at the gate. Not entirely sure of the outcome though as folks have been trying to explain here, much of that is done previous with all the other moving parts to the system. I dont micro-manage. They have their job..

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:

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Originally posted by entropy:

We bumperd two people from my transcon flight this morning. Overbooked. Last I heard we gave them a 1st Class seat on the next flight and a $800 voucher. No cops. Done at the gate. Not entirely sure of the outcome though as folks have been trying to explain here, much of that is done previous with all the other moving parts to the system. I dont micro-manage. They have their job..

Soo... More customers fucked because of overbooking. Just these ones knew their lowly place and slipped away with no fuss for all the royal majesty airline employees. Good for them, they learned from this whole incident what happens to customers who don't behave....

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Originally posted by Sig2340:
In other news, a Calgary Man flying on United flight from Houston to Calgary, Canada was stung by a scorpion.

Even the insect world is so pissed over the doc's plight they are dispatching suicide arachnids (scorpion was crushed and tossed into the toilet).

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Originally posted by entropy:

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Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:

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Originally posted by entropy:

We bumperd two people from my transcon flight this morning. Overbooked. Last I heard we gave them a 1st Class seat on the next flight and a $800 voucher. No cops. Done at the gate. Not entirely sure of the outcome though as folks have been trying to explain here, much of that is done previous with all the other moving parts to the system. I dont micro-manage. They have their job..

Soo... More customers fucked because of overbooking. Just these ones knew their lowly place and slipped away with no fuss for all the royal majesty airline employees. Good for them, they learned from this whole incident what happens to customers who don't behave....

They got a free $1000 upgrade from their coach seat to the next flight in 2 hours, along with $800 flight credit and a $50 breakfast voucher. I think that at that point of the day, 1st Class is a 3-course lunch and champaigne. We've been consistantly named #1 domestic airline for overall service in Candi Nast for I believe the past 6 years running.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

Some of you guys, I swear, are just something else sometimes. Did it ever occur to any of you that there are many flyers who pray for oversold situations just so they can get deals like these folks did? My brother happens to be one of them. He jumps at these opportunities because it allows him to travel more often on a very tight budget.