A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp.
An airline supervisor walked onto the plane and brusquely announced: “We have United employees that need to fly to Louisville tonight. … This flight’s not leaving until four people get off.”
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A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp.
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There was another incident recently with them mishandling a dress code incident. In that case, the people did not follow the rules but how United handled it s***ed. Before that a while ago was the classic "United Smashes Guitars" incident.
We cancelled our United credit cards a while ago and I'm glad we did. I'm sure United could have found four people to get off the plane if they have offered enough money not a take-it-or-leave-it demand. United is now in my airline of last resort to be used only if there are zero other alternatives.
An airline supervisor walked onto the plane and brusquely announced: “We have United employees that need to fly to Louisville tonight. … This flight’s not leaving until four people get off.”
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A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight. So he was dragged off, battered and limp.
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There was another incident recently with them mishandling a dress code incident. In that case, the people did not follow the rules but how United handled it s***ed. Before that a while ago was the classic "United Smashes Guitars" incident.
We cancelled our United credit cards a while ago and I'm glad we did. I'm sure United could have found four people to get off the plane if they have offered enough money not a take-it-or-leave-it demand. United is now in my airline of last resort to be used only if there are zero other alternatives.