baa99 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I wonder if the other 3 booted paxs got the DOT required compensation. I mean cash and not travel vouchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 United in 2014 Told Federal Regulators All Ticketed Passengers Were Guaranteed Seats United Airlines told federal regulators in 2014 all ticketed passengers were guaranteed seats on flights, International Business Times reports. The airline is under intense scrutiny for forcibly removing a passenger from an overbooked flight by dragging him off the plane on Tuesday. People captured the incident on their phones and shared it on their social media sites, causing an uproar. United said after offering money and a hotel stay for four volunteers to make room for stand-by United employees that they had to pick a passenger randomly. While one couple left without protesting, a third man selected by the computer became "very upset," claiming he was a doctor and needed to return to Louisville to see patients, Bridges said, according to the Courier-Journal. But United in comments to federal officials in 2014 said every ticket "guarantees a passenger a seat on the plane, with no additional mandatory seat-assignment charges." "Importantly, every passenger who buys a ticket on a United flight or a flight on any of United's partners or competitors in the United States will be assigned a seat at no additional charge (though in some cases this will still happen at the gate)," the airline wrote. "Therefore, the rule does not need to prescribe how carriers must disclose charges concerning advance seat assignments because passengers need not purchase this service to receive a seat assignment." http://www.newsmax.c...4/11/id/783884/ http://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/united-airlines-promised-federal-regulators-all-ticketed-passengers-are-guaranteed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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migrant Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 United in 2014 Told Federal Regulators All Ticketed Passengers Were Guaranteed Seats United Airlines told federal regulators in 2014 all ticketed passengers were guaranteed seats on flights, International Business Times reports. The airline is under intense scrutiny for forcibly removing a passenger from an overbooked flight by dragging him off the plane on Tuesday. People captured the incident on their phones and shared it on their social media sites, causing an uproar. United said after offering money and a hotel stay for four volunteers to make room for stand-by United employees that they had to pick a passenger randomly. While one couple left without protesting, a third man selected by the computer became "very upset," claiming he was a doctor and needed to return to Louisville to see patients, Bridges said, according to the Courier-Journal. But United in comments to federal officials in 2014 said every ticket "guarantees a passenger a seat on the plane, with no additional mandatory seat-assignment charges." "Importantly, every passenger who buys a ticket on a United flight or a flight on any of United's partners or competitors in the United States will be assigned a seat at no additional charge (though in some cases this will still happen at the gate)," the airline wrote. "Therefore, the rule does not need to prescribe how carriers must disclose charges concerning advance seat assignments because passengers need not purchase this service to receive a seat assignment." http://www.newsmax.c...4/11/id/783884/ http://www.ibtimes.c...-are-guaranteed Yes, but did they say they were guaranteed seats on the flights they bought, and were ticketed on!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 "guarantees a passenger a seat on the plane." It doesn't say a plane. p.s. I don't see United anywhere in these lists: https://tripadvisor.mediaroom.com/2017-04-10-TripAdvisor-Names-The-Best-Airlines-In-The-World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hang on a minute, some boys in baseball caps from United will be around to remove you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I was inclined to take the passenger's side but it looks like Dr. Dao is looking for a mega millions lottery win in this case. I've seen the video of him being dragged from the plane and then of him running back on the plane, saying that he wanted to go home. I've seen another video of him, after being told by United employees that he had to leave the plane (which he refused) and told that the police were coming to take him off. The video shows the police standing next to him, while he is on the phone with someone, telling the person on the phone that he was going to sue United. It's possible that he had already devised a plan to force the police to drag him out, making United look horrible in the eyes of public opinion. Dr. dao has also won $300,000 in the World Series of Poker, showing that he knows a great hand when he sees one. He deserves compensation for what United did, but millions? Give me a break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 As yet, no suit has been filed. UAL made an economic decision to only offer a max. of $800 for vdb. I would sue for millions so UAL's economic decision would be different in the future. Corporations only respond to $$$$. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyT_9P5xhg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Corporations like United pass on their cost to consumers. So, if Dr. dao hits the mega jackpot, you can expect United ticket prices to increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 NEWS Doctor dragged off flight was convicted of trading drugs for sex By Bruce Golding April 11, 2017 | 10:07am Dr. David Dao The passenger hauled off a United flight is a lung doctor with a taste for gambling, a history of angry outbursts — and a conviction for trading narcotics prescriptions and cash for gay sex in motels. Dr. David Dao of Elizabethtown, Ky., confirmed Tuesday that he was the inadvertent star of a viral video stirring outrage around the globe and said he was undergoing hospital treatment in Chicago. In an interview from his bed, Dao, 69, told Louisville TV station WLKY that he wasn’t feeling well. SEE ALSO Doctor dragged off flight remains hospitalized for ‘everything’ Doctor dragged off flight remains hospitalized for ‘everything’ When asked what hurt, the married grandfather from Vietnam answered, “Everything,†the station reported. His lawyers later released a statement saying Dao’s family “wants the world to know that they are very appreciative of the outpouring of prayers, concern and support they have received. “Currently, they are focused only on Dr. Dao’s medical care and treatment,†the statement added. Dao’s own medical license was suspended in 2003 following his arrest on charges including unlawful prescribing and trafficking in a controlled substance. He was accused of providing prescriptions for Vicodin and other narcotics to a former patient he later hired as his office manager, who was identified in news reports at the time as Brian Case. The men repeatedly hooked up in motels, with Dao paying Case around $200 each time and also sharing in the drugs, according to a 130-page file compiled by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure. On the day he was busted, Dao was secretly videotaped with Case in a Red Carpet Inn in Jefferson County, Ky., “with his shirt off and his pants undone,†the records say. Dao was convicted after a trial and sentenced to five years’ probation after the judge agreed to suspend a prison term of two-plus years recommended by the jury. Dr. David Dao’s house in Elizabethtown, Kentucky He agreed to surrender his medical license in 2005, but had it provisionally reinstated in 2015 so he could work one day a week for another doctor in Elizabethtown. The licensing records also reveal how Dao was “the subject of many complaints†while working at Hardin Memorial Hospital. The Medical Executive Committee there “took a strong stance in 2002, and put [Dao] on a corrective action plan due to his disruptive behavior†and referred him “for evaluation and anger management,†the papers say. Since 2006, he’s won nearly $235,000 playing tournament poker, taking home $1,191 in one January contest, according to the World Series of Poker website. It seems that I've underestimated Dr. Dao's background. If any of this can be admitted to a trail, he can kiss his mega millions goodbye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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